CLARITY PI takes on the task of transforming the fitness levels of school children

Professor Niall Moyna, a CLARITY Principle Investigator based in DCU, has joined forces with RTÉ Radio 1’s The John Murray Show to launch the First Year Fitness Challenge for schools throughout the island of Ireland. The initiative aims to transform the fitness levels of school children and encourage them to adopt healthy behaviour patterns at an early age. As part of Operation Transformation 2012, he is currently running a challenge with a fifth year class in Athlone Community College to pass a ‘Bleep Test’, a 20m shuttle-run test used to determine cardiovascular fitness. More information, including details about how to get involved, can be found here.

You can watch Professor Moyna in action on the Jan 25th show of Operation Transformation on RTÉ Player (available until Feb 15th 2012).

You can also download a podcast of Professor Moyna on The John Murray Show (Jan 25th).