If you're looking for a novel way to boost your fitness, try good old fashioned skipping. I don't mean with skipping ropes; I mean the happy, carefree canter down the street reminiscent of childhood. And you don't have to be under 10 years old to enjoy this health kick.

But, be warned. There's a catch. It could also be a fast track to public humiliation as I recently discovered.

For years I have enjoyed expunging the stresses of the day with a good ol' jog round the neighbourhood, charioteered by my trusty hound dog, who has the distinct advantage of four able legs to assist her in contrast to my aging and ill-coordinated pins. Nevertheless, such is my love of shaking up the old 40-something bones that I'm always on the hunt for new ways of spicing up my routine.

Most fellow runners I witness on my travels canter properly with grim determination and regimented poise, breaking the speed limit, carried by nuclear Nikes and ticking titanium pedometers.

Yours truly, on the other hand, lollops, sprints, hops, runs backwards (very good for the spine as long as you don't encounter a tree or a hole on the way) runs sidewards and, more crucially to this tale … skips.

Aye, there's the rub. Grown men don't skip. It's against the law. Or should be, if the reactions I receive are anything to go by.

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