Milton Keynes scaffolder refuses to let gym closures stop his workout routines - by creating his own one in the yard

A scaffolder is refusing to let the lockdown stop him from keeping buff - and has made his own gym.

Daniel Hobbs, 32, has made a bar weight from scaffolding poles and tyres - and a chest press made with bags of rubble at his Milton Keynes yard.

Not only that but he's got a spot for incline sit ups using a scaffolding plank - and poles have been used to make a place for him to do dips, as well as an overhead ladder.

It took seven hours to construct - with a little help from his brother and another scaffolder.

Daniel, who is not on lockdown as his work is considered essential by the government, said: "I normally train four for five times a week but they shut all the gyms so I thought I would make my own one.

"You have to think about the kind of machines and what kind of things you are going to use and how you are going to build it. I just used all the normal tools."

Daniel, who is just under 15 stone, added: "My goal is just to keep training regularly up there when I can. So when I’m up the yard, I will train before or after work and get a nice pump on.

"It’s lovely having the gym outside now we’re into some decent sunny weather too, because it’s raised up on a platform you get the sun pretty much the whole day plus a nice view point."

He added he will keep training at this makeshift gym where he keeps all his materials "until further notice".

"I don't know how long this is going on for," said Daniel, who is managing director at Premier Access Scaffolding Solutions.