Intersport Elverys and the Mayo Mental Health Association have joined forces in promoting positive mental health through sport and physical activity. Through the initiative you could WIN a €50 voucher for yourself and a €500 voucher for your school or club. The campaign will run until Christmas.

How To Enter

Purchase any sports good in our on of our Mayo stores (Castlebar, Claremorris, Ballina or Westport), take a picture in-store beside the pormotional stand, upload to any social media channels using the hashtag #moveyourmood, tag @intersportelvery (@Elverys on Twitter) and @mayomha to be in with a chance to win! Please make sure you social media account is not on private, or we will not be able to see your entry.

The story behind the Move Your Mood Campaign

As the clocks go back and the darkness draws in that bit earlier people of all ages often find their energy levels decrease which in turn affects their mood, their activity levels & their diet. The nights are now getting longer, and the mornings are getting darker. Here in Ireland there has been little research done on the subject but research carried out by the Weather Channel and YouGov (2014) in the UK found that 57% of people claimed their mood worsened during the winter in comparison to the summer months, with 66% saying that this lead to them feeling less active and more fatigued in the winter months.
The purpose of the Move Your Mood Campaign is to create an awareness for people, children & teenagers on the importance of keeping themselves & their families active & to highlight the positive effect it can have on their mental health – especially during the winter months.

It’s not everyday you get a chance to be coached by Irish Rugby’s finest. Intersport Elverys and Canterbury recently teamed up with Irish Rugby to give a number of young rugby players from all over the country the Ultimate Coaching experience with Irish Rugby coaches Joe Schmidt & Richie Murphy, in a once in a lifetime experience. The prize gave our winners the chance to learn from some of the world’s top coaches and gain insights into how they prepare a team for competition. The winners also got the lowdown on training drills, tips for staying sharp and the secrets behind game prep.

Every one of the participants had a fantastic time seeing how the Irish Rugby coaches work at close quarters. Check out the full video below!

As official retail partner of Irish Rugby, Intersport Elverys have a full range of rugby gear for all the family. Check it out HERE.

It’s Our Time, Own It, aims to shine a light on Irish women and women in sport. To inspire, motivate and encourage women to take centre stage and recognise their potential. Intersport Elverys have teamed up with top Irish athletes to get an insight into how their hard work and sacrifice translates to their respective sports. This is brought to life through videos with talents like Irish track athlete Sophie O’Sullivan.

Sophie O’Sullivan is an Irish runner and at 17 years old has a huge future ahead of her. She took home silver last year at U18 level and recently made it to the semi-finals of the 800m at this years U20 European Championship in Borås, Sweden.

Earlier this year Intersport Elverys teamed up with Athletics Ireland to promote a national campaign to ‘Get Ireland Running’. The campaign was a great success and it’s a pleasure for us to be working closely with an Irish Athletic Athlete. Sophie is the daughter of Irish Athlete Sonia O’Sullivan who is there for her every step of way on her journey to achieving greatness on the track. We will be following Sophie throughout her career and wish her the best going forward and hope that she continues to #OWNIT.  Watch the video below.

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It’s Our Time, Own It, aims to shine a light on Irish women and women in sport. To inspire, motivate and encourage women to take centre stage and recognise their potential. Intersport Elverys have teamed up with top Irish athletes to get an insight into how their hard work and sacrifice translates to their respective sports. This is brought to life through a series with talents like rugby player Megan Williams.

Megan Williams has been an established and promising Irish and Leinster winger throughout the years. Megan first came to Ireland six years ago after living in England with her Irish family. She was approached by a talent scout to play in Ireland while she was playing for London Irish. Williams has since enjoyed an impressive career securing caps for Irish Rugby, Ireland 7’s and Leinster Rugby as well as establishing her own business as a health and fitness business called Move Energise Glow.

This weekend Leinster will play a historic double header with the men’s team, the Leinster women will face Connacht where Megan will look to make an impact. On from this Megan will look to impress in the season to come and secure her spot on the Irish team for 2020 Six Nations and the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

We’re looking forward to seeing Megan play in the upcoming season and know that she will continue to #OwnIt on and off the pitch.

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It’s Our Time, Own It, aims to shine a light on Irish women and women in sport. To inspire, motivate and encourage women to take centre stage and recognise their potential.

Intersport Elverys have teamed up with top Irish athletes to get an insight into how their hard work and sacrifice translates to their respective sports. This is brought to life through a series with talents like boxer Mary-Kate Slattery.

Mary-Kate is an upcoming Irish amateur boxer who is continuing to make her strides in the game. Outside the ring, Mary Kate is studying to be a lawyer, with the hopes of becoming a pro boxer and a barrister which would be a first for the Irish.

Mary Kate is a fitness advocate often running marathons and other endurance challenges when she isn’t in the gym.The young athlete has a promising boxing journey ahead of her but at a young age faced her biggest battle to date. At the age of nine years old she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and has fearlessly overcome her battle with boxing, fitness and her studies in law attributing to her recovery.

Her recovery, mentality and fight is an inspiration to athletes and people in general across Ireland. We will be sure to follow her career closely and are looking forward to seeing her #OwnIt inside and outside of the ring!

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