Fit4Life

What is GloHealth Fit4life?
GloHealth Fit4life is a programme for all runners whether you are a complete beginner or a regular jogging/runner. The programme will help you to achieve improved levels of fitness and wellness within the club structure in a fun, sociable environment.

Runners Are Amazing
The sponsorship of Athletics Ireland compliments the recent launch of GloHealth’s advertising campaign entitled ‘#RunnersAreAmazing’ which focussed on people taking control of their health, by selecting from GloHealth’s innovative range of health insurance plans.
As an added incentive, people who join the Fit4Life group can claim €30 back on their Athletics Ireland membership with GloHealth’s Family & Kids’ Health and Sports Cover packages.
For more information please visit the GloHealth Fit4Life Page on the website.

How It Works
The training nights feature dynamic exercises and group runs, with each group composed of people with similar fitness levels.These groups range in ability from complete beginners up to regular runners and they each train at an appropriate level.

On Tuesday Nights we have our:
Cardiorespiratory, Strength, Endurance & Flexibilty Exercise

This is held indoors and is an effective method of exercising that can be enjoyed by a variety of people. The programme is designed to improve all the components of fitness that constitute physical fitness of an individual. The most essential components for maintaining fitness for life and sport include:
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness
- Muscular Strength
- Muscular Endurance
- Flexibility
Being physically fit also contributes to our overall health and total fitness. Total fitness includes social, mental, emotional, nutritional and medical fitness. It protects you against cardiovascular disease, increases your bone density, lowers cholesterol, reduces blood pressure and improves sleep quality. As a general rule, engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity cardiorespiratory activity each week.

Session Times...
See Session times: Event Timetable

Location...
During the winter months the Fit4Life classes are held indoors at the Firies Community Hall in Farranfore.
When the evenings get long we move outdoors to the Firies GAA field in Farranfore. The community hall and pitch is located in Farranfore village. Just past the garda station, their is a road to the right (sign posted Firies GAA). The hall is located about 100m at the end of this road. GPS: 52.172649,-9.546777

Articles....
Improve Your Running with these 12 Basic Guidelines: HERE
Short Video explaining Benefits of Easy running: HERE
Benefits of Threshold training: HERE
Strength Training for Distance Runners: HERE
Increase Strength, Stability and Balance: HERE