Matt Discombe

A Lincoln-based personal trainer has opened a new fitness warehouse in South Hykeham this week.

Ross Burns, who has been a personal trainer since early 2011, will focus on group work and old-school training techniques at his new facility in a converted warehouse on Roman Way.

Fitness Warehouse Lincoln will offer group training sessions based around tires, ropes, Olympic rings and weights, whilst rejecting modern apparatus such as treadmills.

Classes will include Zumba, a type of training based around Latin music, Boxercise, which uses boxing pads and skipping ropes, and Mamaphone, which will aim to give mothers the chance to get back into shape.

Ross is planning to hold a fun day event in his new facility in October, with taster exercise sessions to attract more clients.

Ross (centre) with his boxercise class members.

He said: “I want to show people that fitness doesn’t have to be gruelling and horrible. I want to give the right people the right training.

“This is my dream. Im not even 21 and I’ve got my own business, so I feel blessed and very humble. I’m putting the full 100% into it to help as many people get fit as possible.”

Ross has previously held training sessions in North Hykeham, Birchwood and local village halls, focused around boxing, dance and Pilates, a body conditioning routine.

“I want to show people that exercise is fun and it doesn’t have to be daunting and horrible,” he added.

“One thing my classes offer is the social aspect, which allows people in a similar mindset to train with each other at their own pace.”

The Fitness Warehouse is open from 6am to 9pm Monday to Saturday. For more information about classes and prices, see the their Facebook Page.

A vintage clothing market organised by local businesses was held outside the University of Lincoln on Thursday, September 27.

Bizarre Bazaar, an open-air vintage festival now in its fifth month, featured 14 stalls selling handmade and vintage jewellery, clothing and accessories.

The market also featured a Swishing event, where visitors could swap their unwanted clothes, footwear and accessories.

Back in April, the market was introduced to Lincoln’s High Street as a way of promoting vintage stores and market stalls from across the city.

Organiser Paul Hencke, from vintage store Yak Clothing, said: “We have a good collection of vintage shops in the area.

“The shops in the city centre have proved popular, but we decided to organise something to promote as many shops as possible.

“We’ve had a good response from sellers and buyers alike, and we’re trying to get more sellers involved and get the word out. There seems to be a big demand for vintage in Lincoln, and everywhere in the country vintage is a massive movement.”

The last Bizarre Bazaar of this year will be held in Cornhill on October 20, with more markets being planned for early 2013.

Victoria Frodsham, a Lincolnshire County Council Sustainability & Education Officer who organised the Swishing event, said: “We’re trying to persuade people not to throw their old clothes on the landfill, but to re-use them instead.

“Vintage clothes are really popular at the moment, and Bizarre Bazaar is great way to get them out there.”

Photo: Maya Arsenovic for The Lincolnite