45 Reps a Day

This event is free to take part in. You can simply complete the form here to register and join our Facebook group.

We will be sharing updates on the Facebook Group and via email on how to take on the challenge. We encourage everyone to set up a fundraiser to raise money for Age UK.

Participants are challenged to complete 45 reps every day in March – you can choose between sit-ups, burpees or squats. The challenge officially starts on Wednesday 1 March and ends on Friday 31 March.

You can set up a fundraiser on Facebook or JustGiving.

Facebook

To set up a FB fundraiser page, you can follow this link.

To edit your page once it’s been created, follow these steps:

• Go to www.facebook.com/fundraisers/manage
• Click ‘Edit fundraiser’.
• Click three dots next to the Share button and click ‘edit fundraiser’.
• You can change your header photo, fundraising target, description and end date.
• Click save.

JustGiving

To set up a JustGiving page follow the link here.

You will be prompted to log in, if you have an existing account, or to set up a new one. Once you have done this follow the steps below.

• Select what event you are doing ’45 reps a day’.
• Choose your Fundraising page URL– this is the link you’ll be sharing with friends and family when asking them to donate.
• Click ‘Create your page’ and job done!

You are welcome to join the challenge whenever you want, but we recommend joining as soon as you can, so you have plenty of time to complete the reps in the month and raise as much money.

You can break your reps down into sets within your day. Perhaps you could try:

• 20 sets in the morning
• 10 at lunch
• 15 in the evening

If it feels like too much you can take more of a rest and break it down further.

Make sure you are following the best technique you can to complete either sit-ups, burpees, or squats to avoid any injury.

We don’t recommend any specific tracking apps for the reps but lots of the other supporters are sharing their recommendations in the Facebook group.

If you wish to raise money offline, that's fine.

Here is a sponsorship form.

Contact us on events@ageuk.org.uk and we can send you the bank or cheque details.

To share your fundraiser in emails, whatsapp or on social media you need to go onto your fundraising page and you will see a ‘Share’ button and click ‘copy link’ or directly choose the platform you wish to share the page on.

You can paste the link into your emails at work, on other social media sites or message your friends and family directly via mobile.

We are very grateful for every pound you raise for Age UK. Find out how you’ll be helping those facing the toughest of winters across the UK.

You can join the Facebook group here and get lots of tips and support from the community.

There is not a specific fundraising target, but we suggest aiming for £100. You can ask 10 friends or family to donate £10 and you have smashed it!