START SKIPPING . . . EVEN WITHOUT A ROPE

SKIPPING keeps your balance systems in shape and gets the organs in the abdominal cavity moving around, which helps to improve bone density. It also gets your heart rate up, blood flowing and burns calories. If you don’t have a rope, try these:

● With your hands resting lightly on a counter or one hand resting on a wall, rise on your toes and quickly bounce up and down 50 times.

● Next, bend and raise your left leg slightly and bounce 25 times on your right foot. Switch sides.