Follow Natasha's fitness plan

Wed, 22 March 2017

In episode three, we meet the Reilly family, Naomi and Phillip, their two children Natasha (18) and Tammy Jo (13) and Natasha’s son Tyler (one), all living under the same roof in Ballymun, Dublin. Each member of the family bar cheerleading mad daughter, Tammy Jo, suffer with various life changing illnesses: Cystic Fibrosis, asthma, severe migraines and addiction.

To add fuel to the fire, none of the family members correctly manage their medication, two are self-medicating way over the daily recommended dosage of paracetamol and smoke and drink to excess. The entire family's eating habits are extremely poor with no one in the family except for Tammy Jo, who is in school, eating breakfast. Indeed, the only fruit to be found in the house is a plastic fruit bowl.

Professor Niall Moyna developed this fitness programme in order to help Naomi get back on track. 

Naomi's Fitness Plan

It is recommended that you accumulate thirty mins of Moderate to Vigorous physical activity per day (heart is beating much faster than normal and you are breathing much harder than normal, face is flushed, begin to sweat and become breathless).

As well as following the program it is important that you begin to make changes in your every day activities. Try to choose the active option where possible eg. taking stairs instead of lifts, walking to the shop, getting off the bus one stop earlier and walking the remainder of the journey.

Try to ensure you enjoy the physical activity you take on. You can substitute any of the days activities with a 30 minute swim or a bootcamp class.

When walking, divide your time by two eg 10 minute walk breaks down to five minutes walking away from the house and 5 minutes back. 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPNUd-NgCnA

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdqRPHx8dgo

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzBtVhpVxoo

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=istOU9nxhm8