SIX in 10 adults who exercised during lockdown now plan to ditch the gym altogether – in favour of working out at home.
A study of 1,000 adults found three quarters of people who exercised from home during the pandemic have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The average person typically worked out four times per week, compared to one quarter who didn’t work out at all pre-lockdown.
A further 31 per cent of respondents stepped up their exercise considerably over the past year.
The most common reason for exercising was to stay fit, followed by boosting their mental health, losing weight, toning up, and improving endurance, according to health and wellbeing app Jonple.
Among those who got into a fitness regime is Kayleigh Schofield, a mother-of-three from Manchester who works as a supervisor.
Kayleigh, who shares updates on Instagram as @thepinkmama, said: “I’ve never really been into fitness and I had three large babies which really damaged my back, leading to…