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GLP-1 Medications: The Full Picture

How these medicines work, what to expect, and how to protect your strength along the way. Watch the full session with Dr Alvin Mondoh, Clinical Lead at BeyondBMI, and Lowry O’Mahony, Founder of Max Physio & Pilates.

  • Recorded 7 October 2026
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
  • Free to watch
  • Slides included
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What the session covers

The medical picture, then protecting your strength

Part 1 · The medical picture

Dr Alvin Mondoh, BeyondBMI

  • Why body weight changes and why keeping weight off is hard: inherited factors, appetite signalling, the food environment, sleep and stress, other medicines, pain and mobility, and life stage
  • How treatment is actually chosen: start with the person, then agree what success looks like beyond the scale, from waist and blood pressure to sleep, pain, mobility and quality of life
  • Seven anonymised cases from clinical practice, each taking a different treatment path, and what happened when the weight loss levelled off
  • What the options genuinely differ on: how they work, tablet or injection, the results seen on average, the evidence behind them and cost
  • Side effects as a conversation about symptoms: what is usually manageable, what needs review soon, and what needs urgent assessment
  • Five ideas to take away, including that your response is individual and that a plateau is a review point, not proof that treatment has stopped working
Part 2 · Protecting strength and fitness

Lowry O’Mahony, Max Physio & Pilates

  • Why the number on the scales doesn’t tell the whole story: strength, cardiovascular fitness, balance and mobility, and what you can actually do day to day
  • What happens to lean mass as weight comes down, and why lean mass is not the same thing as muscle
  • Why muscle matters well beyond appearance: everyday movement and independence, glucose metabolism, bone health and balance, and ageing well
  • Thinking about the quality of weight loss rather than the quantity, and the four ways to give your muscles a reason to stay strong
  • Where to start when the activity guidelines feel out of reach, and a simple whole-body strength framework
  • What to do when exercise hurts: assess, modify, strengthen, progress, and the questions worth asking instead of only weighing yourself

Don’t just lose weight. Build capacity.

About this recording. The session is general education, not personalised medical advice, and it does not recommend a particular medicine for you. Whether a treatment suits you, and which one, is a decision for you and your doctor.

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About your speakers

Medical and movement expertise, in one room

Dr Alvin Mondoh

Dr Alvin Mondoh

Clinical Lead at BeyondBMI

BeyondBMI

Dr Alvin Mondoh is a Dublin-based GP with a special interest and expertise in obesity medicine. He is currently Clinical Lead at BeyondBMI and a SCOPE National Fellow of the World Obesity Federation, a distinction recognising expertise and contribution to obesity management.

He is also a clinical researcher, with research focused on patient perspectives and patient-oriented outcomes, ensuring the lived experience of people with obesity informs better care. He is a passionate advocate for people living with overweight and obesity.

Lowry O’Mahony

Lowry O’Mahony

Founder of Max Physio & Pilates

Max Physio & Pilates

Lowry O’Mahony is a Chartered Physiotherapist, Pilates Instructor and movement specialist with extensive experience helping people move better, build strength and overcome barriers to physical activity. She is the Founder of Max Physio & Pilates and has worked across a broad range of clinical, rehabilitation and exercise settings.

She is passionate about helping people live healthier, happier and longer lives through evidence-based movement and exercise, empowering people to build the strength, confidence and physical capacity to stay active throughout life.

The series

A free three-part series with Max Physio & Pilates

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GLP-1 Medications: The Full Picture

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