45 Reps a Day
Do 45 sit-ups, squats or burpees a day during March to raise money for Age UK.
Feel the burn. Raise some money. Support older people.
Sign up and we will send you everything you need.
What'll it be: sit-ups, squats, burpees - or all three?
And ask for donations from friends and family.
Feel good and know you are making a difference.
Get encouragement for the challenge ahead. Share your progress, cheer each other on and get inspired.
Retired schoolteacher Sheila, 77, has lived alone since her husband died in 2007.
Having polio as a child has meant she’s spent later life needing a wheelchair, with circulation so poor she desperately feels the cold.
Sheila is so worried about the cost of living. She sits in the local library for warmth, and turns the lights off and goes to bed at 7pm to save money.
Thankfully, Shelia heard about the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service and was matched with Rianne. Their regular chats have proved a lifeline for Sheila, giving her something positive to focus on and a reminder there is someone who cares.
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.
To set up a FB fundraiser page, you can follow this link.
To edit your page once it’s been created, follow these steps:
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.
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:
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!
We're in this together! I'm here to support you with your challenge, so if you have any questions not covered by our FAQs, send an email to events@ageuk.org.uk or join the Facebook group.