It's pantomime season when just about anything goes and nothing surprises. Expect to see grown men in tights, women dressed as boys, and midgets doubling as 'human weights' down your local gym.

I kid you not, for a London gym has set upon the idea of having your own motivational midget to help you pump that iron. Your little gym buddy - complete with black leotard displaying their weight - can sit on the adapted gym machines and give you a bloody good ear bashing when you are slacking.  

The gym in question, Gymbox at Bank  in London's financial district, offers a range of dwarfs with weight ranging from a 155kg man to a 30kg female, so you can pump away to you and  your chosen dwarf's content. 



So would any of you be put up by the idea of a Willie Carson or Ronnie Corbett-alike sitting there shouting at you while you bust your sweaty ass. Personally, I'd find it more than a little off putting having my dwarf friend sitting there like a conscience that appears on your shoulder in a Disney cartoon.  Then again I suppose it's no different than having your ear bashed by a pint-sized cox like Colin Moynihan in a rowing boat. 

I suppose this could open up a new career opportunity for Gary "whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Coleman and other such vertically challenged people.

Gymbox is no stranger to unconventional fitness methods as they currently offer a range of classes including Chav fighting where you are taught not to give moody grunting Chav's an ASBO, but to 'give them a kicking' and 'WAG workouts for wannabee fooballer's totty. 

(The gym in question can pop my fee in the post for the kind plug)