Central Coast Home & Lifestyle Autumn 2023

I t's a frustration for countless men and women entering middle age. But is having a 'big middle' an inevitable part of middle age? As we get older our proportion of fat to body weight increases and this poses a serious threat to our overall health and well being. The fat that normally parks itself around the tummy area is known as visceral fat. Visceral fat is body fat that is stored within the abdominal cavity and is therefore stored around a number of important internal organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines. Storing higher amounts of visceral fat is associated with increased risks of a number of health problems including type 2 diabetes. Skipping is one of the best fat burning exercises. Skip 5-10 minutes every day for a full body workout. Did you know that 10 minutes of skipping is equivalent to running 1.6 kilometres in 8 minutes? 1 hour of skipping will burn 1300 calories, skipping is a full body workout which uses your abdominals to stabilise the body, legs for jumping, shoulders and arms for turning the rope, skipping is much kinder to the joints than running, cheap-no joining fees only a one off cost for the rope. Regular skipping improves heart rate and blood pressure, skipping is a great work out for people of varying fitness levels and ages as you can do it at your own pace, regular skipping improves flexibility, skipping helps improve coordination and balance, and regular skipping improves muscle tone in the upper and lower body, and is a weight bearing exercise therefore it is an excellent preventative measure for osteoporoses. So what are you waiting for? Skip yourself to good health.

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