FITNESS enthusiasts are rising to the latest challenge at Bedale leisure centre.

Entrants in the Do-athlon competition cycle for 20 minutes on an exercise bike, followed by a 20-minute walk or run on the treadmill. The total covered is logged, with prizes for the men and women who achieve the furthest distance.

Centre manager Fiona Hughes said: "It can be tackled as part of a normal gym work-out. We think that most people will record a distance of about 12,000 metres."