Cancer awareness one squat at a time

If you have no idea what this post is about when you read the title, here is @livinguktaiwan's post explaining it all.

@livinguktaiwan launched the challenge, @dbooster followed, and I succumbed to the pressure and dragged @xrayman to join in as well. Halfway across this challenge seems a good time to do a followup; and all you reading this post should do 50 squats right this instant as punishment for not joining in! :)

So, 100 squats a day for the whole November month, bringing awareness to one of our worst enemies: cancer.

And how am I fairing? Well, lousy, comparing to my challenge mates! Livinguktaiwan and dbooster are way ahead of the 100 daily squats, xrayman is going hulk mode, and I'm still lagging behind: been doing the daily 100 squats, but since I only started on the fourth day, I had 300 squats due.

Yes, I could blame it on the throat infection, or in the increased workload... but when there's a will, there's a way! And after today, only 150 squats due to a clean sheet; all uphill from there!

Squatting is an awesome exercise, and truth is, I already feel a difference in my legs! Apart from being for a noble cause, these kind of challenges add one thing that is paramount to see results: consistency!! Having a daily goal makes you not skip the workouts and push harder, even if there are constraints that could, in a different setting, make you miss you session. And if there's a sign that I should be squatting daily, this was what I've found yesterday, as I turned another page in my bedtime read:

A whole squat-related chapter!

I was trying to find how much funds has this challenge raised to far, but couldn't find any info. If you want to check the work these guys do, pay a visit to the Stand Up To Cancer website.

Until the end of the month, I'll find a way to recover those missing squats, and probably add a few more, so my 3 companions can't mock me for lagging so much behind.

Keep on squatting! 😉

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