These ladies are...FIGHTING FIT

THERE IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TO THIS CENTRAL DESERT FITNESS CLASS

At first glance, this group of Aboriginal women lifting weights and striking punching bags look like your typical outback fitness group.

But the women in the backyard of the Alice Springs dialysis clinic are working out for a more powerful reason - they are fighting for their lives.

Physiotherapist Nicki Scholes-Robertson offers words of encouragement as the group stretch out on yoga mats. Nicki knows first-hand how important these classes are for generating hope for the women in the community.