Adrian Sheerin making a presentation to frontline staff at Mayo University Hospital, at the coalface in the fight against the pandemic.

MAYO COVID HEROES NO. 8: Adrian Sheerin of Sheer Fitness

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Owner of Sheer Fitness, Adrian Sheerin spearheaded a fun challenge in July as over 300 people took part in a huge skipping fundraiser for frontline workers in Mayo University Hospital.

It involved all participants completing 1,000 skips per day, over the course of five days.

A follow-up challenge saw many participants completing a further 10,000 skips over three days.

It proved so popular that skipping ropes were sold out in stores and could not be bought anywhere in Mayo during the week.

Adrian himself decided to take on an ultimate challenge to complete 20,000 skips in under 2.5 hours - while being live-streamed on Facebook.

In total, the group effort raised €4,000 which was used to buy vouchers from local businesses in Mayo, such as cafes, salons, hairdressers and barbers.

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