
The 40 Day Health Challenge
Choice Broadcasting Ltd t/a Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
Show overview
The 40 Day Health Challenge has published 51 episodes during 2025. That works out to roughly 7 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 5 min and 11 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Health & Fitness show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Choice Broadcasting Ltd t/a Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio.
From the publisher
Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio is spearheading ‘The 40 Day Health Challenge’, an inspiring new initiative that’s all about getting you moving, eating well, and improving your mental wellbeing! The 40 Day Health Challenge, brought by the makers of Operation Transformation, is a free public health initiative aimed at inspiring people across Ireland to make sustainable lifestyle changes. With expert guidance and a supportive community, the challenge will help you eat well, move more, and improve your mental wellbeing over 40 days. Setting the challenge and giving you the plan are Personal Trainer Karl Henry, GP Dr Sumi Dunne, Clinical Psychologist Dr Eddie Murphy and dietician Sophie Pratt. For 40 days, people can eat well, move more and focus positively on their mental health Join us for daily updates on Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio, Online, in the The Irish Sun and on our podcast channel.
Latest Episodes
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Ep 51Day 40: We meet our challengers on finale
Trina Mara meets our challengers for the final time on Day 40. You can watch the full 4 hour finale with results on 40 Day Health Challenge Finale on You Tube You can still access the food plan, exercises and mental well-being tasks on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 50Day 40: Experts on Finale Day - Sophie Pratt, Karl Henry and Dr.Eddie Murphy
Trina Mara meets the experts for one last time on Day 40 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" You can watch the full 4 hour finale on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie and on YouTube

Ep 49Day 39: Martina Condell is cooking faster than the takeaway!
It's Day 39 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and Trina catches up with Martina Condell ahead of the finale tomorrow. Despite baking a chocolate biscuit cake for her children's birthday this week AND the family ordering a Chinese takeaway, her home-cooked meal was ready before the takeaway even arrived. You can watch the latest episode of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 45Day 38: Limerick challenger Olivia on this life changing experience & The Three Bridges walk tonight
Limerick challenger Olivia Fitzgerald catches up with Trina Mara about this life-changing experience of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and would love as many people as possible to join her, Martina, Edel and Grainne from 7pm as they do "The Three Bridges" walk in Limerick. You can see the latest episode of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 46Day 37: Sheena Crean not quite ready for the bus pass!!
It's Day 37 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and Sheena Crean has been updating Trina! She's had two big nights out and "may have had Sambuca at 3am"..... she is a scream and so honest! Her main goal for Friday's finale is to achieve a metabolic age that won't see her applying for a bus pass before her time. You can watch episodes of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 48Day 36: Caroline Murphy falls down the stairs !
Day 36 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and our West Cork challenger Caroline Murphy has gotten a fright after a fall down the stairs........did she go for some sugary tea? You can watch the latest episode of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" now on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 47Day 35: Trish Buckley The Runner!!!
Trina Mara catches up with our challenger Trish Buckley, who we are now calling "Trish the Runner" as The 40 Day Health Challenge enters it's last few days. You can watch episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 44Day 34: Dr.Eddie Murphy talks about goal setting
It's Day 34 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge". Dr.Eddie Murphy talks about JFK's goal for a man to walk on the moon. What are your goals in life? You can watch "The 40 Day Health Challenge" every Tuesday at 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 40Day 33: Edel Hannon on how crucial daily exercise has become
Edel Hannon is one of our Limerick challengers and she has been chatting to Trina Mara about how crucial exercise has become in her daily life just 33 days into the 40 Day Health Challenge. You can watch the latest episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 38Day 32: Deirdre O'Sullivan shares health update
Deirdre O'Sullivan, one of our Cork challengers, catches up with Trina Mara with an update on her stage 4 cancer and how she is feeling. You can watch all the latest episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 37Day 31: Jeannette Traynor talks shift work !!
It's Day 31 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and Dublin challenger Jeannette Traynor chats to Trina Mara about following the plan as a shift worker, working 12 hours, day and night. You can watch the latest episode on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 39Day 30: Jim 0'Sullivan on stress being a killer
Jim O'Sullivan is our retires secondary teacher who happens to be married to another challenger Deirdre O'Sullivan. He is getting on great with the 40 Day Health Challenge and chats to Trina Mara about stress being a killer. You can watch the latest episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 43Day 29: Dr.Eddie Murphy on Life Transitions
Dr.Eddie Murphy is the Clinical Psychologist on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and we take a look at life transitions. You can watch episodes of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 42Day 28: Dr.Eddie Murphy talks about resilience
Clinical Psychologist on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" Dr.Eddie Murphy talks about resilience and how we have all been through bad times and gotten through them - we just forget how resilient we are. You can watch episodes of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 36Day 27: Colm Hayes on wife's Stage 4 cancer
It's Day 27 on "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and Colm Hayes chats to Trina Mara about the benefits he has felt after quitting the booze and how it's helped him deal with his wife's cancer. You can watch "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie with the next episode available Tuesday at 1pm.

Ep 41Day 26: Dr. Eddie Murphy's task: Avoidance
Clinical Psychologist Dr.Eddie Murphy has set the challengers a task to acknowledge the problems within their lives that they have been avoiding. You can watch episodes of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 35Day 25: Dr.Eddie Murphy talks about the benefits of crying
It's Day 25 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" and Clinical Psychologist Dr.Eddie Murphy chats to Trina Mara about the benefits of crying. You can watch Episode 4 of The 40 Day Health Challenge on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 34Day 24: Join our Dublin challengers & Get Better with Chris at Raheny GAA tonight
Our Dublin challengers will be walking laps of Raheny GAA Club tonight at 7pm for "Ireland Lights Up" with Ruth Scott broadcasting live from the event. Come and support Trish, Sheena, Garry and Chris Connolly from "Get Better with Chris". You can watch Episodes 1-4 now on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 33Day 23: Sheena Crean talks openly about her sister's death
Sheena Crean is one of our challengers on The 40 Day Health Challenge and has been speaking openly to Trina Mara about the death of her sister and how the events that preceded her death left the family in turmoil Episode 4 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" is available to watch now on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Ep 32Day 22: Garry Corbally gains inches....between himself and the truck steering wheel
Garry Corbally from Tallaght in Dublin is GAINING inches........inches between his belly and the truck steering wheel! You can watch the latest episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie