A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship. The 40+ Double Dutch Club is committing to exercise safely during these challenging times.

Double Dutch is a style of jump rope in which two “turners” rotate two long jump ropes simultaneously, and a jumper vaults into the middle of the twirling ropes. The jumper must hop doubly ...

Pamela Robinson loved jumping double Dutch as a child, but as an adult, Ms. Robinson, a stay-at-home mom, indulged only occasionally, at family parties.

Noelle Walker explains. There's jump rope, and then there's double Dutch jump rope. "It's jump rope and instead of one single rope, we're jumping in the middle of 2 jump ropes," LaDonna Reed said.

The Chicago-based 40+ Double Dutch Club has more than a hundred chapters across the country and two internationally. Founder Pamela Robinson says it's about more than just jumping rope.

A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship. The 40+ Double Dutch Club is committing to exercise safely during these challenging times.

The 40+ Double Dutch Club went from 50 Chicago-area members to 12,000. A global jump rope group for older women isn't letting COVID-19 ruin their fitness, fun and fellowship.