It’s 8.13am on a Monday morning as I write this. I’ve just finished up a great session with a group of clients and coach Eoin is currently working with 2 more clients on their goals. That’s a great way to start a Monday 🙂 And while I can honestly say that they are all flying […]

Our purpose as a business is to support our clients in living healthy, active and more rewarding lives and there’s no better examples of this than Shauna Donovan. While many people look at the physical transformation she has undergone, I can tell you without hesitation that the shift in her mindset and personal beliefs/values is […]

Hi everyone! My name is Stephanie and I am a third year Exercise and Health Studies student from Waterford IT. I am originally from Kildare but have just recently moved to Cork and I just love it here!  I am excited joining the Steve McGrath Health and Performance Team for my work placement. I have […]

So with our September approaching, we are gearing up for a busy few months in the gym with a ton of events and programs planned, incosuoing our upcoming 1 Week Trial Membership Program Looking back over the first 8-and- a-bit months of 2017, I’m so grateful to have played a part in the amazing lifestyle […]

So ater a busy few days in London last week with my business coaches, I’m holed up in west Cork for a few days R & R. As with anytime I return from these intensive days of caoching and learning, my head is fairly fried. Lots of new ideas to implement, lots of areas to […]

You’ve probably heard the advice that weight loss simply comes down to calories in versus calories out- eat less calories than you burn and you’ll lose weight. One of the biggest problems with this advice is that it is so vague. What all good coaches know is that ‘less calories’ means different things from one […]

Lately, in our members group and during client check-ins, I’ve been talking a lot about realistic progress when it comes to weight/fat loss. When we talk to about weight loss, the aim with our clients is to lose bodyfat and not muscle mass. However, a lot of clients use the two words interchangeably which is […]

When it comes to health, fitness and fat loss, not all results are the same. For some clients, dropping 14lb of fat is the result that they want. For others, it’s to get their first chin up and for some clients the main goal is to fit into an old pair of jeans that fitted […]

The bench press is one of those exercises that coaches either love or hate. Some say it is has no use in sports performance as you are never pushing an object off of you while on your back and therefore it’s not ‘functional’. But this is the exact position you may find yourself in during […]

Nearly everyone at some stage falls into a health, fitness and lifestyle rut. Life events and circumstances can easily get on top of us and before we know it we are carrying excess weight to the point that it negatively affects our health. Our energy levels hit rock bottom. Our zest and drive for life can […]