exercise

Loreto Hockey Club in Rathfarnham launched a new initiative aimed at bringing members of the local community together and getting them active from this week.  The Loreto Walk and Talk community initiative is…

If you haven’t cycled in years, getting back in the saddle can be scary. .Why not join Fingal County Council’s six week Adult Cycling Course and gain skills and confidence…

The promise of Spring is always sure to put a new pep in the step of those who enjoy a regular walking routine. Over the past several years, the weight of evidence favouring walking as…

A Walking Bus is now up and running for pupils at St Joseph’s Junior School in Corduff, Blanchardstown, writes Rose Barrett.  This is a fun, active and safe way for…

Walking alone and with purpose makes you feel alive and positive. With no one else to consider, you can test your personal best time over a favourite route, walking  at…

The ideal amount of walking for wellness, according to many health organisations, is a total of 30 minutes a day on most, if not all days of the week. For anyone…

Research into participation in physical activity clearly shows walking to be by far the most popular form of exercise among Irish adults – especially during the Covid-19 pandemic couple of years,…

My dear, and long departed American friend Dr George Sheehan,was first and foremost a runner, but he was also a great advocate of walking. When he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer,…

A pre-natal and post-natal personal training and ‘Mum & Baby’ bootcamp will be taking place every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30am in Terenure RFC, writes Rachel Cunningham. Organised and led…

BY CATHERINA MCKIERNAN There are a myriad of reasons why running has become so popular over the past decade or two. It is a cheap sport to get involved in…