Now we’re talking.

If the thought of slogging away in the gym fills you with a sense of dread, there’s another way to sweat off a few pounds – and you’ll even have a laugh while you’re at it.

Circus Factory is holding a four-night Circus Bootcamp in January at their base on the Centre Park Road.

Yep; roll up, roll up for four consecutive evenings of exercise and new circus skills “designed to get the blood flowing, the body moving and have you feeling great!”

Bootcampers will be torching calories with the help of aerial apparatus, handstands, hula hoops, tightwire, acrobatics and more, with introductions to lots of different skills and apparatus.

They say: “We will be announcing lots of new class terms for the New Year so If you are not sure where to start, this is the place. No mince pies, no excuses and no experience necessary – just a ready to try attitude and ability to smile through the pain!”

The dates for this Bootcamp are Monday, January 7th to Thursday, January 10th, 7pm – 8.30pm each night and tickets are €50 here.

You may even lose your muffin top in the big top.