SynthesisJournal of sports science & medicine2023
Jumping Rope Improves the Physical Fitness of Preadolescents Aged 10-12 Years: A Meta-Analysis.
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- The effects of exercise interventions on balance performance in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Taekwondo intervention on balance ability: A meta-analysis and systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Combined jump rope and elastic resistance band training improves agility, body balance and neuromuscular performance in young male basketball players.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- A retrospective, school-based, within-class quasi-experimental evaluation of a rhythm-coordination rope-skipping programme and 1-min rope-skipping performance in primary school children.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Dual trends in physical fitness and suspected myopia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-school study of children aged 6-11 years in rural Zhejiang, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Jump Rope Training Improves Muscular Strength and Cardiovascular Fitness in University Students: A Controlled Educational Intervention.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of a Hemsball-Based Program on Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- The Effects of Rhythm Jump Training on the Rhythmic Reproduction Ability in Jumping and Agility in Elementary School Soccer Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effects of 12 weeks of high-intensity interval rope skipping training on speed and power indexes in male soccer players.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Age- and Gender-Specific Reference Values for Physical Performance in Tunisian Youth Basketball Players.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of fancy rope-skipping on motor coordination and selective attention in children aged 7-9 years: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
To systematically review the effects of jumping rope on physical fitness among 10 to 12-year-old preadolescents, and to provide evidence-based support for its use in school physical education curriculum work. The PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, ScienceDirect, and CNKI databases were searched for randomized controlled trials that assessed jumping rope and physical fitness among preadolescents aged 10-12 years. Meta-analyses were used to calculate the standardized mean difference (SMD) values and 95% confidence intervals (CI), and subgroup analyses were conducted on intervention duration, frequency and period. A total of 1048 subjects from 15 studies were included. Compared to regular physical education courses, jumping rope did not show a significant advantage in terms of body morphology. In terms of physical function, boys showed greater improvements in vital capacity, and girls showed greater improvements in resting HR. In terms of physical performance, boys showed greater improvements in speed, upper-body strength, lower-body strength, muscular endurance and agility, while girls showed greater improvements in coordination and balance. Boys experienced a minimal improvement in flexibility, while girls did not show a significant difference. Combining the results of the subgroup analyses, the optimal session time, frequency and intervention length of jumping rope for significantly improving the physical fitness of preadolescents were >40 min, 2 times/week and 8-12 weeks, respectively. In conclusion, jumping rope provides small to large benefits over regular physical education for both boys and girls aged 10-12 years in terms of physical function and physical performance indicators other than flexibility, while showing no significant advantage in terms of body morphology. Based on the available research, it is recommended that children aged 10-12 years participate in jump rope sessions for at least 40 minutes once or twice a week for 8-12 weeks to better develop physical fitness.
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