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A Dorset pilates class was joined by a herd of alpacas on Sunday.
The fluffy camelids roamed among the 12 participants at Hope Farm in Corfe Mullen, near Wimborne, as they performed exercises outdoors over the bank holiday weekend.
One alpaca even tried to clamber on to an exercise mat to join in with the 40-minute session, run by Jessica Hole, 28, who started the classes last year.
Originally from North Wales, the instructor said: 'The sessions were inspired by my love of animals and pilates.
'Pilates is also heavily inspired by animals and the way they move (we have exercises such as cat, swan, elephant in the repertoire) so taking our class outside in the fresh air amongst our fluffy friends really adds something special to the experience.'
She said she began the classes last summer and plans to run them again this year with her Hot Pink Pilates business.
Jessica added: 'Like humans, alpacas have different personalities.
'Some of them are cheeky characters and like to get involved, roll on people's mats, plonk themselves amongst the action and sniff us as we practise.
Alpacas roamed around the 12 participants at a pilates class in Dorset on Sunday
The camelids were part of instructor Jessica Hole's alpaca pilates class on Hope Farm
The alpacas watched on as participants hit their poses during the 40-minute class in the sunshine
'The alpacas that are more reserved like to watch from a distance but due to the size of the field they're able to roam around freely and happily.'
In an advertisement for the class, which cost £22.50 a head, Jessica said alpacas were 'gentle creatures with a calming energy'.
She added: 'Alpacas are very gentle and sweet-natured - being around them is animal therapy at its finest!'
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