A SERIES of free eight-week courses to beat the effects of Yuletide blowout has been launched for the 4,500-plus members of Bannatyne's Health Club, in Nether Poppleton, York.

The club's Plan B weight management courses at peak and off-peak times include pre-booked one-to-one sessions with weight management professionals.

Plan B is designed to "help those people who have put keeping fit and losing weight at the heart of their New Year resolutions - not just about weight loss, but a complete lifestyle encompassing programme," said a spokesman.

The plan has been aunched by fitness instructor Debbie Eligie and caf bar assistant Dan Fitzsimons.

Gordon Penneck, general manager of the club, said: "We fully appreciate that sticking to a healthy eating/exercise regime can be hard for some people."