WE HAD YOU IN AS AN EXCUSE TO
PLAY KRIS CROSS.
YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR
CHILDHOOD AT THE MALL OF
AMERICA.
THEY'RE JOINING US NOW FOR THE
PROS OF THE ROPE.
OWNER AND TRAINER RIGHT HERE,
JOHN REESE, YOU HAVE MORE ON
THE JUMP ROPE JAM.
THE JUMP ROPE JAM TAKES
PLACE TODAY 1:00 TO 3:00 AT
MALL OF AMERICA.
WE WANT TO THANK OUR MALL OF
AMERICA MEMBERS AND MARY
PIERSON AND THE WHOLE MARKETING
TEAM FOR GIVING US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THIS
EVENT.
WE HAVE OUR DOUBLE DUTCH
CHALLENGE.
IT'S ALL THE YOUTH, FAMILY,
MALL SHOPPERS, COME IN WITH
THEIR KIDS AND LEARN HOW TO
DOUBLE DUTCH ON THEIR FIRST
TRY.
OPENED, WE'LL HAVE OUR JUMPERS
PERFORMING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE ROTUNDA AS WELL.
JUST BRINGING REGULAR PRACTICE
RIGHT TO THE MALL.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR SINGLE
ROPE JUMP COMPETITION.
TO SEE IF THE MALL OF AMERICA
SHOPPERS CAN DEFEAT OUR SINGLE
ROPE JUMPERS.
MY MONEY IS ON THE GIRLS.
ONE THING THAT SURPRISED ME
WHEN I GOT BACK TO JUMPING ROPE
AT THE GYM.
IT'S A WORK OUT.
IT'S A GREAT CARDIO WORK OUT.
IT'S HARD.
IT TAKES A LOT OF HEART.
AND A LOT OF TECHNIQUE AND A
LOT OF WILL.
IT SHOWCASES THE ENDURANCE AND
STAMINA.
THIS IS SOME OF THE BEST FOOT
WORK AND COORDINATION IN THE
STATE.
SHOW US HOW TO DO IT THE
RIGHT WAY.
GIVE US SOME TIPS HERE.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY OUR -- SO
FRIDAY TO SATURDAY -- WE'RE
BASED OUT OF EDINA WITH OUR
JUMPING AND FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
WE HAVE OUR SINGLE ROPE PRIVATE
GROUP TRAINING.
WHERE WE TEACH THE TECHNIQUE ON
HOW TO GET THAT ROPE UNDER YOUR
FEET.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF KNEE
BENDING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COORDINATION
OF TURNING AND JUMPING WITH THE
LOWEST POSSIBLE IMPACT.
GIVE US A DEMO HERE.
OUR SINGLE ROPE JUMPER HERE.
LET'S TRY IT.
SHOW US SOME SINGLE ROPE
ACTIVITY.
IF YOU CAN STEP FORWARD.
FACE THAT WAY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE
ABOUT THE CALVES.
MORE ABOUT THE TURNING AND
THE JUMPING.
BEGIN.
AND NOW WE'LL GET INTO A DOUBLE
UNDER.
WHICH THE CROSS FIT GROUP KNOWS
ABOUT THIS.
THERE WE HAVE IT.
AND STOP.
GOOD JOB.
NICE JOB.
SO THAT'S A SINGLE ROPE.
THERE ARE SOME DOUBLE DUTCH.
SHOULD WE START THAT?
OKAY.
LET'S WATCH HERE.
CAN YOU GET OVER THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT
SINGLE ROPE INTO THE DOUBLE
DUTCH ROPE WITH THIS ONE.
THIS IS SAMARA, FIVE YEARS OLD.
READY, GET IT.
EXIT.
VERY GOOD.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME
OF THE STUFF YOU'LL BE DOING
AND PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE.
PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE.
NEXT UP, ARIEL.
TIMING IS EVERYTHING.
TRY ONE MORE TIME.
SO IT'S ALL ABOUT RHYTHM.
AND BEING ABLE TO JUMP UP AND
DOWN.
EXIT.
AND LASTLY.
OUR LAST JUMPER, ERIN, SHE'LL
BE GIVING YOU A COMBINATION
CALLED C 0 D 0 E 0 IT RESULTS
IN HIGH JUMPING.
READY, GO.
FANCY RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THE
JUMP ROPE JAM, THAT'S GOING ON
TODAY AT MALL OF AMERICA FROM
1:00 TO 3:00 IN THE ROTUNDA.
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN JOIN IN
ON THAT ONE.
BUT YOU CAN TRY.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE DOUBLE DUTCH CHALLENGE IS
FOR EVERY MALL GOER OUT THERE
FROM THREE YEARS OLD TO 50