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A jumping jack, also known as a star jump and called a side-straddle hop in the US military, is a physical jumping exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands going overhead, sometimes in a clap, and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
21 Φεβ 2023 · So who invented the jumping jack, and how did it become so popular? We have two answers here: the inventor and then the popularizer. Let’s begin with who invented this exercise in the first place, and the answer seems to be John J. Pershing ( 1 ).
For 30 years, from the early 1950s to the mid-1980s, Jack LaLanne engaged television viewers by doing jumping Jacks during the opening of his televised calisthenics show, creating greater awareness of this exercise. But he didn’t invent them.
A jumping jack, also known as a star jump and called a side-straddle hop in the US military, is a physical jumping exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands going overhead, sometimes in a clap, and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
Although LaLanne is often referred to as the originator of the "jumping jack movement", history suggests the real inventor was John “Black Jack” Pershing, a tactical officer from West Point in World War I.
27 Σεπ 2023 · Although he played no role in the invention of the exercise, fitness expert Jack LaLanne (now defunct) earned the credited with making it popular in the United States. LaLanne used the jumping exercise in routines promoted during decades of television fitness programs he hosted.
24 Ιαν 2011 · Jack LaLanne, American fitness and health guru, has passed away of respiratory failure due to pneumonia age ninety-six. Known for his chiseled persona, extraordinary acts of physical prowess...
