Frequently Asked Questions

The Push-Up Challenge 2024 was from 5 to 28 June 2024. And it was epic. Keen to join us next year? Register your interest for 2025.

In 2024, we completed 3,249 push-ups over 24 days. This represented the 3,249 lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022.

We'll let you know what the target is for The Push-Up Challenge 2025 closer to the date.

Remember, there's always a half target option and you can always swap in some alternatives like sit-ups and squats.

$0. It's free to take part.

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Not at all. We encourage people to mix it up where they can. Think sit-ups or squats or another tailored exercise that takes your fancy.

And feel free to mix up the type of push-up you want to do. Standard, on your knees, wall push-up or even one-handed if you're keen for a challenge!

The best way to log your push-ups each day will be via our app. Or you can always use our website (when logged in). 

During the challenge, you can log push-ups for the day you're on, or go back and log them for any previous days that you might have missed or just want to catch up on. Find out more about the app.

No. The maximum amount that can be logged each day on the phone app or website is the daily push-up target.

This is because we want everyone pushing towards the same goal - that goal being recognising and raising awareness of the number of lives lost to suicide.

Absolutely. In previous years we have had people of various ages and abilities take part.

You can also aim for half or the full daily target. We also encourage mixing up your exercises to fit your abilities. This could mean wall push-ups, sit-ups, tricep dips, or other tailored exercises.

In 2024, participants were challenged to complete 3,249 push-ups from 5 to 28 June to help raise awareness of the 3,249 lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022 (the most recent available data).

You can also choose to aim for half the push-up target and mix things up with exercise alternatives.

We suggest breaking up the daily target of push-ups into sets. For example, do a few when you wake up, some during the day, and then some before bed - to get as many done as you can. Each set of push-ups is totally up to you.

Stop and get advice from a suitably qualified health professional. Perhaps there is an alternative exercise you can do, perhaps you need to rest and you can take part next time. Again, chat to your suitably qualified health professional about this.

We have seen people of all fitness levels take part. If you're not sure, chat to your suitably qualified health professional. Being able to complete 10 push-ups in 1 set (without stopping) is a good place to start.

If you struggle to complete that, we recommend a little bit of pre-season training. Don't forget, you can always do alternatives like sit-ups, squats, or tailored exercises.

To break it up, there are rest days (every Sunday) within the Challenge to recharge those push-up batteries for the coming week.

We do encourage fundraising, but it's totally up to you. If it's not your jam, we understand. If it is your jam, sweet - you will be supporting the mental health of Australians.

• To support our mental health charity partners, Lifeline and headspace.
• To cover the costs of running the Challenge.
• To ensure that The Push for Better Foundation can continue to operate and run The Push-Up Challenge in future years.
• To develop new initiatives to address existing gaps in mental health promotion and provision.

You bet. Anything $2 or above is tax-deductable. You'll receive a tax-deductible receipt straight to your email when you donate.

They sure are. Information exchanged with any website address beginning with https is encrypted before transmission.

When the Challenge is on, you can create a Facebook Fundraiser that is linked to your participant profile. You just need to follow the Facebook Fundraiser links from your dashboard to set it up. This is a great way to boost your donations.

Keep in mind that some Facebook Fundraiser amounts can be delayed and may not show on your The Push-up Challenge profile. 

Unfortunately, Instagram Fundraisers aren't available to our participants just yet.

Sure thing. If you're a participant, you can find your donation receipts for any donations that you've made yourself in your settings when logged in. Just go to 'My Account', and click on the 'Your History' tab, and download your receipt from there.

If you've donated to one of our participants, you can access your receipt by clicking here, and entering your email address under the Donor Login heading.

You sure can. Just select that option when making a donation.

You sure can. To donate to a Team, go to their fundraising page (click here to use the search function to find them). To donate to The Push for Better Foundation, click here and follow the prompts.

There are many great causes out there, however we'll be focusing our support on our selected beneficiaries.

The Push For Better Foundation is a charity registered with the ACNC and operates under the following fundraising licenses: 

NSW   CFN/25804
QLD    CH3446
SA       CCP3996
VIC      FR0025950
WA      CC22872
TAS     C/10933