We are throwing down the gauntlet for you to take part in the ultimate fitness challenge.

Our Fit Idol competition is back - and we need willing volunteers!

With prizes totalling almost £2,000 this year’s competition promises to be the best yet with the chance of winning gym membership and your own personal trainer.

We need eight contestants willing to ditch their lazy lifestyle and spend eight weeks improving their fitness levels, with the help of Active Life fitness experts.

For full details of how to take part, see the Kentish Gazette, out on Thursday.