by: Sarah Berry (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Some exercise trends are unlikely to catch on or live up to the hype (Suzanne Somers' ThighMaster, vibrating belts, power balance bracelets, ab rollers anyone?).
Occasionally, however, we cotton on to a smart trend that can live up to the hype.
Often, these trends aren’t new so much as neatly repackaged versions of exercises that have always existed. So it goes with Blue Zone workouts, inspired by the communities dotted around the globe where people frequently live to over 100 and tend to avoid many of the chronic diseases that plague Westerners as we age.
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