Reacquaint yourself with something that kept you fit in your childhood: a jump rope, hula hoop, pair of roller-skates, frisbee, unicycle, basketball, skateboard, stilts, inline skates.
Go easy at first if you're a tad past your prime. It's embarrassing for a middle-aged person to be waiting in an emergency room holding a pogo stick.
If you have kids, get them acquainted with these activities. They're way more fun than video games.
Published on August 27, 2010 02:20