The 40 Day Health Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

It's Day 21 on the 40 Day Health Challenge and our challenger Trish Buckley has already achieved a 5k run! You can watch episodes on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

It's Day 20, the half-way point, on the "40 Day Health Challenge" and we catch up with challenger Grainne Walsh who has fallen in love with tumeric! The real love of her life "Seamie" has also been making an appearance on Grainne's social media videos this week. You can watch Episodes 1-3 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie with Episode 4 dropping Tuesday at 1pm.

Dara Philpott is our final challenger to meet on The 40 Day Health Challenge. She works as a nurse manager in the colposcopy unit /gynae clinic. She has been working there for 25 years and is getting ready for a healthier retirement! Dara is a young granny with another grandchild on the way. You can watch Episodes 1-3 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie and Episode 4 drops on Tuesday at 1pm.

Dr.Sumi Dunne talks us through how to check your breasts at home and when is the best time to do it. You can watch Episodes of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

Trina Mara speaks to young mum-of-two Aimee Smart for the second time and we discuss Deirdre O'Sullivan's reaction to Aimee's first interview about the loss of her mother Iris. You can watch episode 3 of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" tomorrow at 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

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 cook as her partner currently does all the shopping and the kitchen duties. She also wants to reduce her wine intake particularly now as she goes through the menopause. You can watch the latest episodes of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

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 Day Health Challenge" now on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

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 Day Health Challenge" on Tuesday at 1pm on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

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 too shy for in the past. www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

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 can watch the first episode of "The 40 Day Health Challenge" on www.40dayhealthchallenge.ie

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 for herself.

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