A collection of 37 new outdoor gyms have been launched across the borough of Sefton in Southport.

The new gyms, manufactured by Caloo, are free to use and aim to encourage residents to use outdoor spaces in addition to improving health, wellbeing and amount of physical activity.

Many of the gyms are linked to Sefton Council's 'Active Sefton' programmes, which include walking and cycling initiatives.

"The outdoor gyms give residents a chance to lead a healthy and active lifestyle," said Sefton cabinet member, Ian Moncur. "The great benefit of these gyms is that they can be used by people of almost any fitness level and are located in the heart of local communities."

The outdoor gyms were funded by NHS Sefton and have been installed and maintained by Sefton Council's Parks and Greenspaces team.