Squats Challenge

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100 Squats a Day Challenge

100 Squats a Day Challenge

It's not too late to sign up to the Stand Up to Cancer Squats Challenge this November and help raise money for life-saving research.

WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE?

WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE?

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What does the Stand Up To Cancer 100 Squats a Day Challenge involve?

  • Commit to doing 100 squats every day throughout November or feel free to adapt the challenge to suit your fitness level.
  • Complete your squats anytime, anywhere. Do them all at once or split them up throughout the day. Make it work for you!
  • Every pound you raise through the Stand Up To Cancer Squats Challenge will fund life-saving research.

HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR CHALLENGE

HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR CHALLENGE

1. Sign up today

1. Sign up today

Stand Up To Cancer Squats Challenge

Sign up to get your free t-shirt and a fundraising pack full of tips and ideas to get you started.

2. Join the community

2. Join the community

Stand Up To Cancer Squats Challenge

Get support and share your journey with the Squats Challenge Facebook community.

3. Raise money

3. Raise money

Stand Up To Cancer Squats Challenge

Get fit, complete your challenge and raise money for life-saving cancer research.

When you sign up you'll get

When you sign up you'll get

Stand Up To Cancer Squats Challenge t-shirt

Free Stand Up To Cancer T-shirt 

A Stand Up To Cancer supporter in a Stand Up To Cancer t-shirt

Support from our dedicated Facebook community

Stand up to cancer for people

like Emily

Stand up to cancer for people like Emily

At the age of 22, Emily passed away just 6 months after being diagnosed with a rare, incurable spinal cord tumour. After her diagnosis, she fundraised to support a research project at the Cancer Research UK's Children's Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence. Emily raised an incredible total of £100,000 – 10 times the initial target that she had set.   

Emily’s family are now supporting Stand Up To Cancer to help raise awareness and further funds for research in her memory.   

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Every pound you raise through the Squats Challenge will help accelerate research that
supports people like Emily.

Benefits of doing 100 squats a day

Benefits of doing 100 squats a day

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1. INCREASES STRENGTH

Squatting builds a range of lower body muscles, including the glutes, quadriceps alongside working the core muscles.

2. BOOSTS BONE DENSITY

Over time, squats may help boost your bone density for stronger bones.

3. IMPROVES FLEXIBILITY

Regularly doing squats helps your tendons, muscles and ligaments work together for better mobility and flexibility.

How to do the perfect squat

Your questions answered

Your questions answered

Whilst we encourage everyone to complete this challenge in November, this is a personal challenge, and you can start/finish your challenge at a time that is convenient for you. If you can’t complete your squats count on any day, then you can make up for it at any point of the month. 

You can complete the challenge in a way that suits you. There are people of all levels of fitness doing this challenge. The important thing is that you're doing something that challenges you whether that’s all 100 squats in one go or split up over the day. It should be tough, but doable. However, you choose to complete the challenge and raise money, you’ll be helping to speed up life-saving research. 

Don’t worry you can make up the squats on another day or extend your challenge into the following month if needed. Complete the challenge in a way that’s suits to you.

We trust you! You don’t need to provide evidence that you’ve completed the challenge to us. Updating your friends and family on your online fundraising page is important! Make sure you keep them posted on your progress and share videos and photos throughout November the more updates the better. Supporters who regularly post their progress raise on average 40% more. 

Complete the below form to receive your free t-shirt in the post. Once completed, please allow 14 working days for your t-shirt to arrive:

https://activities.cancerresearchuk.org/su2c-100-squats-nov-2023  

If you have not received your t-shirt in this time please contact: supporter.services@cancer.org.uk

Cancer Research UK supporter, Anita, smiling

“In 2022, I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I decided to take part in the Walk 100 Challenge for Cancer Research UK because I wanted to contribute to research.”

Anita raised nearly £1,000 for life-saving research. Take on the Squats Challenge and follow in her footsteps.

Don't fancy the squats challenge?

Don't fancy the squats challenge?

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Fundraise your own way to raise life-saving cash

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