Women in South Tyneside now have more opportunity to exercise in their gym clothing as fitness equipment has been installed in a number of locations in the area.

Eleven venues, including local community centres, have gained Easy Line hydraulic-resistance gymnasium equipment, the Shields Gazette reports.

These sites offer group exercise sessions to those who have made the decision to lose weight or improve their fitness as well as those put on the exercise referral scheme by their doctors.

Kathryn Thompson, health improvement practitioner at NHS South of Tyne and Wear, which covers South Tyneside Primary Care Trust, explained to the newspaper that exercise has many benefits.

"We hope that bringing this equipment into community venues will open the door to low cost, user-friendly exercise for everyone," she said.

Earlier this month, Professor Annie Anderson, chief nutritional advisor to Bowel Cancer UK, claimed that 30 minutes of exercise per day can reduce people's risk of developing bowel cancer.

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