How can you ask others to do something you aren’t prepared to do yourself?

Hi, I’m Rich Harvey, CEO at Sight Life.

2025 marks the 160th birthday for Sight Life who are a brilliant charity who, according to one of our service users “Give people their lives back” after developing sight loss.

Sight Life is asking people to take on challenges to raise funds during the 160th anniversary.

Sight Life’s “Challenge 160” is all about helping this brilliant charity celebrate their 160th year by taking on a challenge of your choice. Each completed challenge will allow Sight Life to continue making a meaningful difference to blind and partially sighted people in South Wales.

The 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Challenge:

So, I have committed to the crazy challenge of completing 10,000 kettlebell swings in a month.

What is a kettlebell? According to Wikipedia:

A kettlebell is a cast-iron or cast-steel ball with a handle attached to the top, resembling a cannonball with a handle. It is used to perform a range of exercises; primarily ballistic exercises that combine cardiovascular, strength and mobility training. Kettlebells are the primary equipment used in the strength sport of kettlebell lifting.

What is a kettlebell swing?

Kettlebell swings use a hip motion, where you swing the kettlebell between your legs and upward to about shoulder height. Unlike typical resistance exercises that focus on slow and controlled movements, kettlebell swings allow for fast, dynamic swings, building explosive power.

Here's The 10,000 Kettlebell Swing Program: https://t-nation.com/t/the-10-000-swing-kettlebell-workout/283408

Starting on the 1st April 2025, I will be using the following four of five weeks to perform 10,000 kettlebell swings with a 24KG Kettlebell.

The plan is to split this over 20 sessions of 500 swings per session.

If I reach my fundraising target by the 3rd week then I will up the challenge to do 16,000 swings by the middle of May 2025. So please support me and Sight Life.

If you want to undertake your own challenge then please visit: https://sightlife.wales/get-involved/challenge-160/

Thank you.

Anyone with a supply of WD40 please get in touch.......

Sight Life:

• Sight Life offers practical support and advice to anyone with limited sight in South Wales.

• Our work is designed to support blind and partially sighted people at all stages of their sight loss journey and for a duration appropriate to their needs, this could be indefinitely.

• Blind and partially sighted people say we give hope where there was only despair.

• Our staff and volunteers enable members to improve their physical and emotional wellbeing, enjoy independent lives, get (or stay) online and remain part of the community.

• Reducing isolation is a key part of our work, especially for those facing the trauma of sight loss in later life.

• Research shows that we fear losing our sight more than any other disability. Yet, one in five of us will experience sight loss at some point in our lives.

• The World Health Organisation notes that the incidence of sight loss is set to double by 2050.

• We work to take away the fear and help provide direction.

• Sight Life does not charge for its membership services.

• We rely on fundraising and donations for most of our income.

How you can help:

• £ 10 could help someone attend a virtual peer support group to hear from others with their sight condition.

• £ 20 could allow us to help someone select the right assistive device to empower them to live independently.

• £ 50 could provide tailored technology support to help someone with sight loss stay connected.

• £ 100 could provide a home visit to someone newly diagnosed with sight loss to advise them on independent living and staying active and safe at home.