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Siobhan answers your health and fitness questions.

1. How do I get a flat stomach? You can spend all day doing crunches at the gym trying to get a flat stomach, with the only result being frustration because nothing has changed. Having a flat stomach is more about body composition (the ratio of body fat to lean mass) than it is about…

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Siobhan Byrne is the director/owner of BodyByrne Fitness and is also a fulltime trainer and an Ambassador for PUMA Ireland. Siobhan has worked with top Irish celebrities like Rosanna Davison and Katheryn Thomas. She is also an expectant mum, and so we asked her for some advice on nutrition and fitness for pregnant women and…

To burn fat when exercising you must get your heart rate up to 70% to 85% of your max for 30 minutes. (You can figure your target heart rate by taking 220 minus your age and then multiplying that by 70 to 85 percent. Example if your 30 years old take 220-30 = 190 times…

I hear that moan and groan and I can see the look of despair on your face as you read the title of this article. The words ‘eating clean’ seem to conjure up horrific images of plain brown rice and chicken with steamed broccoli, plain boring and generally tasteless food that has to be eaten…

My big challenge this year was taking on the Ironman 70.3 in Galway with my teammates Rosanna Davison and Kathryn Thomas. Little did I know that while completing the event, there was a fourth member on the team. Yes, I was already a couple of weeks pregnant then, and now I’m 16 weeks and counting…

Celebrity workouts with Paul Byrne from BodyByrne Fitness. Celebrities include Keith Duffy, Rosanna Davison, Glenda Gilson, Brian Kennedy and Michelle Heaton. Paul Byrne has won numerous physique classes in Mr. Ireland, Mr. Northern Ireland & Mr. Titan UK. He is also a remarkable six time Irish Karate Champion, twice the European Karate champion and holds…

Meet the woman responsible for the fabulous figures of Ireland’s biggest female stars. Siobhan Byrne (33) is the woman behind the enviable curves of Kathryn Thomas, Grainne Seoige and Rosanna Davison. The personal trainer helps keep the TV stars and top model in tip-top shape, thanks to her regular workout sessions and diet plans. “Kathryn…

Want to get in shape? Forget expensive gym fees; work out DVD’s and fad diets. Fitness at Home with Paul Byrne is the ultimate blast work out that you can do from the comfort of your own home. Broadcast on City Channel (107 UPC), ‘Fitness at Home with Paul Byrne’ offers viewers daily workouts that…