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A Jumping Jack, or side straddle hop in the American military, is a physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (894x1250, 147 KB)Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci. ... Jumping jack may refer to: Jumping Jack, a physical exercise Jumping jack (music), the effect of pressing a key on a harpsichord Jumping jack (toy), a toy with an attached string Category: ... Exercise redirects here. ... Look up jump in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In common usage, a human leg is the lower limb of the body, extending from the hip to the ankle, and including the thigh, the knee, and the cnemis. ... Human right hand The hands (med. ... For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ... In anatomy, an arm is one of the upper limbs of a two-legged animal. ...
More intensive versions include bending down and touching the floor in between each jump.
It is also commonly known as "star jumps", especially to children of Commonwealth nations. The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, the majority of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ...
While fitness expert Jack LaLanne does not take credit for inventing the jumping jack exercise or its name, he does take credit for having popularized it as part of the exercise routine he promoted on decades of television programs. [1] Jack LaLanne in the 1940s Jack LaLanne (b. ...
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^ Here is the relevant text from Jack LaLanne's own FAQ:
14. Was the "Jumping Jack" exercise named after Jack? The two schools of thought on the "JUMPING JACK" are that the exercise name evolved because the movement necessary to do the exercise makes the human body look like a "JACK" (the kind you used to play with as a child with a small bouncing ball). However, both Jack La Lanne and the name above evolved together and if the exercise was not named after him, he certainly made the "JUMPING JACK" world famous as his trademark through his 34 years on television and we believe historians will credit him with the name as well.
A JumpingJack or side straddle hop in the American miltary is a physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
It is also commonly known as "star jumps", especially to children of commonwealth nations.
Jack McFadden, also known as Jack"JumpingJack" McFadden, named greatest player of all time by the AAU.
Jackjumped high over his victim and her sister and landed on the roof of a house.
A servant boy answered the door, and Jack, shielding half of his face with his cloak as he stood in the shadows, asked the boy in a gruff voice if he could talk to the master of the house.
The descriptions of Spring-heeled Jack's fiery gaze seem to indicate that he had retro-reflective eyes, similar to a cat's, which would suggest that he was ideally suited to a nocturnal environment.
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