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The kids' guide to jumping rope
Readers learn about the sport of jumping rope, including how-to inf info on jumps and tricks.
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Can dyadic rope-skipping enhance cooperative behavior in female university students with depressive symptoms? Evidence from behavioral and fNIRS hyperscanning data
Background
Impaired cooperative behavior represents a prominent social dysfunction in individuals with depressive symptoms. Synchronous exercise has been proposed to facilitate social interaction. However, empirical evidence regarding its effects on cooperation and associated neural responses in individuals with depressive symptoms remains limited. This study examined whether a single session of dyadic rope-skipping enhances cooperative behavior and prefrontal interpersonal neural synchrony (INS) in female college students with depressive symptoms.
Methods
In a randomized controlled trial, 110 female college students with depressive symptoms were assigned to an experimental group (28 dyads) or a control group (27 dyads). The experimental group completed a 30-minute dyadic rope-skipping session, whereas the control group remained seated for an equivalent duration. Cooperative behavior was assessed before and after the intervention using a Prisoner’s Dilemma task. Prefrontal INS was concurrently recorded using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hyperscanning.
Results
Compared with pre-intervention, the experimental group showed significant increases in both individual cooperation rate (
p
= 0.041) and mutual cooperation rate (
p
= 0.028), along with significant decreases in individual defection rate (
p
= 0.039) and mutual defection rate (
p
= 0.040). Following the intervention, compared with the control group, the experimental group demonstrated higher individual (
p
< 0.001) and mutual (
p
= 0.013) cooperation rates, lower individual (
p
< 0.001) and mutual (
p
= 0.002) defection rates. fNIRS hyperscanning result showed significantly enhanced INS within the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, and frontopolar cortex following dyadic exercise. Although behavioral improvements were not linearly associated with neural changes (all
p
> 0.0033), robust synchronization increases were observed across prefrontal channels, specifically, INS changes in CH17-7 were strongly correlated with CH13-7 (
r
= 0.497,
p
< 0.001) and CH17-17 (
r
= 0.601,
p
< 0.001).
Conclusions
A single session of dyadic rope-skipping significantly improved cooperative behavior and enhanced prefrontal INS in female college students with depressive symptoms. These findings provide convergent behavioral and neurophysiological evidence that synchronous exercise can promote social functioning in individuals with depressive symptoms.
Clinical trial number
Not applicable.
Journal Article
Skipping rope and pamphlet intervention to promote physical activity among young adolescents in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adolescents engage in at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily across the week to support healthy growth and development. Despite this guideline, physical inactivity is prevalent among adolescents in South Africa. This is concerning given the increasing burden of overweight and obesity. While nutrition is a critical driver of these conditions, physical activity represents a complementary and scalable strategy to improve overall adolescent health. This study aims to assess the effect of providing a skipping rope and an informational pamphlet to adolescents aged 10–14 years in South Africa on their physical activity intentions and behaviors.
Methods
This study is a two-arm parallel-group, individual 1:1, unblinded randomized trial, nested within the Design and Evaluation of Adolescent Health Interventions and Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (DASH) project. The intervention consists of providing adolescents 10–14 years old in a community setting in South Africa with a skipping rope and a pamphlet with general instructions for rope skipping and messages emphasizing the importance of regular physical activity. About 700 adolescent boys and girls are enrolled as part of this study. The intervention was administered during the first wave of data collection for the DASH study, or baseline, and outcomes will be assessed at both baseline and endline (12 months), during the second wave of data collection for DASH. As a primary outcome, the trial will test whether providing skipping ropes and pamphlets to intervention participants will increase their amount of weekly MVPA over 12 months, compared to participants in the control group, who will receive no materials. Secondary outcomes will be intention to do physical activity, assessed toward the end of the baseline interview, and meeting the WHO recommendations for physical activity, assessed at endline. The physical activity questionnaire was developed from the Physical Activity Questionnaires for Adolescents.
Discussion
Improving physical activity behaviors and reducing sedentary time among adolescents are critical for fostering healthy lifestyles into adulthood. Assessing the effectiveness of this intervention to enhance physical activity intention and behaviors in South Africa is particularly important given the increasing burden of overweight and obesity.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06516549. Registered on July 17th 2024.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06516549
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Journal Article
A skipping day
\"Jake and his friends Izzy and Cubby outsmart Captain Hook in this story based on the hit Disney Junior preschool series Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Book
The games black girls play : learning the ropes from Double-dutch to Hip-hop
2007 Alan Merriam Prize presented by the Society for Ethnomusicology
2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Book Award Finalist
When we think of African American popular music, our first thought is probably not of double-dutch: girls bouncing between two twirling ropes, keeping time to the tick-tat under their toes. But this book argues that the games black girls play —handclapping songs, cheers, and double-dutch jump rope—both reflect and inspire the principles of black popular musicmaking.
The Games Black Girls Play illustrates how black musical styles are incorporated into the earliest games African American girls learn—how, in effect, these games contain the DNA of black music. Drawing on interviews, recordings of handclapping games and cheers, and her own observation and memories of gameplaying, Kyra D. Gaunt argues that black girls' games are connected to long traditions of African and African American musicmaking, and that they teach vital musical and social lessons that are carried into adulthood. In this celebration of playground poetry and childhood choreography, she uncovers the surprisingly rich contributions of girls’ play to black popular culture.
eBook
101 best jump rope workouts
\"A jump rope is the most effective fitness equipment you can own. It is versatile, portable, and efficient. Buddy Lee, recognized internationally as the world's expert at jump rope fitness, provides 100 challenging, dynamic and varied workouts in this unique collection. Simple and effective, these jump rope workouts can be done anywhere and anytime. Whether looking for a fun way to increase your fitness results or overcome a fitness plateau and reach new heights, The Jump Rope Workout Handbook shows you how. The Jump Rope Workout Handbook compiles a collection of more than 100 jump rope workouts optimized for effective weight loss, increased cardiovascular health, and improved athletic ability.\"--Provided by publisher.
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Evaluation of Rope Jumping and Strength Training in Children with Low Vision
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of rope jumping and strengthening training on muscular and aerobic fitness in children with low vision.METHODS: Nineteen children with low vision aged 10–14 years were included in the study. The children were randomly divided into two groups: The training group with 9 children (47.3%) and the control group with 10 children (52.6%). Sit-up test, modified push-up test, and one-mile run/walk test were used for the evaluation. Training group received rope jumping and strengthening training. The training was conducted in 45-min sessions, twice a week, for 8 weeks. The control group did not participate in any exercise program.RESULTS: At the end of 8 weeks, the training group showed a significant improvement in the sit-up test (p<0.001) and one-mile run/walk test (p=0.017), but there was no significant difference in the modified push-up test (p=0.299). In the control group, there was no significant difference in the sit-up test (p=0.168), modified push-up test (p=0.864), and one-mile run/walk test (p=0.467). When the post-training values between groups were compared, there was a difference in favor training group for sit-up test (p=0.039) and the one-mile run/walk test (p=0.044).DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Exercise training consisted of jumping and strengthening exercises, significantly improved muscular strength and aerobic capacity in children with low vision.
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