Battle ropes have long held our top gym floor prize for Equipment That’s Not As Fun As It Looks. That’s mainly because wielding 30 feet of two-inch, 20-pound rope for any stretch of time is extremely ...

Maybe you’ve seen them at the gym — heavy coils of rope anchored at the middle to a post or the floor. They may look like they were brought up from a dungeon or off the deck of a boat, but they’re ...

Imagine yourself slamming, swinging around, pulling, and moving a hefty, supersized rope, and then feeling like your arms, lungs, and body are on fire, after less than a minute. Battle ropes are just ...

Battle ropes earned their badge-of-honor name for a reason: They're your one-and-done hot-body weapon. In fact, working out with them for eight weeks improved athlete's aerobic fitness and upper- and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — For this Friday's Fit Tip, we visited LA Fitness and trainer Lydia Horner to talk about battling ropes. You may have seen them and not been really quite sure what to do with them, so ...

Before you jump into this exercise, it's important to build the proper foundation of strength and conditioning.

Ever walked into your local gym, stood in front of the battle ropes, picked them up for a measly ten seconds... then dropped them like a hot potato because, err, you have no idea how to use them? Same ...

Want to learn how to master the Naomi Campbell-approved battle-ropes full-body cardio exercise? Here's exactly how it's done, straight from a trainer. And yes—it's so much harder than it looks. “This ...

Ever walked into your local gym, stood in front of the battle ropes, picked them up for a measly ten seconds... then dropped them like a hot potato because, err, you have no idea how to use them? Same ...

Jumping rope is an effective workout — it can help you lose fat, build muscle and improve agility. Plus, they are a portable and affordable piece of exercise equipment, so they're great for travel or ...

Which battle rope is best? While they may not look like much, battle ropes are highly effective exercise equipment, helpful in building muscle, explosive strength and endurance. They may have only ...