TWO local PE teachers have joined forces to bring high energy fitness workouts that youngsters can do indoors during the lockdown.

Under the guise of “The Masked Skippers”, Mr Jones and Mr Hodgins from Dobwalls Primary School have gone onto YouTube to create fun skipping tutorials for all ages.

During the previous lockdowns, Oli Jones, who’s also a scout leader, challenged children and their families to get outdoors and walk, run or cycle — and began posting weekly online workouts for pupils doing homeschooling.

He said: “Mr H introduced skipping to me in the first lockdown to complement my training.

“I got myself a rope and initially I couldn’t skip but persevered and kept practicing daily, now I love it and sometimes add skipping as a warm-up or even substituting for a run.

“Apparently, 10 minutes of skipping is equivalent to 30 minutes of jogging!

“When children returned to school last September each class had their own sets of skipping ropes — they’re easier to clean than other equipment. The children loved the challenges set by myself and Mr H.”

After schools closed at the start of January, the two teachers began “The Masked Skippers” to support those learning at home, and the tutorials range from beginner to advanced skipping moves.

Oli is also producing further workouts and weekly minute-long challenges — all aimed at helping children get more physical activity in during their day.

Look out for The Masked Skippers and Oliver Jones Workouts on YouTube.