We’ll want to challenge ourselves as Ireland’s Fittest Family is set to return very, very soon.
Laura Fox has been teasing us for the past few months as she shared some behind the scene snaps on social media.
But now we have a release date for when the series comes back to our screens.
Yes, mark your calendars!
Ireland’s Fittest Family is back for its 12th season on RTÉ One on Sunday October 27th at 6:30pm, with coaches Davy Fitzgerald, Anna Geary, Donncha O’Callaghan and Sonia O’Sullivan all vying to bring home the title this year.
After taking time off last year after welcoming her first child, Anna Geary is back on the show and more competitive than ever.
She will go head-to-head with fellow Cork sporting legends Sonia and rugby star Donncha, as well as Clare hurling legend Davy. Olympian Sonia will be sprinting back into action for her second season, bringing her world-class experience and determination.
Of course, Laura Fox is back as the host and she will bring us through the upcoming series of Ireland’s Fittest Family.
While old favourites will return the new season also features brand-new challenges including The Drop Zone, and Raft Rage: The Rivals.
16 families from all over Ireland will be put to the test with rugged courses, and high-intensity heart-pounding obstacle races.
The first episode sees Donncha’s Parsons Family from Dublin, Davy’s O’Connell Family from Waterford, Anna’s Magner Family from Cork and Sonia’s O’Neill Family from Meath take on Ireland’s Fittest Family.
The families must each take on a brand-new event, The Drop Zone. This is a race against time to fill a giant water tank. A family member suspended above the water will be dropped into the lake and must climb a rope, ring the bell and stop the clock!
The four families will then have their stamina tested by Fittest Family favourite Slingshot. Strapped to a bungee with two levels of resistance, family members must get as many balls as possible from one side of the bog bath to the other and into a bucket. Miss a shot and they must go back for another ball, battling against the pull of the bungee cord.
The scores of the first two events are combined, the winning family goes through to the next round, and the family at the bottom are sent home. Then the other two face Ireland’s Fittest Family’s Water Eliminator.
Ireland’s Fittest Family season 12 airs on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from Sunday, October 27th at 6.30pm.
