Get fit without splashing out

Getting fit on the cheap can include "no frills" 24/7 gyms, "fitness takeaways" and using football club, council or university-run facilities.

• Fitness Takeaway offers rental fitness equipment for hire across central Scotland. A gravity walker or lateral thigh trainer cost 25 for eight weeks. www.fitnesstakeaway.com

• The "no frills" 24/7 chain Pure Gym, offers a range of gym equipment. Gyms have no pools, saunas or steam rooms but monthly rates range from 17. Limited opening offer for the new gym in Aberdeen is 9.99 per month. www.puregym.co.uk

• Edinburgh Leisure offers the use of gyms and pools across the city, as well as over 500 fitness classes, plus other discounts for a monthly fee of 43.50, with a 35 joining fee. www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/

• Kilmarnock Football Club offers public access to its fitness centre from 19 a month, with no annual contract. www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk

• University gyms open to the public include ARC Gym Glasgow, part of Glasgow Caledonian University. It costs 4 a session on a pay-as-you go basis and offers monthly online memberships from 25. www.gcu.ac.uk/arc