The Shape I'm in: Happy go lally Cork fitness trainer

I’m meeting Cork fitness trainer Ray Lally for the first time and put my hand out to greet him. It turns out he’s a hugger. “Bring it in,” he says, with arms open wide. There’s nothing for but to, well, bring it in.

Working under the name The Happy Fitness Guy — catch him on RTÉ’s Today with Maura and Dáithí — he’s on a mission to brighten people’s lives. And he can’t get enough of the good vibes. “It’s mad if you look at someone and they are very tired or have one of those resting bitch faces — but if you give them a smile they’ll smile back at you.”