The 40 Day Health Challenge

Caroline Murphy lives in West Cork and runs West Cork eggs alongside a dairy farm.  She is a mother-of-4 kids ranging in age from 14 to 22 and is sick of eating the same food all the time. You can watch Episode 3 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" today from 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Eddie Murphy talks to Trina Mara about "Blue Monday" - the 20th of January has been described as the gloomiest day of the year in terms of our mental health but Dr. Eddie explains it's a made-up "marketing tactic" to get us spending money.   You can watch the latest episode of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" every Tuesday at 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Eileen Robinson is a 55-year-old hairdressing teacher from Galway who has always been very active. She underwent a double knee replacement last April and has struggled with her recovery.   You can watch Episode 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" now on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Edel Hannon from Limerick wants to become more comfortable in her body and improve her mindset. She admits she has gotten into a rut over the last few months and stopped looking after herself. You can view Episode 1 and 2 on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie with Episode 3 dropping at 1pm on Tuesday 21st January.

Trish Buckley (54) is from Raheny in Dublin and is about to experience a big life change as she is being made redundant in March from a very busy career.  She hopes to inspire other women her age who are juggling busy lives.  She is a loyal listener of Ireland's Classic Hits Radio and heard about "The 40 Day Health Challenge" in the boardroom she will soon be leaving.  Trish wants to learn how to...

Sheena Crean absolutely loves food.... in fact, she'd probably swap an Oasis ticket for a restaurant voucher. She's had a tough few years with the death of her father, her aunt and her beloved sister. She has also moved house a number of times so stress levels have been at an all time high. Throw in a job redundancy to top it off and so she is ready for a change. You can view Episode 2 of "The 40...

Wednesday night is a great night to get walking at your local GAA club as "Ireland Lights Up". Our Cork challenger John Drislane is thrilled to have the support of his parish at Castlelyons GAA Club from 7pm this evening. You can watch Episode 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" now on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Jim O'Sullivan, one of our Cork challengers on the 40 Day Health Challenge is horrified! Find out why on this podcast! You can watch Episode 2 on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie  

As I was leaving the filming session for Episode 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge", I noticed Martina Condell was quite upset. She was worried she would be the only challenger not to lose weight.....which of course didn't happen ! You can view Episode 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" today from 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Martina Condell is a 53-year-old mother of two who works as an SNA in a primary school meaning she has her afternoons free but she isn't making the most of this time.  She is a member of a cycling club but this often requires pit-stops for a coffee and cake.  You can watch Episodes 1 & 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

It's Day 8 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" with Episode 2 available to watch tomorrow (Tuesday 14th January) from 1pm. Colm Hayes chats to Trina Mara about ditching the booze - a "fruit-based drink" (wine !!) and how he's getting on. You can watch episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Garry the Trucker is very well known to us at Ireland's Classic Hits Radio. You've probably heard his voicenotes on Trina Mara's show.  Being on the road has led to some pretty bad eating habits - chocolate and crisps and regular pit-stops at service stations. He is ready to make the change so he can spend more time with his wife Michelle who is fit as a fiddle. You can watch Episode 2 of "The 40...

Olivia Fitzgerald lives on a dairy farm in Askeaton, Co. Limerick and has a separate full-time job as well as being a sports coach and mammy to 4 kids.  She recently had a set-up with a sepsis diagnosis and got a real fright as she thought she might die.   You can watch Episode 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" tomorrow at 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Jim O'Sullivan is a recently retired secondary school principal from Cork. Married to Deirdre O'Sullivan (who is also one of our challengers) and admits he has become more sedentary of late and doesn't want to feel exhausted after a day on the golf course.   You can view Episode 2 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on Tuesday at 2pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Jeannette Traynor is a mother-of-3 living in Clondalkin, Dublin. She is a shift worker and so her sleep patterns are all over the place. Although she loves to exercise, arthritis in her big toe has slowed her down but she still wants to run the Dublin City Marathon for her 50th birthday this year.  

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Eddie Murphy joins Trina Mara in studio to talk about the steps taken by the Challengers on "The 40 Day Health Challenge", emotional eating, learning to say "no" and putting herself first and how to navigate grief. www.the40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Deirdre O'Sullivan is a mother-of-four from Cork, married to Jim (one of our other Challengers) and joined "The 40 Day Health Challenge" to feel better about herself on a daily basis.  Deirdre has worked in hairdressing her whole career and has taken early retirement on medical grounds.  She is living with Stage 4 breast cancer and wants to enjoy life and take up opportunities she may have been to...

Professor Niall Moyna (Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at DCU) has come into studio to test Trina on his health related fitness tests. You can find these tests yourself on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie    

Aimee Smart is a 34-year-old mum of two, both under the age of 2, and is currently on maternity leave from her job as cabin crew with Aer Lingus.  She wants her kids to grow up in a household that eat healthy meals and where exercise is part of their daily lives.  Aimee has spoken openly about the grief of losing her mam just weeks before her wedding and how this has affected her emotionally. You...

It's Day 4 on "The 40 Health Challenge" and Trina meets 32-year-old new dad John Drislane who has lost his confidence to socialize. He wants to improve his asthma and dropping the weight will help this condition. www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie  

Jason King from "Get Ireland Walking" chats to Trina Mara about how we can all get out walking to better our health and the "Ireland Lights Up" initiative where you can walk safely in your local GAA club. www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie  

Grainne Walsh (54) from Limerick has struggled with her weight ranging from size 14 to 24 and is 5 foot tall!  She started to avoid the scales but knew she was at least 18 stone.  She has lost some of the weight and wants to continue on this health challenge.  Like so many Irish mammies, she has spent her life looking after every else - ferrying her three children around and not allowing any time...

It's Day 2 of the 40 Day Health Challenge and the programme's Registered Dietician Sophie Pratt joins Trina Mara to chat about eating healthily. You can watch episode 1 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Colm Hayes gets up in the middle of the night to present "The Colm and Lucy Breakfast Show" on Ireland's Classic Hits Radio and wants to make a conscious effort to improve his health. Episode 1 is now available to view on  www.the40dayhealthchallenge.ie  

Personal Trainer Karl Henry chats to Trina Mara on Day 1 of the 40 Day Health Challenge urging everyone to get started TODAY! Episodes drop every Monday at 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie and on social media