Did the 100!

As most people should know, physical exercise is essential in keeping the brain in good working condition. So I’ve tried to stay active, with badminton, cycling, nordic walking, and from May of this year, with Wii Fit. The latest exercise idea started as a Facebook group called “Punnertajat”, which got several people at my work place following the 100 pushups programme. It’s basically a six week programme, after which you should be able to do 100 consecutive pushups.
Well, I was already able to do 40 pushups, thanks to my exercise on Wii Fit, although Wii uses a different approach to exercise, and makes you do very slow and thorough pushups, whereas the 100 pushups programme uses quick interval training. Anyway, my progress can be seen in the Push ups logger. Two days ago I finished week 6, and just now I managed to do 100 consecutive pushups. The first 75 were a breeze, but after that things got very hard. Had to take one short breather at 85 pushups, but managed to crunch my way to 100, with every limb shaking.
I can warmly recommend the programme to anyone wanting to improve their upper body – you can start even if you only can do a few pushups, and gradually build your strength. The interval type training seems very efficient – it got me from 40 to 100, and basically all it took was about 10 minutes of training 3 times a week.