A Scaffolder Is Building Home Gyms So People Can Train During Lockdown
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April 24, 2020

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So cool…

COVID-19 has definitely left countless people short of work and in the lurch with the countless restrictions it’s brought about, yet people are still finding new and genius ways to make a living in this new world. One of those people includes a scaffolder in the UK who’s offering his talents to build back garden gyms for people who want to train during lockdown.

Marc Ely, who runs Ely Scaffolding based in Essex, built a full workout centre that covers nearly every aspect of fitness, all built out of scaffolding material.

“It’s all just my scaffolding material, with the exception of the car tyres. I’ve used scaffolding tubes and fitting, a rope and a wheel, but other than the car tyres it’s all scaffolding.”

The man is charging roughly $775 AUD to install the gym, which, considering gyms aren’t looking to be reopened until September, seems like quite a good deal. Heres hoping he can somehow starts international shipping for all us Aussies…

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