What is the 75 Hard fitness challenge and what are its strict rules?
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Some people looking for a tough fitness regime to embark on for their New Year's resolutions have decided to commit to the 75 Hard challenge. After weeks of indulging in festive food and drink, they are challenging themselves to stick to the strict rules, which include following a diet with no cheat meals or alcohol, completing two 45-minute workouts and reading 10 pages of a non-fiction book each day.
The challenge was created by podcaster and author Andy Frisella in 2019 but has seen a burst of interest around the beginning of the new year. Here, Sky News looks at the rules of the 75 Hard fitness programme, what benefits it may have and also outlines a less strict alternative.
What are the rules?. The 75 Hard challenge has five strict rules people are told to follow for 75 days. "This is not a fitness challenge," Mr Frisella says on his website. "75 Hard is a transformative mental toughness programme.". Here are the "critical tasks" or rules of the challenge...
1. Follow a diet plan. Those taking on the challenge are told to follow a diet plan for 75 days, without having any alcohol or cheat meals. No particular diet is specified, so it could be keto, paleo or vegetarian, but must align with your goals. "This task is meant to cultivate extreme discipline that you can transfer to all areas of your life," Mr Frisella says.
