My Activity Tracking
627
mins
My target 960mins
31 mins x 31 days
I’m getting active this May to say one thing: F Cancer.
I’ll be getting active for 31 minutes a day for 31 days to raise funds for everyone we know and love impacted by cancer.Cancer affects almost 1 in 2 Australians by the age of 85. It could be our mums, dads, grandparents, siblings, friends or teammates. When I say F Cancer, it’s personal. RIP my mum, Betty, who passed from pancreatic cancer January 30th 2026.
By donating to my challenge, you’ll help fund world-class cancer research, prevention programs, and support services at Cancer Council, to support people affected by cancer before, during and after treatment.
Every step, every workout, every dollar raised helps us say F Cancer louder than words.
Please support my challenge and donate today.
My Updates
Pushing Myself - Day 2
Saturday 2nd May Yesterday my sister and I walked for almost an hour around my neighbourhood, through bush, up and down hills, chatting the whole time. It felt EASY. So of course today I got a bit cocky and decided to hit the treadmill for a fast paced walk on incline 15, cranked some tunes and sang along, doing dance moves like some theatre kid. I made it to 17mins before I started hyperventilating, almost blacked out, and had to get off.I am notorious for being an all or nothing person, and exercise is a prime example of this. I won't do anything for years, then think I can join a HIIT class and try to keep up with everyone. I always push myself too hard, then give up immediately when I fail, or injure myself.
A big part of this challenge is about forming good habits around being active and healthy. Mum battled with it all her life, and I've found myself mirroring her habits - working jobs where I'm on my feet running all day, then being so exhausted that I sit down as soon as I get home - on the couch in front of the TV, or reading a book, or doing a puzzle at the kitchen table. A sedentary lifestyle comes as naturally to me as it did her.
Now that we've lost her, far too early, I've started to worry I'm headed for some serious health issues. Especially now that I'm in a desk job for the first time in my life. She wouldn't want me punishing myself, but I think I owe it to her to try a lot harder.
Finding the balance of pushing myself and rising to the challenge, but being kind to myself and knowing my limits, that's the hardest lesson I need to learn.
I'm going to admit defeat today and log my 17mins, knowing I went twice as hard, and try to ease into it tomorrow!
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