WEBINAR: THURSDAY 17TH JUNE @ 19: 30
PART OF DUBLIN PRIDE’S HEALTH & WELLBEING WEEK & GCN’S IN & OUT FESTIVITIES
Sporting Pride, the association tasked with getting the LGBTQ+ community active, continues its successful “Standing Proud in Irish Sport” webinar series with a discussion on LGBTQ+ Health and Fitness experiences with two professional personal trainers, podcast hosts and LGBTQ+ community members Georgina Hall and Declan Flynn.
Taking place on Thursday 17th June 2021 at 19:30 as part of Dublin Pride’s Health & Wellbeing Week and GCN’s ongoing In & Out festivities, the live discussion will cover a broad range of topics, including:
• Why community members should consider taking on a health and fitness journey and how to go about doing so
• Challenges facing the LGBTQ+ Community in relation to achieving better health outcomes
• How these two professionals mind their own health and wellbeing during this difficult time
• Motivational tips and advice for others in our community
Viewers will also have the opportunity to leave questions and comments for Georgina and Declan, who will respond towards the end of the event.
Karina Murray, Events Coordinator of Sporting Pride, says “Past research on the health and wellbeing of the LGBTQ+ community has proven that we are at higher risk of negative health outcomes in a number of different areas. It is important for us to discuss how we can go about changing this and this conversation between two very experienced professionals will drive this discussion forward”
To watch this ground-breaking free webinar, go to the live streaming links below on Thursday 17th June at 19:30.
Simultaneous live streaming GCN’s Facebook and YouTube channels:
About The Panel
Georgina Hall - Personal Trainer and Podcast Host
Georgina educates & empowers womxn to take control of their own training & nutrition through online, one-to-one and group coaching. She has cultivated her skills and services over the last nine years in the industry training thousands of women online, outside and on the gym floor. GPT is not just about the training session, it’s about what goes on outside of the hour in the gym; Building a community to encourage, inspire, support and motivate clients with nutrition and exercise, empathy and compassion. That’s the difference that keeps the momentum going.
Georgina also hosts her own podcast, Phemale Empowered, Inspired by the casual conversations she’s had with thousands of women over her career in coaching, this is not just another wanky women's wellness podcast. She is bringing the uprising! https://www.georginahalltraining.com/
Declan Flynn - Personal Trainer and Podcast Host
Declan’s road to fitness started in 2012 when he saw himself in a photograph and having his eyes opened to the fact he had to make a change and create new lifestyle habits. The following month he joined a local boot camp and started his fitness journey. He lost 1 stone in 6 weeks and began jogging - by the October he was doing his first marathon.
From 2012 to today, he’s gone through successes and pitfalls of training and nutrition, but through it all he has learnt and improved his understanding of both aspects. Six years of being a client of an online coach himself has brought him through the processes of creating habits and making them last. He is now a qualified Level 2 Fitness Instructor & Level 3 Personal Trainer through Fitcert / ITEC. Declan also hosts his own podcast - FlynnFit Podcast - that covers topics of training, nutrition, mindset, goal setting and everything in between. https://declanflynn.fitness/
About The Hosts
Sporting Pride
Founded in 2018, Sporting Pride is Ireland’s sport, fitness and exercise body, tasked with inspiring the LGBTQ+ community to get active. Research shows that 55% of LGBT men and 56% of LGBT women are not active enough to maintain good health, compared with 33% and 45% respectively of the general public. As a member of the EGLSF and the Federation of Gay Games, Sporting Pride also offers LGBTQ+ sports people the opportunity to represent Ireland in international competitions. www.sportingpride.ie
Gay Community News
GCN is the national LGBT+ press in Ireland operating since 1988. GCN reflects queer life in Ireland and is delighted to collaborate with Sporting Pride, the Dublin Devils and Dublin Pride to facilitate this vital conversation about the LGBT+ experience in health and fitness and how we can all work together to make health promoting activities a more inclusive space and accessible for the LGBT+ community. www.gcn.ie
Dublin Pride
Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride Festival & Parade happens every year in June and celebrates respect, inclusion, diversity, and equality. Dublin Pride is one of the biggest people parades and festival in Ireland now, Pride is 365 days not just for one day. Dublin Pride now runs events, workshops, talks throughout the year and has now launched its second festival Winter Pride in late November/December. Find out more here: www.DublinPride.ie
This event is supported by the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Fund and The Community Foundation of Ireland.
Sporting Pride Contact
Karina Murray karina.murray@sportingpride.ie