Jumping jacks, a staple of school gym classes, are not just for kids—they can also reveal much about your health. Even if you haven’t done the exercise recently, your ability to do them today can ...

At 55, 30–40 smooth jumping jacks without stopping—and passing the talk test—signals above-average cardiovascular fitness.

What he came up with was a series of stationary exercises – think high knees, jumping jacks, lunges and squats — performed ... as well as reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test — the latter of ...

Jumping jacks are one of the most underrated exercises in the fitness world. Simple yet incredibly effective, this childhood favorite has stood the test of time, proving that a full-body workout doesn ...

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The jumping jack is an effective way to stimulate all the vital muscles of your body. It is a full-body exercise used in cardio and warm-up sessions. Jumping jacks include resistance and aerobic ...

Real talk: The thought of doing jumping jacks may be only slightly more enticing than burpees. It may bring back memories of pre-dodgeball warm-ups back when dodgeball was part of gym class. Yet, ...

I tried resistance band jumping jacks with celebrity trainer Don-A-Matrix, and I'm still sore days later. Here's how to do them yourself for a strength + cardio burst. “Jumping jacks are a great way ...

When Kusum Sinha, the superintendent of Garden City Public Schools in New York, took a trip this summer to Finland, Estonia and Sweden with other district leaders, she came back wishing she could ...