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Jump rope gets science-y
Use physics to select the correct jump rope. Get smart and fit at THE SAME TIME!!!
Wired tells you how.
Thanks to impressive athleticism, high-speed video and clever computer modeling, two researchers have unraveled the hidden aerodynamics behind the playful task of skipping over a speeding rope.
“Now we can say what’s a good or fast jump rope: one that’s lightweight, has a small diameter and is short” and smooth, Aristoff said. “That gives you the lowest drag and highest speed.”
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Tagged choosing a jump rope, get smart and fit, jump rope physics, science of jumping, Wired
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High Fashion Double Dutch
Stunning double dutch spread in Italian Vogue.
All day I dream of fashion and double dutch. This is the MOST AMAZING THING EVER!!! More please!
Congrats to the jumpers — Tim, Ted, Joseph and Sebastian. Looking good fellas!
Jump this Saturday in Bed-Stuy!!
NYC Jumpers — The Bedford Stuyvesant Food and Family Day in Bed-Stuy on Saturday, October 1st from 9:30am til 4pm would L-O-V-E to get some folks jumping. Can anyone bring their ropes and get the crowd moving? You don’t have to be an expert or a teacher or even an experienced jumper, they just need folks to jump around! You can DOooooo IT!
It’s a free event, with FREE LUNCH and all sorts of awesome community learning fun. Check it out!
For more info please email cibsbedstuy@gmail.com
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Below is a run down of the day’s timeline-
Bedford Stuyvesant Food and Family Day
Saturday, October 1, 2011
9:30am – 4pm
Join the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS) in partnership with Council Member Albert Vann and the Brooklyn Community Foundation for an all-day event that will bring together local residents, food justice advocates, urban farmers and gardeners, local businesses, schools, educators and community organizations to examine wellness and access to healthy foods in Bed-Stuy. Free and open to all ages!
Schedule of events:
9:30am-10:00am Registration and Light Refreshments
10:00am-11:00am Welcome, Introduction and Guest Speakers
11:00am-12:00pm Morning Workshops: Tour of Local Farmers’ Market with Free Health Bucks; Basic Gardening; School Food Activism; How To Become Involved With Bed-Stuy’s Community Eco-Mapping Project; and How To Cook Fresh, Organic Baby Foods
12:00pm-2:00pm Free Catered Lunch, Guest Speakers, Mural Project and Zumba Exercise Demonstration
2:00-3:00pm Afternoon Workshops: Becoming A Bed-Stuy Healthy Food Advocate; Basic Composting Tips; Bringing the Farmers’ Market Home Cooking Demonstrations; and Fitness Demonstrations
3:00-4:00pm Exercising Demonstration, Shopping Matters Tour & Cooking Demonstrations
Free all-day events: Kids Gardening, Health Screenings, EBT/WIC Screenings, Nutrition Education, Mapping & Coloring Activities, Eco-Mapping Project, Super FoodTown Tours (starting at 1pm, every half hour), Free Give-Aways and Much More!
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Tagged Bed-Stuy Food and Family Day, Bring ropes, jump around, Jump in Bed-Stuy, meet neighbors
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Last Minute Double Dutch Event!
Join us at The Roxy tomorrow, Monday August 29th in Hollywood for Sweatlodge, an all out 70s & 80s raging party. It’s free and we’ll be teaching double dutch to all willing folks. Did we mention it is F-R-E-E? Like no $. Not even a penny. Really, really FREE. No RSVP needed.
Check out the Facebook event page for all the rad info.
SWEATLODGE! Rock n Roll dance party!
On The Rox (Upstairs at the Roxy Theater) 9009 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 · August 29-30, 2011, 9pm-2:00am
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Doors- FREE!!
Put on your very best 70′s glam, 80′s aerobics gear, or any other outrageous movement clothes and come to On The Rox for Sweatlodge! This party is all about moving, dancing, drinking and sweating!
Come out and sweat with the always exciting and exercising
CHERIE LILY!!
Party on with the east coast party animals
STALLIONS!!
And sweat your ass off to the rock n’ roll party tunes being spun all night long by DJ JASTEN KING!!!
So call on your party spirit animal Spudz Mckenzie, call out of work sick, call your friends and tell them to come with you!
This party is gunna werk you out!!
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Tagged jump and sweat, learn to double dutch, On the Rox, party down, Sweatlodge
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Catch the Double Dutch Divas on July 30th!
The Double Dutch Divas will inspire you with just one jump! Catch them at Lincoln Center on Saturday, July 30th at the Out of Doors Festival in NYC.
Admission is F-R-E-E and the jumping starts at 4:30pm. DO NOT MISS THE DIVAS — THEY WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.
Jumping around Los Angeles
Three opportunities to jump this week all over Los Angeles. Everyone is welcome. There will be ropes and seasoned jumpers to teach and turn!
Thursday, July 14th at the Downtown LA Art Walk. Meetup at 9:30pm near the food trucks.
Friday, July 15th jump at the historic Crenshaw Wall at Noon.
Saturday, July 16th get in the ropes at Pan Pacific Park with the LA Double Dutch Meetup Group. Ropes start going at 11am in the parking lot.
For more info on the Thursday and Friday locations follow At The Playground on Twitter and Facebook.
It’s summer—— get your double dutch on!
Seattle Police Officer jumps for the first time at the 2010 Capitol Hill Block Party.
Los Angeles — Jump Every Saturday!
Get to jumping in Los Angeles. Join DDE and the LA Double Dutch Meetup group at Pan Pacific Park, just off Beverly and Fairfax, at 11am EVERY SATURDAY!
Jumping will happen in the parking lot in front of the playground.
Here is a video of DDE jumping in June at the Silverlake Farmer’s Market. Excellent times.
Double Dutch in Seattle! Every Wednesday!
Starting on Wednesday, June 15th join DDE trained jumpers in Seattle to get your double dutch on. 6pm at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. Meet by the bathrooms, just behind the soccer field where the concrete is, and get to jumping with Paula, Flatchested Mama, Dan, Carla and friends. They’ll provide ropes and lessons for everyone Hopefully the double dutch heartthrobs, aka Flattop and Toby, will jump too!
If you witnessed the jump rope magic that went down in Seattle last summer then you’ll recognize faces from Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle Tattoo Convention, Hiawatha Block Party, Of Montreal CD Release Party and Sasquatch!
