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Patrick O’Connor’s sweet post about Sophie Dillman sends H&A fans wild

Patrick O’Connor’s sweet post about Sophie Dillman sends H&A fans wild

FIRST LOOK: Home and Away’s Angelo FINALLY returns

FIRST LOOK: Home and Away’s Angelo FINALLY returns

Home And Away star Patrick's touching tribute to girlfriend Sophie

Home And Away star Patrick's touching tribute to girlfriend Sophie

Home and Away's Patrick O'Connor and Tim Franklin: The truth about our feud

Home and Away's Patrick O'Connor and Tim Franklin: The truth about our feud

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Pia Miller FINALLY reveals her real name

Pia Miller FINALLY reveals her real name

Home & Away cast hookups EXPOSED

Home & Away cast hookups EXPOSED

 Inside Home & Away stars' Summer Bay return

Inside Home & Away stars' Summer Bay return

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 SPOILER ALERT: Home and Away’s explosive 2021 season

SPOILER ALERT: Home and Away’s explosive 2021 season

EXCLUSIVE: Penny McNamee shares rare insight into her private life

EXCLUSIVE: Penny McNamee shares rare insight into her private life

Closer each day! Home and Away’s real-life mums revealed

Closer each day! Home and Away’s real-life mums revealed

Rebecca Breed’s tribute to Luke Mitchell on major milestone

Rebecca Breed’s tribute to Luke Mitchell on major milestone

Home and Away star's SHOCK transformation

Home and Away star's SHOCK transformation

Cameron Daddo's surprise return to Home and Away

Cameron Daddo's surprise return to Home and Away

Inside Home and Away star Penny McNamee's "settled and content" love life

Inside Home and Away star Penny McNamee's "settled and content" love life

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Home and Away's Patrick O'Connor: My mental health secret

The Summer Bay favourite reveals how his health regimen keeps him in top physical and mental shape - by New Idea
  • 13 Jan 2020

During New Idea's fun workout shoot, top star Patrick O'Connor shows how he is staying on top shape - and feeling comfortable in his own skin. 

WATCH: See the stars in New Idea's Home and Away health shoot! 

What’s your favourite type of exercise?

Football. I played a lot as a kid and love team sports, but I also love skateboarding. I started skateboarding when I was about 14 and I still spend a lot of time on a board.

How important is fitness to you?

Fitness is one of the priorities in my life. My mental state relies a lot on how much I exercise throughout the week. When you’re working full-time, you do need to have an escape. For a lot of people, exercise is that escape. At the same time, I try not to go overboard, but to work out three or four times a week while also making sure I have enough time to wind down.

 

 

 

Patrick O'Connor

Patrick is enjoying being fit

New Idea

What’s the one type of exercise we’d never see you doing?

You’d probably never catch me doing yoga or Pilates!

What’s your greatest food weakness?

Chocolate milkshakes! I have a real sweet tooth. Anyone who knows me can also vouch for the fact that I have great difficulty cutting out pastries from my diet.

What’s your go-to summer snack?

Nuts. They keep you full and stop you from over-eating.

What’s the best piece of fitness advice you’ve ever been given?

Getting your form right is always better than lifting heavy.

For more, see this week's New Idea - out now! 

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