Operation Transformation led us to healthier lives in a challenging year

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It’s been a part of our post-Christmas viewing schedule since 2008, when an idea Gerry Ryan had on his radio show morphed into one of RTÉ’s greatest success stories.

And now Operation Transformation 2021 is coming to an end after a year in which the dangers of obesity have been very much flung into the spotlight by COVID-19.

Those who are overweight are at a greater danger of contracting a severe dose of the virus and are also at a greater risk of hospitalisation and death.

Meanwhile, a year without commutes for some, without work or something to do for others, and with focus for the majority is not helping our health as, even with regular exercise, the step count on those fitness bands dwindles.