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'Get Off The Couch', New Six Part Series, Begins on Setanta Sports on 24th Oct
11 Oct 2013 : By Kevin Cronin
'Get Off The Couch' participants celebrate their newfound fitness.
‘Get Off The Couch’ - a new Setanta Sports series focusing on six ordinary people as they attempt to shed their sedentary lifestyles and take up sporting challenges - begins this 24th October at 10pm.

Olympic boxing champion Katie Taylor, Sonia O’Sullivan, Sean Kelly and Catherina McKiernan are among the sporting stars set to give advice and help train the participants, over six episodes presented by 98FM Head of News Teena Gates.

Some of the physical tasks faced are sea swimming with long distance swimmer Fergal Somerville; rafting down the Liffey with Ciaran ‘Kipper’ Maguire; climbing Carrantuohill with Pat Falvey; and competing in a triathlon under the coaching of Eamonn Tilley.

Produced and directed by Helen Shaw, ‘Get Off The Couch’ counts among its crew members principal camera operator Barry MacNeill; assistant producer Robert Hope; production coordinator Leon O’Neill; production administrator Lisa Essuman; Editor Barry MacNeill; and composers Michael Gallen, Robert Hope and Mark Gavin.

Ms Gates, who succeeded in reaching Everest Base Camp after changing her inactive lifestyle, knew from experience the challenges the participants were up against.

‘No-one can take on a huge task like that in one mental leap – take one step at a time and put one foot in front of the other, and believe me, you will get there in the end,’ she said.

‘Get Off The Couch’, supported by the BAI’s Sound & Vision scheme and produced by Athena Media, starts airing on Setanta Ireland from 24th October 24th at 10pm.

The trailer is available to view below:





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