Welcome to the Hard Way Fitness

Real People, Real Results, No Noise. Focused on Lifelong Fitness, One Rep at a Time.

Full Suite Health & Fitness Solutions
1:1 Executive Coaching | Enterprise Level Corporate Wellness | Sports Team | Military Unit Training

Our Why

Life is hard, really hard. It’s harder if you’re unfit and unhealthy. Our why is simple, help individuals, companies, teams and military units to gain, or regain the health and fitness level they want, with the time and resources they have.

What to expect

No ads, no sales funnels, no relentless emails, no teas, wraps or protein shakes being shoved down your throat. If you join, you will be shown the way, and held accountable to do the work.

Adaptable to Your Needs

We use simple principle based training, eating and healthy habits, meaning it doesn’t matter if you like bodyweight training or barbells, carnivore or paleo.

Full Suite Fitness Solutions

We are selective but not exclusive in our clients, we firmly believe that the ‘personal’ aspect of personal training, be it for individuals, teams, companies or military units, is our unique selling point. Nobody does client service and management like us. We have life long clients, we keep it simple, we do what we promise and we over deliver time and time again. We attract a lot of freethinkers and entrepreneurs for this reason and have found it to be a great match.

Our Clients Results Tell the Story

  • "Hard Way Fitness took a difficult set of requirements, that limited a lot of common training methods, and found ways and means to still get the job done. Everything I needed was in the palm of my hand with the TrainHeroic app and coaches were on hand for feedback and support

    Liam, Retired Engineer Power Generation

  • "Maintaining fitness was difficult considering my desk job. The discipline and routine of this programme ensured I was fit and ready. Staying disciplined over the programme thought me resilience and there was real accountability. It made showing up for training so much easier and effective".

    Eric , Founder Velacor

  • "Big lifts, big numbers, and big gains. Having a programme tailored to me is an Awesome feeling, TrainHeroic shows me how I'm doing and combining the Hardway Fitness has given me a great awareness of my ability and my potential, kept me very motivated to stay on track."

    Jeff, FX Trader

  • Wsparcie, cenne wskazówki i precyzyjnie opracowany plan treningowy od Hard Way Fitness pomogły mi w przygotowaniach do służby wojskowej i osiągnięciu zamierzonych celów. Łatwo było mi pogodzić pełnoetatową pracę, obowiązki rodzinne i przygotowania do dodatkowej roli w wojsku.

    Katarzyna, Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej

  • "Hardway Fitness has changed my training style to a much more efficient and better method. Using the TrainHeroic app made sessions very easy to follow and kept me accountable. I Would highly recommend Hardway Fitness for all levels of skills and experience."

    Susan, Senior Consultant

  • "I've used the Hard Way Fitness for my training needs for several years now, including before, during and after two pregnancies. It's enabled me to train long term, stay injury free and keep fit. Can't recommend the Hard Way Fitness enough for online training and support."

    Agnieszka, Corporate Actions

  • "Stephen from Hard Way Fitness and I did our Strength and Conditioning, Functional Screening and Personal Training Courses together, he is all about the 'Personal' aspect first and foremost making sure programmes fit and work with you, and training second, not to say the Training isn't also top class".

    Michael, Founder Surf'SUP SurfSchool

  • "Stephen at the Hard Way Fitness trained the senior exiles team for a couple of sessions as part of warm-up preparation for training mid-season, feedback was always positive and there was a particular lunging, squatting and push-up sequence the lads won't forget anytime soon.".

    Dublin City Exiles Rugby League Team

  • "Working with the Hard Way Fitness, we focused on using strength training to improve my running abilities, specifically for marathons. The programme and training gave are top class and I was able to improve my time and we worked on some weaker areas too so I felt more confident."

    Louise, Legal Counsel

  • "4 kids means time is of the essence for me when it comes to training. Hard Way Fitness analysed my week and found two spots for me to train and with a little bit of planning I was able to implement it, the accountability helped a lot. The Programme was exactly what I needed".

    Małgorzata, Civil Servant

  • "Stephen and I were in the same army recruit platoons throughout training and beyond. Stephen always displayed very high levels of fitness and resilience thanks to the way he designed and implemented his own training. A lot of people took notice and he supported many of us in achieving the fitness standards"

    Ilze, Emergency Medical Technician

  • Following basic training, I wanted to build on my fitness gains, Hard Way Fitness took what I knew in terms of calisthenics and ramped it up, I also learned technique and proper form for kettlebell training, sandbags and other equipment in a very short space of time. I know now the standard I need to beat.

    Marcin, Polish Army Soldier

  • Stephen & I studied at Setanta College for our PT and S&C qualifications, he was all about the detail but keeping things simply and straightforward for clients, he's a strong communicator and knows how to drive a person to the outcome they want, in the time they have"

    Philip , Founder Philip Byrne Online Coaching

Our Founder - Corporate Executive Turned Fitness Entrepreneur

Stephen Mooney

Founder & Head Coach Hard Way Fitness

“Our Tribe approach was forged in the same manner as sports teams, military units and fight camps to create epicenters of excellence, camaraderie and ultimately Health & Fitness Success”
— Stephen Mooney

Nothing is Expensive or Cheap, there is only Good Value for Money