A new fitness trend called acrobalance has got women across the country donning their gym clothing and taking part in regular exercise.

Acrobalance involves elements of acrobatics and balancing lifts and has many health benefits, Lauren Hendry, an award-winning acrobalance performer, told the Hampstead and Highgate Express.

Ms Hendry is joint director of the So and So Circus theatre company with performer Kaveh Rahnama and she says that acrobalance is more accessible than many people would think.

"There's stuff you can achieve in the very first class, no matter what level you are at," she told the newspaper.

"We tailor the classes so that everyone will go away having learned something or tried something new," Ms Hendry added.

Earlier in the year, researchers from Oulu Deaconess Institute in Finland found that exercise can improve the long-term balance and gait of elderly people, which reduces their likelihood of falls and fractures.

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