HUNDREDS of Limerick fitness buffs turned out for Ireland’s biggest simultaneous aerobics class at UL arena on Wednesday morning which was broadcast live on RTÉ’s 2fm.
Limerick’s own ‘Mr Motivator’ Richie Clifford and radio presenter led the class along that was joined by listeners in gyms all around the country.
Richie and his daughter Joanna put the crowd through their paces live on 2fm with music mixed by 2fm DJ JJ Hartigan.
Members of the Six Nations winning Irish women’s rugby team, players from Limerick FC, Mayor of Limerick Gerry McLoughlin and Paralympic Rower Shane Ryan also took part.
Hector’s Soldiers of the Dawn have been gearing up for months for ‘Keep Her Fit’ a nationwide exercise event.
This is the first time ‘Breakfast with Hector’ has held an Aerobicathon and it all came about the day Hector met Richie. Richie was interviewed on Breakfast with Hector when he featured in RTÉ’s Reality Bites documentary ‘The Gym’.
Hector said :”What better time to get up and get fit than first thing in the morning. I’m delighted to be leading Ireland’s Biggest Simultaneous Aerobics Class live on 2fm. Exercise is a great way to get the nation moving and to get all my soldiers of the dawn pumped and ready for the day ahead. When I met Richie Clifford a few months ago, he had such energy and enthusiasm for aerobics I knew the show had to get the people of Ireland involved. Seeing hundreds of people in University of Limerick, working out together and hearing from gym’s around the country doing the same, has been a great start to my day.”
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