Now Eat Out to Help Out is almost over, let's Work Out to Help out, says Milton Keynes gym owner

Rob Francis, owner of both energie Fitness gym and Be Military Fit outdoor fitness in Milton Keynes, says a Work Out to Help Out initiative could even save lives.

It would also help an industry that has been badly affected by lockdown, he said.

“The scheme for restaurants has worked brilliantly. You can’t get a booking from Monday to Wednesday anywhere, and people have spent millions of pounds because of it.

“It’s been a real boost to the nations dining sector but now it’s time to save our fitness industry, which has been really badly hit with a national chain going into administration and many small operators being unable to reopen their doors.”

Fitness experts believe a national Work Out to Help Out scheme would also help protect the NHS by making people fitter and encouraging them to lose weight.

"The UK is already reported to have an obesity issue greater than anywhere else in Europe, which results in unnecessary strain on the health services – all of which can be avoided through fitness. The dangers of obesity and the sometimes consequential diabetes have all been linked to deaths by Covid-19 and could have been avoided through simple fitness," said Rob.

“So we are asking the government to support the people who are best placed to help the nation get fit, get healthy and lose weight. We think it’s a great idea and want the government to take action. Help us help the NHS by subsidising gym membership and fitness activities.”

Even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken on the services of a personal trainer and is on a personal mission to lose weight because he believes that doing so will improve his health and help protect him from the effects of Covid-19.

As part of a campaign created by an energie Fitness gym in London, a petition has been launched online to lobby the government into creating a Work Out to Help Out scheme.

The petition link can be found here .

You can have a virtual tour of energie Fitness gym and to find out how to best achieve your health and fitness goals here .