Celebrity Fans: Catherine Zeta Jones, Right, Cameron Diaz, Jodie Kidd, Jane Seymour, Heather Locklear

By Madeleine Brindley

Contact: Golf Development Wales, the promoters of grassroots golf in Wales, has a website – www.golfdevelopmentwales.org – or call 01633 423798. Why:If you are looking for an exercise that will help shift pounds rather than pounds s, then why not take a trip down nostalgia lane and dig out your skipping rope.

Skipping will give you an intensive cardiovascular workout and could see up to 300 calories melt away over the course of 60 minutes.

All you need is a skipping rope, plenty of space and a good pair of trainers. Celebrity fans: Myleene Klass, Jennifer Lopez. Why: Roller-skating is experiencing a retro resurgence. Heather Graham played the skating Roller Girl in Boogie Nights; Britney Spears signed her name to sparkly Sketchers roller skates in 2002, and Jessica Simpson and celebrity friends Eva Longoria and Christina Applegate skated through a Texas roller disco in the video for her single A Public Affair. Skating offers similar cardiovascular, fat- burning and muscle-building benefits as running, but without most of the impact on the joints. An hour-long skating session can burn up to 600 calories, Then there’s the balancing act required to stay upright. Add the 5lb skates you’re wearing, and you’ve got yourself one major aerobic workout.

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