Personal trainer lifts women's spirits as well as bodies by offering £1 daily 'bootycamp' sessions in Milton Keynes

Lauren Dowling, who specialises in female fitness, first started running regular online fitness sessions for free during the first lockdown last March.

Soon there were more than 200 people joining and and Lauren saw how it helped lift women' spirits as well as their bodies.

"It spread community spirit as the women 'chatted' together online and compared notes, even though we were all separate in our own living rooms," she said.

"It gives structure to the day and keeps everyone active and mood uplifted whilst our exercise outdoor time is limited."

When the second lockdown started, Lauren, who works under the name Lauren Charlotte, joined forcs with five other local personal trainers to offer a special 30 day boot camp service to more women . Their message is: 'Let's kick lockdown's ass!'

For £1 a day, the programme includes a 7am HIIT class and a 6pm bootycamp or upper body class. During weekends there are Pilates and abs classes.

As an added incentive there are prizes including Dyson Airwrap, Gym shark and ASOS vouchers and PT sessions.

The next 30 day programme starts on Monday January 18 but there are free taster classes this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for people to try before they sign up, said Lauren.

You can view more details here .