40 Plus Double Dutch Club is a national organization created for women of a certain age who love jumping rope. The group, whose oldest member is 90, takes its age restriction seriously.

The call the outings "Ladies Double Dutch Night" — but men are invited to join them. So far, none have turned up, Kinnonen said. It's free. It's outside. It's with friends.

Double Dutch first appeared in the United States courtesy of Dutch settlers. But the activity, which has been a mainstay for many Black girls around the country for generations, became a bona fide ...