From Cringe to Cool: Em Foley Jumps Rope & Flows! (Ep. 22)

03/19/25 • 82 min

🚀 From Cringe to Cool: Em Foley’s Jump Rope & Rope Flow Journey 🎙️

Jumpers, Skippers, and Rope-Wranglers!

Ever tried to do a toad and ended up looking like a confused Muppet? Same. 🤦‍♂️ But today, we’ve got someone who actually makes it look graceful.

🔥 Episode 22 of The Jump Rope Podcast features the legendary Em Foley (@doc.jumps)—a university lecturer, rope flow coach, and all-around fearless flow fanatic.

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Guest:

Em Foley (@doc.jumps)

Host

Dizzy Skips: @dizzyskips

Show

The Jump Rope Podcast: @jumpropepodcast

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⏳ Timestamps & Highlights

🦘 00:02 – Em’s wild encounters with possums and why she shares animal footage with @kathyjumps
📍 02:30 – Living in rural Australia and commuting 6 hours a week
🎓 03:15 – Why she’s Doc Jumps (Spoiler: No, she can’t diagnose that weird growth on your grief bone)
🔥 07:10 – How jump rope & rope flow became her therapy during the Australian wildfires & lockdowns
💀 12:21 – The Rocky Balboa leather jump rope she started with (straight out of the 1970s)
💡 19:45 – Rope flow: What is it, and why should every jumper try it!
😂 29:08 – How failing 100 times a day makes you freaking mentally invincible
🎶 40:55 – Why music is the secret sauce for jumping, flowing, and looking dang cool doing it.

💬 Big question: Do you ever skip rope in public? We do and share some hilarious stories, so drop yours in the comments!

🎧 Catch the full episode and subscribe on Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

🚀 From Cringe to Cool: Em Foley’s Jump Rope & Rope Flow Journey 🎙️

Jumpers, Skippers, and Rope-Wranglers!

Ever tried to do a toad and ended up looking like a confused Muppet? Same. 🤦‍♂️ But today, we’ve got someone who actually makes it look graceful.

🔥 Episode 22 of The Jump Rope Podcast features the legendary Em Foley (@doc.jumps)—a university lecturer, rope flow coach, and all-around fearless flow fanatic.

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Guest:

Em Foley (@doc.jumps)

Host

Dizzy Skips: @dizzyskips

Show

The Jump Rope Podcast: @jumpropepodcast

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⏳ Timestamps & Highlights

🦘 00:02 – Em’s wild encounters with possums and why she shares animal footage with @kathyjumps
📍 02:30 – Living in rural Australia and commuting 6 hours a week
🎓 03:15 – Why she’s Doc Jumps (Spoiler: No, she can’t diagnose that weird growth on your grief bone)
🔥 07:10 – How jump rope & rope flow became her therapy during the Australian wildfires & lockdowns
💀 12:21 – The Rocky Balboa leather jump rope she started with (straight out of the 1970s)
💡 19:45 – Rope flow: What is it, and why should every jumper try it!
😂 29:08 – How failing 100 times a day makes you freaking mentally invincible
🎶 40:55 – Why music is the secret sauce for jumping, flowing, and looking dang cool doing it.

💬 Big question: Do you ever skip rope in public? We do and share some hilarious stories, so drop yours in the comments!

🎧 Catch the full episode and subscribe on Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Previous Episode

Jump Rope, Mental Health, and the Power of Community with Kathy Jumps (Ep. 21)

🎙️ Ever been smacked in the face by your own jump rope? Kathy Zetelski (@kathyjumps) and I sure have—and we’re here to tell you why it’s totally worth it.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

🔥 The mental health benefits of jump rope (aka the Jumper’s HighTM)

💪 How jump rope is the most fun way to get fit

🙃 The joy of learning new tricks... and failing spectacularly

🐻 Kathy’s bear encounters while skipping in the wilds of New Jersey

🕶️ Why Kathy wears sunglasses while jumping (Hint: it’s not for fashion)

😵 The importance of safety goggles when trying backward EB toads

We also discuss how jump rope transformed both of our lives, why you don’t need to learn everything at once, and why community makes all the difference.

Plus, I officially dub Kathy the Queen of Teaching Jump Rope Without Making Your Brain Hurt. 👑

👉 Follow Kathy on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ at @kathyjumps or visit her website: ⁠kathyjumps.com⁠

♥️ Subscribe, rate, and share this episode with a friend who needs a good laugh (or a new fitness obsession).

🎧 Catch the full episode on Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Audible, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Next Episode

Rope4Hope: Skipping Rope to Beat Cancer & Break Records (Ep. 23)

What do you get when you cross 90,000 jumpers, one passionate skipper, a world record attempt, and a heart full of purpose?

🎗️ You get Rope4Hope — a UK-wide challenge to beat cancer and break some current jump rope Guinness World Records.

In this special episode of The Jump Rope Podcast, Mandy Shaw (@mandyshaw366) returns to share the wild and wonderful progress on her ambitious fundraising event:

🗓️ Date: Saturday, 13th September 2025
📍 UK-based but open to global sponsors, volunteers, and rope-loving hype squads
💻 More info + sign-up: https://rope4hope.com
Rope4Hope Facebook page
📬 Questions? Email: [email protected]

Mandy went from struggling through 30 skips in late 2023 to organizing a record-breaking, nation-shaking movement.

💪 She’s gained health, stamina, a love of skipping, and... some very amusing jump rope names.

We also shout out @thejumpropecoachchris, @lauren.jumps, and @skippingninja — all of whom Mandy hopes will help this mission grow.

Whether you’re in the UK or not, you can help: