Work-out plan to aid Cork teens’ mental well-being

From sums and science to sit-ups and squats — students have swapped school books for work-outs to boost their mental health.

Work-out plan to aid Cork teens’ mental well-being

The fitness instructor who runs the Cork gym where Olympic race-walking hero Rob Heffernan trains put some 200 students of Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown through a series of tough physical workouts as part of its week-long positive mental health awareness campaign.

Laura Dorgan, the owner of Laura Dorgan Fitness and the manager of Fitnessworx Gym on Tramore Rd, where Olympic medalist Heffernan trains with his strength and conditioning coach, Robbie Willliams, said she was delighted to get involved.

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