Real Health with Karl Henry

This week’s episode of Real Health is a short one but in just ten minutes I give you ten simple life swaps that will transform your health.From your health to your sleep, energy and life overall, I’m giving you ten suggestions of ten things you can easily swap from your life.Do one, a few, or even all ten but I promise you will find they make a huge difference in your life.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts from.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Competitive freediving champion, Claire Walsh, joins me on this week’s Real Health to talk about breathing techniques and how it can improve your wellness and even enhance performance.Claire can hold her breath under water for 5m59 seconds diving to a depth of 60m – the equivalent of the height of Dublin’s Liberty Hall – and she tells me why she decided to give up the day job to concentrate full time on freediving and she explains some of the breathing exercises you can use at any time during the day to help with stress and anxiety.It’s about slowing things down and re-connecting with yourself and your body through your breathing, Claire tells me, and it really can be as simple as that.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts from.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/ The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The topic for this week’s Real Health is one that I’m sure affects so many of you out there. You might be eating well and exercising regularly but…..do you still get afflicted with the late night nibbles, the bedtime munchies or evening snack time pangs?You’d be surprised just how many people out there reach for their favourite crackers, crisps, biscuits, whatever it is! But today’s episode is going to look at ways of beating that habit as well as finding out how to eat well with our guest, dietitian, Maeve Hanan, who also has a new book out called Your No-Nonsense Guide to Eating Well available at: https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/your-no-nonsense-guide-to-eating-well/Maeve explains to me the most common cause for late-night snacking, the importance of eating well earlier in the day, and the dangers of emotional eating as well as the signs to look out for to avoid it.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the summer upon us and lockdown restrictions easing, maybe now you can start to look to the future with more hope and optimism?For this week’s Real Health episode, my guest, Miriam Hussey, is an integrated health expert, yoga practitioner and wellness coach and joins me to help guide you through how to make the most of your life in the weeks, months and years ahead.Miriam has great advice on living a life of ease and less stress going forwards post-lockdown but is also upfront about the work that is needed to find inner peace and asking honest questions of yourself going forwards.As we all look to the future now, I’m sure you will get great help from listening to Miriam’s advice and words. Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week’s show I’m discussing the issue of stubborn belly fat and how to lose it. It’s a question that always come up with clients, listeners and followers on social media wanting to know the sure-fire way to get rid of this fat.While you may be eating healthily and exercising regularly, do you find the tummy bulge just won’t go away?Brian Keane is qualified personal trainer, sports nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach and host of the popular Brian Keane podcast and joins me on this week’s show with some great tips and advice for banishing the belly fat.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With groups of up to fifteen now able to train outdoors, I thought it would be a good time to speak to a physiotherapist about some of the more common injuries that might be expected - and more importantly, how to avoid them.Lauren Guilfoyle is a sports physio who also works with Tipperary GAA and she joins me on this week’s episode to tell me more about the dangers of over-loading in training and the need to give your body time to adapt to new training.Plus she also answers some of the most sports injury questions I get each week including how to deal with the dreaded shin splints!Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Covid restrictions beginning to ease, I wanted to find out what the future of gyms in Ireland will look like and how they will be operating in phase 4 of the opening up of the country.Conn McCluskey is CEO of Ireland Active, the national association for the leisure, health and fitness sector and he joined me on this week’s Real Health to give some more information on what gym users can expect when Ireland’s gyms start opening up again during the summer.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For this week’s episode, I’m responding to the volume of questions I’ve received recently from listeners wanting to know how to shift those Covid kilos that we’ve all been putting on due to the lockdown.We’ve been eating and drinking more and for most people, not moving as much as we usually would. So, how to get yourself back on track and lose that extra weight?I’ve got some really simple and easy tips for you explaining how to do it properly that will make a real difference.From having the 80:20 rule to setting yourself targets as well as proper nutrition, rest and recovery, you’ll find a big difference if you can introduce some or all of my advice into your life on a daily basis.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s guest, performance coach, Gerry Hussey, is someone I just had to bring back.His previous appearance with me, when we discussed mindset and attitude to life, was so popular that we knew he had to come back for more insights – and especially now more than ever before.On this episode of Real Health, Gerry wants people to realise that, while we may be in difficult situations, it is our response to the situation that will determine the outcome.To make the most of our lives we need to turn our inner critic into our inner coach and focus on what’s important to us.After all, he says, we only have about 900 months to live, so what life of maximum potential can you live in that time? Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/I’ve also got copies of my ‘Healthy Living Handbook’ to give away and to be in with a chance of winning, just rate, review and subscribe to the show.The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With garden centres re-opening this week, there’s no better time to get out into your garden, if you have one, to enjoy the outdoors and get in some green-fingered mindfulness.I’ve interviewed guests about positivity, meditation and mindset since the lockdown began and my guest this week is Diarmuid Gavin, the broadcaster, author, designer and gardener extraordinaire.It’s a fascinating interview with Diarmuid who reflects that this is the first time he has been at home so much in twenty-five years, he tells me about the moment that changed his life when he got noticed by the BBC at the Chelsea Flower Show, and he has some great tips if you are looking to get out into your garden and enjoy the outdoors more.Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT.For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to:https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/I’ve also got copies of my ‘Healthy Living Handbook’ to give away and to be in with a chance of winning, just rate, review and subscribe to the show.The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.