A man is on a mission to make his town the fittest in the country through a health-boosting event aimed at all ages and abilities.

Tim Howe, from Swindon in Wiltshire, founded The Longevity Games, a community-based event which includes six exercises known for their life-extending properties.

The games run four times a year, alongside free weekly classes, which include functional exercises that mimic everyday movements.

Leigh Jackson, 40, from Swindon said taking part has been “life changing” for him after his doctor told him he could stop taking a blood pressure medication and had healed a damaged heart valve with the exercise and healthier living.