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One of The Coolest New Fitness Accessories
Tyra Banks Show - May 2008

"You can burn off those calories and work trough those issues all at the same time..." - Tyra Banks
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Test It Tuesday - The Jump Snap
WTEA-TV4 Pittsburgh- May 27, 2008

I will admit that I am not into jumping rope and never have been, but even I realize that jumping rope is the most basic of aerobic activities. So for those people who are not the world's best rope jumpers, there is the "jump snap".
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Take The Work Out of Working Out
Today Show - May 21, 2008

Hoda Kotb, Kathy Lee Gifford and actor Steve Schirripa try out some new exercise options with Danielle Kyrillos from the Dailycandy.com
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Product Review: The Jump Snap
The Mom Squad- May 20, 2008

The Mom Squad tested the all-new "ropeless" jump rope from Jump Snap. The claim is that: "Serious athletes swear by it, fitness experts endorse it, and studies prove it; the Jump Snap helps burn calories and build muscle". It's also supposed to be more efficient than any other full-body workout device!
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Fitness News
Beyond Fitness - summer 2008
Skipping is great exercise, but unless you've got 10 foot ceilings, its never been and indoor activity. Until now.
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Roped In
iVillage - April 2008
If you love the calorie-blast of jump-rope -- and want to klutz-proof your workout, you'll fall hard for the ropeless JumpSnap.
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Stuff You Didn't Know You Needed...
Hungry Girl - April 21, 2008
Jumping rope burns calories like MAD. But if you don't have a lot of space and/or you're the type who keeps smashing the thing into your leg (it happens!), you may be interested in this "ropeless" version.
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Top Fitness: Jump for Joy
Top Button - April 21, 2008
Whether it brings back memories from the playground or reminds you of Rocky Balboa, jumping rope is the new strip-tease aerobics. You just know that there will be jump rope classes popping up at Crunch any day now.
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Take Your Workout To Go
American Way - April 15 2008
Jumping rope with a rope is just, well, so passé. Hop, skip, and jump with JumpSnap...
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JumpSnap, The $200 Million Idea
The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch - March 2008

See Brad LaTour, inventor of JumpSnap, pitch his big idea to Donny Deutsch. Donny loves the idea and gives it his biggest rating ever.
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A Lean Mean Pilates Machine
L.A. Confidential Magazine - March 2008
...designed in conjucntion with JumpSnap - a ropeless jumprope - so it's core and cardio in one.
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Make Travel Exercise Fun Again With These Gadgets
PeterGreenberg.com - March 2008
This product is perfect for traveling as it takes up little room. This is also a good choice if you are trying to get better at the true act of rope jumping but need to improve your own coordination, and then adding the actual rope at a later time.
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Does It Really Do That?: JumpSnap
NBC4 News (Washingtion) - March 2008

Jumping rope has always been an extremely efficient exercise, but the rope always seems to get in the way. But the Jump Snap eliminates the rope part, saying that it gives you the most fun, efficient, and fat burning workout you've ever imagined. Does It Really Do That? Let's find out.
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Made in Manhattan - See how stars shape A-list bodies in a New York Minute
Self Magazine - February 2008
After Hillary Swank finishes her session at Power Pilates in Chelsea she does fancy footwork using the JumpSnap...
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Jump Into Spring
Dr. Ruth.com - February 22, 2008
Workouts can become monotonous so here is a completely new way to get fit!
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Whats In - Splitting Your Cardio
People Magazine - February 2008
Jumping rope isn't just kid's play anymore. The ropeless JumpSnap offers a tangle-free way to burn 200 calories in 15 minutes.
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Five Stars from Style For Free
StyleforFree.com - January 2008
Wow, this is a excellent workout without the tripping of real rope. I remember as a kid, jump roping was easy for me. Now if I get a real jump rope, I am tripping all over it...
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Cool Trends
Lifestyle Magazine - Winter 2008
For people who want a proven workout that is quick, easy and travel friendly...
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JumpSnap gets 5 stars!
Styleforfree.com - January 25, 2008
This 8 minute workout was enough to get my heart rate up and going. This really kicks your... you know what!
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NOW Toronto Jumps for JumpSnap
NOW Magazine - January 3, 2008
Jumping rope is the surefire way to melt those holiday pounds. If you're an uncoordinated baboon, then grab the JumpSnap.
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Gadgets to Kick-Start Your New Year's Resolutions
Yahoo Tech - December 2007
Jumping rope is undeniably a great way to stay in shape, but not everyone has the space or grace to hop around a room without getting tangled up.
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Holiday gift guide - JumpSnap
Solano - December 2007
Get the health benefits of jumping rope without the pesky side effects of tripping or low ceilings.
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JumpSnap Ropeless jump rope
AM New York - December 3, 2007
Another year is almost over, so it's time to look back and reflect on those things we want to change about ourselves in the coming year. Whether you want to lose weight, stop smoking, or just spend more time with the kids, there's a gadget that can help you achieve your goals...
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Jumpsnap Podcast
Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy - November 8, 2007
The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on the radio gets the skinny on JumpSnap -- the cordless jumprope that is sweeping the country. Listen to the show.
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JumpSnap gets Thumbs Up!
ABC 11 - November 7, 2007

It's a hi-tech jump rope that claims to help you lose weight, inches and tone up, without having to worry about tripping over the rope! But does it work?
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Seen and Heard - Mix Up Your Cardio
WeightWatchers Magazine - October 2007
Take a break from walking and challenge your muscles in a new way by jumping rope.
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Stay Fit All Winter!
Prevention - October 2007
Bob Greene, personal trainer of Oprah Winfrey, shares advice on how to get maximum results from your routine, whatever the weather!
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Computerized Jump Rope raises funds for Breast Cancer Research
Press Release - September 26 2007
New York, NY - JumpSnap, the computerized ropeless jump rope, recognizes the positive link exercise has on fighting off all types of cancers. We are helping people move their bodies towards a healthy lifestyle while contributing to a phenomenal cause. more..
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New Fitness Products Put to the Test
MyFox 31 Colorado - September 18, 2007

New devices that are sold with the idea of helping people make their workouts more efficient and effective hit the market all the time.
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Super Sets
Oxygen Magazine - August 2007
Collective action pieces to keep you on the go!
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Jump-Start Your Fitness
MyStyle.com - August 3, 2007
Remember your schoolyard days, when you'd jump at the chance to jump rope? We found something guaranteed to make jump roping a snap!

Win Trista Sutter's Baby Shower goody bag!
By Danielle, CBB Publisher- July 27, 2007
JumpSnap is chosen as one of the products in celebrity mom-to-be Trista Sutter's baby shower gift bags.

Fun, Get-Fit Gear
Readers Digest - July 2007
Too hot for a run? Stay inside with cool gadgets
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Skip to it
Weight Watchers UK - July 2007
A ropeless skipping rope? Confused? So were we. But the creators of this American invention claim it can burn up to 100 calories in five minutes.
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No More Tripping While Skipping
Club Business international - June 2007
Rope-less jump rope training tool debuts in clubs.
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Get Fit for Summer
Fox and Friends (FoxNews) - June 30, 2007

The latest gadgets to help you lose weight this summer are demoed for the crowd at Fox & Friends.
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JumpSnap Podcast
Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy - June 28, 2007
Listen to JumpSnap inventor Brad Latour on the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy podcast.
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Gadgets to Give Your Workout a High-Tech Boost
KABC-TV Los Angeles - June 22, 2007

Adrian McFarlane is a trainer at Synergy Gym in Burbank and he loves to jump rope. We asked him test drive one of the products Brian Cooley, an editor with CNET.com, brought to the gym. It's called JumpSnap, it's a ropeless jump rope.
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Learning the ropes
Time Out Chicago - June 21-July 4, 2007
Stay svelte on your summer vacation by packing the essential cardio tool: the jump rope. We test fancy new ones against the old beaded standby.
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Jump rope, with no rope
Detroit Free Press - June 26, 2007
JumpSnap takes the rope -- and the fear of tripping -- out of one of the fastest ways to burn calories.
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JumpSnap keeps Girlawhirl's heart pumping on the road
Girlawhirl - June 12, 2007
Girlawhirl has a Super Pal who always travels with a jump rope stashed in her suitcase. She says it's the best way to make sure she gets in her cardio no matter where she is. When she first heard about this on-the-go workout strategy, ...
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New product A jump rope minus the rope
Star-Telegram - June 4, 2007
JumpSnap takes the rope -- and the fear of tripping -- out of one of the fastest ways to burn calories.
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Crunch Time
Gotham Magazine - June 2007
There comes a time in every Pilates devotee's life when cardio can no longer be ignored. So thank God for JumpSnap at Power Pilates...
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ONE MONTH, ONE WEEK, ONE DAY, ONE HOUR, ONE MINUTE MAKEOVERS
New York Post - May 29, 2007
Fitness: Sweat it out with a ropeless jump-rope. Jump-roping in a Manhattan apartment is like trying to hail a cab during rush hour. Impossible. Which is why Brad LaTour invented JumpSnap, a ropeless jump-rope that has a timer that counts the number of jumps you make, how many calories are burned and how long you jump.
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Williams Worldwide Television Announces Global Launch of JumpSnap
Press Release - May 21, 2007
Williams Worldwide Television (WWTV) is pleased to announce the global launch of JumpSnap, the newest evolution of a classic exercise. JumpSnap is the world's first and only computerized ropeless jump rope that burns 300% more calories than a treadmill and 200% more than elliptical machines or stationary bikes.
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Gearing up for summer workouts
New York WABC - May 17, 2007

Looking to mix up your exercise routine to keep you motivated through summer? Lauren Glassberg has a look at some new workouts that are a bit different than what you might be used to.
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Skip, Don't Trip
People Magazine - May 14, 2007
Trainer Susan Moran-Perich has added jumping rope to Hillary Swank's routine... She uses JumpSnap: two handles, no rope.
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JumpSnap is the One Shot
Metro Sports NY - May 2007
Rope-less jump rope training tool debuts in clubs
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Work it Out
Genre - May 2007
Too uncoordinated to jump rope? Sad. The JumpSnap ropeless jumprope is for you.
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Momover:Jumping for Joy
Cookie Magazine - May 2007
Still skeptical? Then consider JumpSnap, the oxymoronic "ropeless jump rope"ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â”handles only. Its inventor, Brad LaTour, swears it's every bit as effective as plain old jumping.
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JumpSnap is the One Shot
Metro Sports - May 2007
When it come to jumping rope, we can't all be boxers, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a way to get the health benefits of the exercise without tripping, stopping or working beyond our limits. Enter JumpSnap, a ropeless jump rope that gives you the health and cardio benefits of jumping rope even if you aren't coordinated or fit enough (yet) to jump the real thing.
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Make it Snappy
Zink - May 2007
Jumping rope is seriously underrated—especialyy when there is no rope involved. JumSnap is a new—and might we city dwellers add genious—device for anyone who suffers from that pesky problem known as lack of space.
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Studio Guest: The Inventor of the JumpSanp
Baltimore WJZTV - April 8, 2007

Brad LaTour demonstrates the JumpSnap
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Device Squad Workout Tools
TimeOut New York - April 12, 2007
Designed for Athletes with two left feet this ropeless jumprope
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Works out: Your Heart
SweetSpot Canada - March 26, 2007
Tired of the treadmill and every elliptical is taken? Pump up your heart rate on any patch of floor with this ropeless jump rope.
http://www.sweetspot.ca/article.php?id=1789

DO - JumpSnap
Daily Candy - March 8, 2007
New ropeless jump rope calculates hops and burned calories in two convenient, ergonomically designed handles.
http://www.dailycandy.com

Jump No Rope
Continental - February 2007
How can you resist a ropeless jump rope? The JumpSnap has two handles, but no rope.
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Get in Gear: JumpSnap
FitSugar - February 22, 2007
Jumping rope is a great cardio workout, the problem comes in when you are not very good at it, causing for many pauses in your workout until you can get your rhythm going again.
http://fitsugar.com/145493

Learning the Ropes
liftnews - January 30, 2007
You gave up jumping rope ages ago - mostly because "the bigger they are, the harder they fall" came into play for those of you with two left feet.
http://liftnews.squarespace.com

Sweat for Your Soul
New York Magazine - January 22, 2007
The latest fitness routines promise to accelerate your pulse but ease your mind. (See One Shot)
http://nymag.com/guides/innerpeace/26554/index.html

New Tools For A Home Workout
Fitness Magazine Shows The Latest Equipment
CBS News - Jan. 13, 2007

JumpSnap ropeless jump rope, $60: This is basically two jump-rope handles (no rope) that you rotate as you jump. It makes a subtle "snap" with each rotation, and one of the handles has an electronic chip that estimates the calories burned based on your height, weight and number of jumps. Watch Video

Playlists! Give Me Your Playlists!
20-Minute Miracle Blog (Fitnessmagazine.com) - January 13, 2007
The founder of the company recently told me that he did a 50-person test with a group of men and women for 12 weeks. They jumped 3 days per week and lost a combined 684 pounds and 910 inches with the biggest loser posting a loss of 52 pounds. Several of the women lost more than 30 inches, one going from a size 20 to a size 12. Now that’s results. Read more.

SMART HOME LIFESTYLE: Great gadgets help make New Year's resolutions more realistic
Ashville Citizen-Times- January 13, 2007
Jump ropes aren't just for recess anymore. They provide a simple and effective workout on the go. But what if you've got two left feet, or a low ceiling? Check out JumpSnap, the ropeless jump rope.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007701130310

No tripping over ropeless jump-rope
Colorado Springs Gazette - January 09, 2007
Here’s something to put some snap into your exercise routine. It’s the JumpSnap, a jump-rope that lacks what many would consider a critical feature: the rope.
http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1328606&secid=17

Annapolis inventor makes the jump _ without the rope
The Associated Press - Dec 26, 2006
Working off his boat with a laptop and wireless card, he's gone out on his own, quitting his day job and starting his life as a full-time entrepreneur who hopes to sell his fitness product and help others sell theirs through his company, Under Sail Marketing.
http://www.examiner.coml

Getting a jump on exercise
Waiting for the New Year? The fitness industry wants you to know it's never too early to start thinking about buying new equipment
Sacramento Bee - December 17, 2006
Disgusted by chocolate Santas on store shelves before you can say "Trick or treat?" Well gang, the fitness industry has duly noted the effectiveness of premature product peddling.
http://www.sacbee.com/273/story/92778.html

Ropeless Jump 'Rope' Helps Shed Pounds
TheWBALChannel.com - November 21, 2006 (video)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Many people look for a way to lose a few pounds after the Thanksgiving holiday, and an Annapolis man thinks he may have the solution...
http://www.thewbalchannel.com/health/10373785/detail.html

No More Tripping Up
Washington Post Express - October 24, 2006
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JumpSnap Helping Rythmless Jump Rope
Get Healthy 4 Life - NBC4.com Washington DC (video)
A new ropeless jump rope is helping a lot of people during their workout.
http://www.nbc4.com/video/9678100/index.html#

Press Release
JumpSnap Launches as the World’s First Ropeless Jump Rope
Annapolis, MD – August 14, 2006 – Under Sail Marketing, LLC today introduced and made available for sale JumpSnap (www.jumpsnap.com), the World’s first ropeless jump rope and newest evolution of the classic exercise. Designed for any age, fitness level and athletic ability, JumpSnap’s inventor lost 50 pounds and 6 inches on his waist proving it works. Download PDF

Inventor makes the jump - without the rope
The Capital, Annapolis, Md. – July 16, 2006
Brad LaTour's business can be found at C Dock, slip 208, at Mears Marina. Working off his boat with a laptop and wireless card, he's recently gone out on his own, quitting his day job and starting his life as a full-time entrepreneur who hopes to sell his fitness product and help others sell theirs through his new company, Under Sail Marketing.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2006/07_16-67/BUS