The ever popular ‘Ireland Lights Up’ and Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs ‘Every Step Counts’ Challenge returns to GAA clubs in January 2025 in partnership with Get Ireland Walking.
With almost 1,000 clubs involved and over 40,000 weekly participants in the Steps Challenge on Irish Life's MyLife app in 2024, they have grown to be the biggest walking initiatives in Ireland.
To fill the void of Operation Transformation departing from our televisions, the GAA is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the recently launched 40-Day Health Challenge. This nationwide digital health and wellbeing campaign is brought to you by the makers of Operation Transformation and will run from January 6th to February 14th online.
Lots of familiar faces will be involved, with personal trainer Karl Henry, GP Dr Sumi Dunne, clinical psychologist Dr Eddie Murphy and dietician Sophie Pratt, guiding the nation and a group of specially selected challengers through the 40-day challenge.
The aim is to inspire and encourage individuals, families, and communities across Ireland to embrace healthier lifestyles, get active, and improve their overall physical and mental well-being while taking part in ‘Ireland Lights Up’ and the Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge.
As was the case during Operation Transformation, each week, a club participating in Ireland Lights Up will get a visit from the camera crew to showcase on the 40 Day Health Challenge how they are supporting the health and wellbeing of their members and community.
40 Day Health Challenge – Call Out for Challengers
The 40 Day Health Challenge is also looking for individual members of GAA clubs to register their interest in becoming part of the team of first Challengers for the new show!
If you’re looking for an exciting new challenge in 2025 and want to be part of 40-Days that will positively impact your health, then this could be your chance. Setting your challenge and supporting you through your plan will be the team of experts highlighted above. For 40 days you will eat well, move more and focus positively on your mental health.
They’re looking for people from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and their surrounding areas to take part as the challengers in the series which will be streamed weekly on thesun.ie along with daily updates in The Irish Sun and on Classic Hits Radio.
