Members of a Chandler's Ford gym have lost the weight of a baby elephant this year.

The gym-goers from DMF personal fitness have just finished an eight week 'biggest loser' challenge to kick start 2025.

The programme has seen them lose a massive 151kg of fat, the same as a male baby African elephant. 

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Members also walked a total of 36.4 million steps during the eight weeks.

It was designed to help members get in good shape by developing good nutrition and fitness habits and by working as a team to help motivate each other. 

The members were split into three teams and each week there was a different challenge, including step week and the protein target challenge.

(Image: DMF) Dan Mitchell, owner of DMF, said, "People really embraced the challenge and got involved.

"It became quite competitive with the coaching team which created a great atmosphere around the gym in training sessions.

"I’m really proud of what they have achieved."