
<p><img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-1469" src="http://schoolnewsnz.fastrackdev.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SND15-wk2-skipping.jpg" alt="SND15-wk2-skipping" style="margin: 5px; float: right;" width="300" height="209" />Jump Rope For Heart, a free physical activity programme run by the Heart Foundation, is marking its 30th birthday this year.</p>
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<p>To celebrate the occasion the Heart Foundation is encouraging all schools to get involved in the programme, which is designed to help school children learn about the importance of physical activity.</p>
<p>Shabana Stuart, from the Heart Foundation, says Jump Rope For Heart has helped over 2.4 million Kiwi children learn to skip since 1985.</p>
<p>&#8220;Jump Rope is all about teaching Kiwi kids to look after their hearts by learning a variety of skipping skills, while having heaps of fun with their school friends. Getting children moving from an early age is so important because it sets them up for a lifetime of good heart health.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ms Stuart says the programme also helps children learn about heart disease and what the Heart Foundation is doing as a charity to address its prevalence in New Zealand.</p>
<p>&#8220;Almost 65,000 children took part in Jump Rope For Heart last year, raising a massive $140,000 to support the Heart Foundation. Through their fundraising, we&#8217;re able to put money back into the programme and continue reaching Kiwi kids with our heart-healthy messages.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jump Rope For Heart also helps children learn about leadership, communication, teamwork, balance and rhythm, Ms Stuart says.</p>
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