Personal Trainer's burpee challenge for NHS

Personal Trainer Jordan, 27, runs PWR Fitness in Halifax and has been posting three workout a day for his members during lockdown.

"I've been posting daily digital work outs for my members, but by about week four of lockdown, I noticed that fewer people were participating, so I wanted to organise something to help motivate people to stay active.

"We've also got quite a few members that work for the NHS. We've been keeping in touch with them via Whatsapp and they've been having a pretty rough time. We just wanted to do something to show how much we appreciate everything they're doing at the moment," said Jordan.

The dad of two challenged his gym to collectively complete 10,000 burpees. Individuals would take on sets of 100 burpees, and Jordan agreed to top up the total to 10,000.

80 members agreed to participate, meaning that Jordan had to do 2,000 burpees.

Jordan's 2000 burpees took 3 hours, 9 minutes and 24 seconds to complete. He only took one five minute break at the half way point, to hydrate and refuel with a jam sandwich.

During the challenge, Jordan burned a whopping 2,654 calories - over 100 more than the daily recommended calorie intake for a man. Jordan says that the challenge was "intense" and he went into shock afterwards.

"The first 1,000 wasn't too bad, but when I reached 1,600 it was horrible. Everything cramped up. It was a roasting hot day to and I started at 1pm, so I had the the sun lashing down whilst I was doing it. When I finished my step-son sprayed me with a bottle of prosecco and I ended up going into shock due to the sudden change of temperature."

The collective 10,000 burpees took 80 members 14 hours and 45 minutes to complete.

The challenge was streamed via Facebook live, with some members competing against each other to see who could complete their 100 burpees the quickest.

Jordan has Colitis and Crohn's disease, and says that his fitness journey has transformed his life.

"I love setting myself a challenge and pushing how far I can go. Fitness has completely changed my life and made me the person I am today. When I got my diagnosis my life was turned upside down. I started learning about my body and how it works and it's lead me to discovering this passion and starting my own business."

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