I'm lifting my house, one press up at a time.*

Starting Monday 20th April, I will lift the weight of my house in press ups by the end of the month. You can support our wonderful NHS workers by donating what you can, to show our appreciation of all those who are lifting a far heavier load. I have cystic fibrosis, which like 100s of thousands of others puts me on the shielding list. I'd love to be out and about doing something to help, but staying at home and doing this is what I can do. 

I hope to raise a little money, but if watching a middle aged man making a fool of himself brings you or me an ounce of pleasure, then that is also a result. 

Ok, so here's the maths... 1 square foot of a two story house weighs around 125kg (https://whatthingsweigh.com/how-much-does-a-house-weigh/). Our house is around 1200 sq ft, so around 150,000 kg. For an 80kg man, each press up is around 50kg. So our house will be 3,000 press ups, or 300 a day. Oh, and my wrists are knackered so I'll have to do them on my knuckles. A small pain, but doable! Let's see how it goes...

Follow my daily progress at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1519724768195718/.

* full disclosure, the house will not actually by lifted off the ground. Hope you're ok with metaphors and analogies.