Prime Time of Life with County Kildare Leader Partnership
‘Prime Time of Life’ with County Kildare Leader Partnership is a FREE 8-week in-person evidence-based multimodal exercise and health education programme for adults over 35 years, including those living with clinical conditions.
EduFIT’s research has shown participation in ‘Prime Time of Life’ has led to improvements in aerobic fitness, muscular fitness (strength, endurance, and power), balance, flexibility, physical activity participation, and perceptions of physical health, mental health, and quality of life. These results are consistent in all programmes (online and in-person) that have been delivered since by EduFIT and affiliate instructors across Ireland. You can read our ‘Prime Time of Life’ research papers HERE.
This programme is starting on Monday 27th April 2026 and is for adults over 35 years living in county Kildare, including those living with clinical conditions.
Overview of the Programme
- 2 * 60-minute in-person exercise classes from 10.30am to 11.30am on Monday’s and Wednesday’s for 8 weeks in St Michael’s Boxing Club in Athy, county Kildare. .
- 1 * 15-minute live online health masterclass per week on key topics related to healthy ageing. This is streamed live in your in-person exercise classes and recorded for on-demand viewing.
- The health education masterclasses are supplemented with take-home resources including presentation notes, infographics and nutrition recipes which will be sent via email.
- An on-demand library of multimodal exercise videos and recorded health education masterclasses. You have lifetime access to this!
The exercise classes will include a suitable warm up and cool down. These exercise classes will focus on strength and balance training, with aerobic, flexibility, and mobility exercises included in the warm-up and cool down. All exercise classes are designed by clinical exercise physiologists specifically for adults over 35 years of age of all fitness abilities, including those living with clinical conditions. The exercise videos included in the on-demand library can be performed at a time and a place most suitable to you, making it as easy as possible for you to be as fit and as healthy as possible, anytime, anywhere.
The 15-minute health education masterclasses are delivered by experts via Zoom and focus on different topics relating to healthy ageing. Please note, this programme focuses on evidence-based practices in lifestyle medicine. The health education workshops will be streamed live in the exercise classes and are recorded so you can watch them back at any time, during or after the programme.
The ‘Prime Time of Life’ programme is designed and delivered by EduFIT, in partnership with Laois Sports Partnership, Pobal, Sláintecare and the Government of Ireland, and is funded by County Kildare Leader Partnership. If you have any questions, please contact us by email on programmes@edufit.ie.
Prime Time of Life with County Kildare Leader Partnership – Sign-Up Form
By signing up, you are providing your information to EduFIT. All personal data will be stored and handled by EduFIT in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines for the duration of the programme (up to 6 months after the final exercise class). Our privacy policy can be viewed at www.edufit.ie/privacy-policy/
Personal data provided in the sign-up form will be reviewed by Dr Diane Cooper from EduFIT, a clinical exercise physiologist and qualified phase IV cardiac rehabilitation specialist, who may provide private exercise counselling to participants living with clinical conditions before the 6-week programme commences.