A recent installation at Willowfields in Coseley, West Midlands, a Midland Heart Extra Care Housing facility for the over 55s, was the first of several involving the two companies.

The residents now have a complete gym on-site and every machine is appropriate to their age group.

Features include easy access, low start resistance and wheelchair accessibility.

SCIFIT sales director, Bob Whitlock said: "To the casual eye fitness products don't vary significantly between one manufacturer and another, yet it is the small differences that can often have the greatest impact in delivering the most appropriate functional application.

"HUR resistance machines are perfectly aligned to complement our own cardio machines and - as a total solution - SCIFIT and HUR are the perfect fit for the active ageing market."