'Inversion', or hanging upside-down, is current must-do work-out in gyms
Claims to boost muscle power and circulation, cure back pain and reduce the effects of ageing
A middle-aged woman hanging upside down from a gate in the middle of a field must be a strange sight.
Indeed, the few dog walkers who wander past me don’t hesitate to stop and stare. As well they might.
Not only do I look bonkers, I’m in agony. The blood is pooling in my head and my thigh muscles are screaming at the unaccustomed work-out.
You’d be forgiven for thinking I’ve lost my marbles. In fact, I am simply following the newest fitness craze — exercising upside down.
Inversion (hanging upside-down to you and me) might not sound like the best way to get fit, but it’s currently the must-do work-out in gyms and parks up and down the country.
It claims to boost muscle power and circulation, cure back pain and reduce the effects of ageing.
Best of all, you might even get a six-pack, and banish your mummy tummy for good — apparently doing sit-ups from this position has about ten times the impact on your muscles.
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