Your JumpRope.com Team

The Worlds Rope Skipping Experts^® are proud to introduce the experts! These are the people who have produced the programs and ropes to help raise the fitness of nations!

Susan Kalbfleisch, B.A., M.Ed.

Former Physical Education teacher (Ontario, Canada), author/developer of numerous rope skipping program materials, books, and videos, Susan has also provided teacher training workshops in Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia. Susan's expertise in rope skipping spans over 20 years.

 

Elizabeth Way, B.A., CanFitPro P.T.S., F.I.S, P.F.S

Liz has provided teacher training workshops in Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia in addition to assisting in the development of the JumpFit and JUMP2bFIT Programs. Liz' expertise as a certified personal trainer has proved invaluable in program and video development. 

 

Don Disney, B.S., M.S., C.A.A

Coordinator of Athletics for the Howard County (Maryland, USA) public schools, Don is the founder of the Kangaroo Kids jump rope team (1970s) who continue to win national and international rope skipping competitions. Founder of Jump Aerobics, Jump to the Beat, and creator of the Athletic Interval Training Program (AITP) that uses jumping rope for athletes to train, Don has been working in the field of PE, Health, Dance and Athletics for over 30 years. The AITP program is included in the JUMP2bFIT^® Program. It has been adapted for individual fitness programs and used in the JumpFit^TM Manual as the Individual Interval Training Program (IITP).

 

Jo Harris, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Jo is currently President of Physical Education Association UK. She is a Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University's School of Sport & Exercise Sciences (LEICS, England). Jo collaborated with Susan Kalbfleisch and Jill Elbourn (in 1990) in the development our Skip to Health book – from which many elements have been incorporated into our JUMP2bFIT^® Program.

 

Caroline Disney

Caroline's coaching experience (over 8 years) and workshop leadership (e.g., for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) provided her with an excellent background for her collaboration on JumpFit^TM and JUMP2bFIT^® as well as co-authoring our Coaching Manual.

 

Jenna Gleza B.R.L.S, NCCP Coaching Certification

As champion rope skipper (at the national and international level), for over 15 years as a performer and as a coach, Jenna provided valuable input to our resources development. Jenna also co-authored our Power Skipping Fitness & Training Manual/CD program.

 

Andy Kalbfleisch, B.A.Sc., M.B.A.

Jump rope designer for over 20 years, Andy has used his engineering expertise to create our high quality, performance guaranteed jump ropes. Ropes are tested regularly by an independent lab to ensure our jump ropes remain the best available.