Real Health with Karl Henry

As Leinster Rugby look to add a record-breaking fifth European Cup to their trophy cabinet, it’s an exciting time to be involved with the club and from a health and fitness perspective, I wanted to find out some of the tips and insights into what makes them one of true greats on the European scene. Joining me on the show from Leinster Rugby HQ were Performance Nutritionist, Daniel Davey, and Cilli...

The next time you reach for a snack or something to eat, ask yourself, are you really hungry? Mindful eating - the practical approach to bringing calm and awareness to meal times - is the topic for this week's episode as I'm joined by Aisling Larkin, co-founder of Foodoppi. Disordered eating can lead to things quickly spiralling out of control, but you can bring mindfulness back to where you are a...

Waking up in a pool of blood at the bottom of a flight of stairs in a karaoke bar was the final straw for TodayFM’s Dermot Whelan. He needed to find a way to deal with life’s stresses and that’s when he discovered meditation as he explains to me on this week’s Real Health episode. Since then, he has spent a year in California to train as a mediation teacher and he now gives workshops around the co...

Aged six, Bernard Dunne sat on Barry McGuigan's knee and told McGuigan that someday he too would be like him. Twenty-three years later Bernard Dunne became a world boxing champion and proved his skill, determination and focus to achieve. Ten years on from that magical moment, he joins me on the Real Health podcast to talk about the power of self-belief and never letting the negative thoughts in yo...

If you're looking to lose some weight for the summer holidays or just want to feel better about your body, then this week's episode is for you as I give you the 10 REAL ways to lose weight. Bringing you the benefit of all my years of experience in personal training, these tips really do work. I cover everything from muscle v fat, cardio training, calories, food planning, and how to avoid the train...

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, is this week’s guest on the Real Health podcast as I give him and two of his staff a six-week fitness challenge and I ask you, the listeners, to also test yourself against the Taoiseach over the next six weeks. “It was following on from the Operation Transformation Metabolic Age Test that I did and had me coming out at 53,” Leo Varadkar explained to me. “I’m actually 40...

She’s a best-selling author of two books, Owning It and The Confidence Kit, has a chart-topping podcast and is looking to crack the US with her brand of no-nonsense advice on living with anxiety and Caroline Foran is my guest on this week’s Real Health episode. Describing the rise of anxiety in people’s lives as an ‘epidemic’, the success of Caroline Foran’s books and podcast has shown how much it...

This week’s episode is all about your skin. Your skin? Yes, your skin, one of our vital health organs. If you exercise at all you know what it’s like to sweat and if you’re a healthy eater, you will also know how important good food is for your skin too. We’re not just talking vanity here either. Healthy skin is also a barometer of good health and treating your body well. So who better to give us...

You made it! It's my 7th and final Daily Health Boost to help kickstart your daily routine and today's tip is focusing on what you can achieve going forwards so listen in and I hope you find it effective. For more Real Health episodes and information you can visit the show page at: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/ Don’t forget to rate and subscribe the show and get in t...

We're nearly there for our week-long daily health boosts to help kickstart your days and I hope these short tips are making a small difference? Today's Daily Health boost is a good way to make a positive impact on your life. Listen in to find out more! For more Real Health episodes and information you can visit the show page at: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/ Don’t fo...

Dominic Munnelly is one of Ireland’s leading personal trainers with twenty years’ experience and a philosophy rooted in the athletic over the aesthetic focused on mobility and movement over abs and muscle. I wanted to find out more from Dominic to get some of his training tips for more effective results and we covered everything from exercises to diet and nutrition, supplements and agility. “It’s...

Day 5 of your 7 day Daily Health Boost tips and I hope they're making a difference? Today's tip is focused on emotional fitness so give it a go and let me know how you're getting on! For more Real Health episodes and information you can visit the show page at: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/ Don’t forget to rate and subscribe the show and get in touch - I’m on Twitter...

How are you getting on with the Daily Health Boosts? Are you sticking with them? Today's tip is a simple but very effective tip for burning calories. So simple but it works! For more Real Health episodes and information you can visit the show page at: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/ Don’t forget to rate and subscribe the show and get in touch - I’m on Twitter and Insta...

It's Day 3 of our week-long Daily Health Boosts and you should be looking to integrate these simple tips into your everyday life for long-term benefits. Let me know how you're getting on - I’m on Twitter and Instagram @KarlHenryPT or realhealth@independent.ie. For more Real Health episodes and information you can visit the show page at: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/...

I hope you enjoyed the first Daily Health Boost and are ready for a week of small tips for big changes in your health and fitness? Listen in for my second Daily Health Boost which I want you to try for the next 24 hours. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe the show and get in touch - I’m on Twitter and Instagram @KarlHenryPT or realhealth@independent.ie. For more Real Health episodes and informatio...

Welcome to my 7 day Daily Health Boost challenge! For the next 7 days I'm going to be giving you short (1 minute) tips that will help your health and fitness. They are easy to implement and if you can make them part of your everyday, then short - and long term - you will really feel the benefits. Let's start today with our first Daily Health Boost which is about food and snacking. Listen in to fin...

RTE’s Claire Byrne joins me on this week’s episode as we discuss the nerve-wracking decision to take the metabolic age test live on national TV, why she forces herself to keep trying new things, and how she struggles to fit running and fitness in with her busy family and work life. “The only exercise I’m doing now is lifting children,” she tells me. “And my self-criticism is completely justified –...

It's the one exercise that is so simple, so good for your stress and health and what's more, it’s free, what’s not to love about running?! Running is what got me back to health when I was in college and since then, I’ve done 5ks, 10ks, marathons, ironmans and ultra marathons. Here then are my top 10 ways that you can be a better runner. These short, simple tips will help you maintain your running...

Pat Divilly has been one of Ireland's most well-known trainers and personal coaches but it was fascinating to speak to him this week about his failures in his 20s, how he had to start over and why, despite being successful, he decided to give it all up to focus on what actually made him happy. It's a really insightful and honest interview where Pat admits freely to his flaws and masks he's worn in...

Dancing with the Stars is one of the country’s most popular TV shows and not only does it showcase the skill of dancers and dancing, the fitness involved is something to greatly admire. On this week’s Real Health episode I caught up with two of the celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners - The Young Offenders star, Demi Isaac Oviawe and her dance partner Kai Widdrington, as wel...

It’s already February and many of you may still be finding yourself stretched after Christmas, so this week on the Real Health podcast, we’re going off in a bit of a different direction - we decided to tackle financial health for this week’s episode. I truly believe that it’s crucial to tackle and destress your finances and that can make every other part of your life better. After all, what good i...

I’ve covered burnout, anxiety, even sleep, as issues to be able to deal with and overcome, but what about probably the biggest one of all – stress? It's thought that between 70 and 90% of GP visits are related to stress and one doctor wants to change that and come up with better ways for us to combat it. Dr Rangan Chatterjee is well known in the UK for being the resident doctor on BBC One’s Breakf...

Best-selling author, screenwriter and playwright, Stefanie Preissner, has been called the voice of her generation, writing about issues of stress, anxiety and confidence for Irish 20-something females and she joins me on this week's Real Health podcast. Stefanie tells me why 0430am starts are best for her but why we should stop fetishising hard work and stress. She also talks about the success of...

It’s January, you’re back to work, and while I’m sure you’ve made great plans and goals for 2019, what do you do if it all gets a bit too much for you? Between work, family, kids, fitness, it can be hard to fit it all in. While on the outside you might appear to have everything under control, on the inside you could be drowning. That’s what this week's guest, psychotherapist and resilience coach,...

This week, in an exclusive for the Real Health podcast, I’m joined by my fellow Operation Transformation experts to find out what we can expect in the new series and to get their tips for healthy living. Dr. Sumi Dunne is the new resident GP on the show and she’s joined as ever by dietitian, Aoife Hearne, and Psychologist Dr. Eddie Murphy. For Sumi, she wants to bring practical tips to people and...