Final Update to My 50-Year Old Push-Up Challenge
A demonstration of the power of consistency
I posted a push-up challenge to my middle-aged 50+-year-old friends on January 19.
Did you accept the challenge? How are you doing? Please let me know in the comments. If you didn’t start, then today is the perfect day to begin.
You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish through the power of consistency. It’s truly your superpower. I began on December 28 and barely squeezed out 34 push-ups. But I committed to 100 consecutive days of push-ups, increasing my max number each week, and on day 97…
Can I pause here and encourage you to get started today? If you’re middle-aged and not proactive about good health, you don’t feel as good as you can. And your heart health is at risk if you can’t do ten push-ups today. You can start now by making better choices with diet and exercise, including daily push-ups. You will experience progress. I know because I did.
On day 97 of the push-up challenge, I did 65, a 91% increase!
Not bad for an old man.
I did 6702 push-ups in 100 days.
You can enjoy the same results because I’m not special. I just learned to master the superpower of consistency, and so can you. An ancillary…