Ready to go from regular kid to Heart Hero?
Life-long benefits
Sitting less and being active for 60 minutes or more each day has plenty of health benefits for primary-aged children. Research suggests that active children are more likely to become active and healthy adults, with a lower risk of developing preventable diseases, including heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
How to get involved
Are you keen for your child's school to run Jump Rope for Heart?
Register your school
Reach out to your teacher and ask them to register your school.
Students sign up online
Then record your skipping and access skipping videos.
Raise funds online
Share your fundraising page with family and friends, and collect donations online.
Celebrate your success
Celebrate your school’s success on your Jump Off Day.
Is your school already involved?
Celebrating 40 years
With Jump Rope for Heart, it’s not just the kids who can win prizes. To celebrate our 40th birthday, we’ve also got some goodies for parents and guardians to win as well! For every $40 you raise, you’ll go in the draw to win a $300 VISA gift card*. There are three to be won each term!
How your donations can help
Over the last 40 years, our student Heart Heroes have skipped their way to $108 million in donations. These funds help support innovative heart research and programs that are transforming Australian lives.
Thank you prizes
We've got the coolest prizes to thank you for your awesome fundraising efforts!
See what parents are saying
“Iris and I could not be more proud of Abi! We always knew she was a little champion, but to be putting in this much effort and raising so much money for the Heart Foundation in her first year at school is fantastic. Iris has also been working hard behind the scenes to support Abi’s skipping and fundraising efforts. It means a lot to our family, especially my mum.”
- Mark Pigram, Father of Jump Rope champion Abi
“They have such a personal connection to heart disease and really enjoy skipping,” she said. “They also understand how important it is to raise funds for research into conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).”
- Melissa Waller, Mother of Jump Rope champion Jacob and Byron
“Seeing my child’s excitement and determination to learn something new is one of the best parts of Jump Rope for Heart. Skipping is such a fabulous exercise for everyone, it brought all the kids together and all the mums loved it too!”
- Danielle Rudman, Mother of Jump Rope Champion Emily
