Pat Divilly

Pat Divilly (born October 24, 1987) is an Irish fitness expert, author and entrepreneur.

Early life

Pat was born in Raheen County Limerick and moved to Galway at the age of ten. He is the oldest of four children, to parents Colm and Carol. After attending Barna National school at primary level and Colaiste Iognaid at secondary level Pat completed a degree in Arts (Geography and Economics) at National University of Ireland Galway. He then went on to become qualified as a personal trainer before moving to England to complete a Masters in Exercise and Nutrition Science at the University of Chester.

Professional life

Pat Divilly Fitness was founded in May of 2012 as a small fitness class on Silverstrand beach Barna Co. Galway. The class quickly grew and within a year Pat set up a studio in Barna village. He quickly built a large online following and was acknowledged by Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg for his social media presence.

In May of 2013, Pat became an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and as part of his fundraising efforts he brought the worlds largest team (of over 500) to Tough Mudder raising over €160,000 in for the charity in the process. More recently, Pat has become youth mental health ambassador for Console [...] prevention charity in 2015.