Neil Hanham
Push Up Everest! 29,000 Push Ups Challenge.
Fundraising for Multiple Sclerosis Society
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I am a 60 year old Personal Trainer based near the New Forest. I started working with a Client who has Multiple Sclerosis a few years ago. After just a few months her movement patterns improved by an incredible amount. Soon she was able do do activities she hadn't been able to do in years. I know that Resistance training can help improve symptoms and I want to raise awareness of this and support the Multiple Sclerosis Society in all the good work they do.
I will be doing Push ups to the height of Mount Everest. 29,029 feet. Conveniently one of my push ups is a foot. So i will be doing 29,029 press ups. Every day I will do a 1,000 push ups in one hour live on FaceBook. I will do this for 29 days consecutively starting on 22nd October at 8 am every morning, Any support would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading.
PS due to circumstances behond my control this challenge will now start on 22nd October!
From the MS Trust
How can exercise help with my MS symptoms?
There have been many studies to look at the benefits of different kinds of exercise for people with MS. It can be hard to compare these studies, but they have in general shown exercise to be valuable for people with MS.
Moderate exercise has been shown to improve strength, mobility and bowel and bladder function for people with mild to moderate MS. Exercise is also helpful in helping maintain a healthy weight. This reduces your chances of acquiring co-morbidities, and can also reduce the impact of some MS symptoms, such as pain and fatigue.
Exercising is good for the mind and brain, not just the body. In general, exercise has been found to be neuroprotective, to improve symptoms of depression, improve cognitive processing speed, visuospatial memory, executive function and cognitive flexibility. These boosts can last for several days after exercising.