The Push-Up Challenge

💠 2nd year of The Push-Up Challenge Canada 💠 Day 3 of the challenge 💠 $2 million already raised! Huge milestone alert! The Push-Up Challenge Canada has just surpassed $2 million in fundraising - and we’re only on Day 3 💪 What makes this even more incredible? The majority of these funds were raised before the challenge even began, showing just how dedicated our community is to making a difference. This support will go a long way in raising awareness and funding vital The Canadian Mental Health Association. A massive thank you to everyone in Canada who has registered, donated, and is pushing for better mental health. Let’s keep up the momentum - every push-up counts 🧡

🚀 AND WE'RE OFF 🚀 The Push-Up Challenge has officially kicked off our second year in Canada! Our mates on the northern hemisphere (including Push-Up HQ's own Nick Hudson, who's pictured) have braved the freezing temperatures as low as 🥶 -28 degree 🥶 to commit to today's target - 92 push-ups, citing that 92% of the population recognize that spending time outdoors is good for our mental health. But even before kick-offs we had over 63,000 participants registered and raised over $1.6 million for the Canadian Mental Health Association - all before seeing the sun rise on day one. If you're Canadian you still have a chance to join us! Registrations are still live - head to www.thepushupchallenge.ca and sign yourself up!

Get your 2025 calendar ready 📆 From Wednesday 4th - Thursday 26th of June, we will be pushing for better, together. Your goal for the challenge will be 3,214 push-ups, which sadly represents the number of people we lost to suicide last year. Every life lost matters. Many individuals and communities across Australia have felt the profound impact following a life lost to suicide. We deeply respect those people with a lived experience of suicide and value their voices. It’s more important than ever for all of us to prioritise our mental health, and to work together to change this statistic for the better. Let us know in the comments if you'll be joining the push for better in 2025. 3,214 push-ups in 23 days. Let's do this. Lifeline Australia | headspace

Last night, The Push-Up Challenge was recognised at the Telstra Best of Business Awards as the National Building Communities Award Winner. The award is culmination of every participant who has joined the Push for Better since 2017 across Australia. The Push-Up Challenge is a tool that helps communities to come together around a common cause - mental health. We know that social connection is linked to lower rates of anxiety and depression, and conversely, when the need for connection isn't met within our communities, loneliness becomes a real risk factor for depression and suicide. We'll keep pushing and building a community of people actively engaged in mental fitness, so we can live in a world where mental health is just as important as physical health. #Telstrabestofbusinessawards #mentalhealth #communities

🤝 Is your school keen to develop your student's leadership skills AND make a difference to mental health at your school? 📝 Nominations for The Push-Up Challenge's Student Ambassador Program are now open. Apply now via our website!

Feeling excited about all the features you’re planning for your new app? We get it! Remember though that the design and build of your app is just one ‘part’ of a bigger ‘whole’ that will influence whether your app succeeds in the long term. One great example is The Push-Up Challenge app, which launched 4+ years ago. The app has reached #1 in App Store and #1 in Play Store and in 2024, the tech supported 218K+ users to raise $12.3M for mental health and suicide prevention. The app is just a small ‘part’ of the bigger ‘whole’: an inspirational story of courage and truly awesome fundraising efforts by people around Australia, and now Canada, supported by tremendous campaigning and collaborations. If you want to create an impactful app that endures through the years, be sure to think beyond features, design and build. Really move hearts and minds: make your app part of a bigger story. Learn more in our guide, ‘How to build a successful app: Foundations for long-term growth’: https://lnkd.in/gFKg3eb8 To learn more about the Challenge and how you can get involved in 2025 – whether solo, with your workplace or mates – head to https://lnkd.in/fUab4CZ #pushforbetter #WaveBetterLives #app #techforgood #healthtech

The Push-Up Challenge encourages participants to team up with friends, family, colleagues and others in in their lives, which left them feeling more connected in 2024 🧡 Connecting with others helps foster a sense of belonging and community. Plus, it combats loneliness, which is one of the leading sources of poor mental health 💫 Boost your employee engagement by bonding as a team while pushing for better in 2025! Get in contact now for more information.

Corporate partnerships play a huge role in helping us to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of all Australians ㅤ The Push-Up Challenge provides a unique opportunity to reach millions of Australians via an inclusive event focusing on the pillars of education, communication and connection. We value collaboration with likeminded organisations that want to have positive impact on the mental health of their colleagues, clients and communities. Together, let’s push for better and have a lasting impact on mental health in Australia. ㅤ You can reach out to Ella Hyatt directly, or to us via the About Us page on our website to let us know how you’re keen to be involved. Link below.

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Check out how The Push-Up Challenge helps participants have mental health conversations. Here's what our 2024 participants had to say about having those important conversations during this year's Challenge 🤝 Unfortunately, stigma around mental ill-health is still present. We're here to change that by raising awareness and starting conversations around the mental health issues affecting everyday Australians 🌟 Empowering staff to have meaningful and important conversations about mental health is so important for people's wellbeing and also team performance. Want your workplace to get involved in 2025? Reach out now!