How you can make a difference by joining Push-Up Challenge
- Founder Nick Hudson and his friends created The Push-Up Challenge, which runs nationally each June in Australia to raise mental health funds.
- Driven by his personal experiences with mental health challenges, Hudson launched the event to commemorate the 3,214 people in Australia who lost their lives to suicide in 2023.
- Participants must complete 3214 push-ups over 23 days from June 4 to 26 and can use squats, sit-ups, or lunges as alternatives.
- In 2024, over 218,000 people raised more than $12 million, and a study found the challenge significantly reduced depression symptoms and increased help-seeking.
- The event has raised over $50 million for groups like Lifeline and Headspace, promoting mental health awareness and encouraging community engagement and fitness.
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How you can make a difference by joining Push-Up Challenge
Whether you take on The Push-Up Challenge while kneeling or one-handed, you will be making a difference towards improving mental health across the country, and there’s still time to sign up.
Support mental health in Geelong
Geelong community members can support local mental health services while improving their own physical and mental health this June. The Push-Up challenge, which takes place from June 4 to 26, gives people the chance to raise funds for headspace, Lifeline or The Push for Better Foundation by completing 3214 push-ups to honour the 3214 lives lost to suicide in Australai in 2023. Bronagh Ritchie, headspace Geelong and Corio spokesperson, said the ch…

Push up for mental health
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