What is this 5x50 Challenge I keep hearing about?

Have you overheard someone talking about the 5x50 Challenge? Has someone passed you a business card yet you don't know what it's about? Or are you fully signed up and raring to go on 9th September?

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With all this sport (dare we say the "O" word?!) going on at the moment, you may be feeling inspired to get fit, or at least motivated to put a little more exercise into your day. Well, that's where the 5x50 Challenge comes in. Starting on the 9th September this year, Kelly Mason and her team are hoping to encourage people all over the world (but particularly up in Glasgow!) to get out each day and walk, cycle, jog or run 5km (just over 3 miles).

First Class Physio has a team entered! Not competitively, but simply as a means of providing motivation and support in completing the 50 days. The benefits will be numerous but will include: increased endorphins (happy hormones - we could all do with a few of those!), weight loss (if you're consuming the same number of calories but using more up, you'll look fabulous in the run up to the Christmas period), healthier heart and lungs, reduced chance of Diabetes Type II (which is weight and diet related) and not to mention the kudos for meeting the challenge of exercising every day for 50 days!

Not only will you have the benefit of exercising every day, you'll also have the chance to support the group's Charity Partner. If every person entering gives £5 to register for the event, the charity will get a pretty hefty bonus in helping to change the lives of people across the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries.

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If you're concerned about your physical fitness before you start a challenge like this, speak to your GP or visit us in the clinic to sort out those niggles and pains before exercising.

And if you are interested in finding out more, or want to register to take part in the challenge, have a look at the website www.5x50.co.uk/take-the-challenge.