50 Days · 9 Habits · 1 Finished Thing

The Fit50
Challenge.

Nine daily disciplines. Fifty days. More to show for it than just crystal clear pee.

days · one finished thing

THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦ THE SHORT STORY ✦ FRESH MIND & BODY ✦

Blame us.

Thanks to a good mate, I started and finished 75 Hard — like the idiot I am, I was training for a backyard ultra at the same time, more on that later. Ultimately I finished slightly slimmer with crystal-clear pee but not much else to show for it. The moment day 75 rolled past I stuffed my face with Aussie junk food to celebrate.

Basically by month two it had become a pure mental slog, and for my ADHD brain the creative juices had dried up. The journey became joyless.

Six months later my mate and I wanted a fresh challenge — one that pushed the body and fed the mind, gave us something to build, and made the hard days feel like progress instead of just enduring.

So we made this. Fifty days, nine disciplines, and something tangible waiting for you on the other side.

— Barny

Read the full story — 75 Hard hijinks on a flight to Australia

NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦ NINE HABITS · NON-NEGOTIABLES ✦

All nine, Every day — That's the challenge.

0150× reps

Feed Your Brain

Read 5 books in 50 days, or ship 30 minutes a day on a project you've been putting off.

Walk out of the 50 days with something you can hold, open, or point at. Use the kanban to break the project into daily wins.

0250× reps

Move Your Body

Complete one workout from the four lines (A, B, C, D) every day.

Rotate through A → B → C → D and repeat. Something every day, even if it's the short version. Motion creates emotion.

0350× reps

Fuel Right

Track your macros every day. Hit your protein, carb, and fat targets.

The macro tracker gives you over 5,000 foods from an international taste palette and totals against your targets in seconds. Consistency beats perfection.

0450× reps

Crispy Clarity

No alcohol for 50 days. Full sobriety, no exceptions.

Fifty zero-proof recipes in the drinks library so "no" never feels like a punishment. The friendships worth keeping don't need a round to hold them up.

0550× reps

Fresh Lungs

No smoking or vaping. Zero nicotine for 50 days.

Cravings pass in five minutes — grab water, walk, or open your project. The quit list has 40 free cessation services if you want backup.

0650× reps

Open Mind

Meditate for 10 minutes every day. Sit, breathe, notice.

Set the multi-purpose timer for 10 minutes and go. Start at 5 if 10 feels hard — the minutes get easier faster than you think.

0750× reps

Step It Up

Walk 10,000 steps every day. Your body was made to move.

Park further, take the stairs, walk while you take calls. Ten thousand adds up faster than it sounds.

0850× reps

Wet The Lips

Drink 2.5 litres of water every day. Stay hydrated, stay focused.

Tap to log each glass in the water tracker. Sip through the day — don't chug at the end.

0950× reps

Chill Out

End every shower cold. Start with 30 seconds on day 1, build toward a fully cold shower by day 50.

Uncomfortable becomes bracing becomes the best part of your morning.

Ready to commit to all nine?

Take the Challenge

Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦ Freebies - Curated Links - Tasty Drinks ✦

On the house

Four resources that make the hardest rules easier. Free, no challenge required.

Smoking cessation

Quit resources→

Forty tobacco-cessation services across six continents. Phone lines, online programmes, apps, and clinic networks — most are free.

Drinking less

Non-alcoholic recipes→

Fifty zero-proof cocktails, mocktails, and infusions so the "no alcohol" rule never feels like a punishment. Download each as a recipe card.

Meditation

10 minutes→

Eight meditation apps and sites that do great 10-minute sessions. Four free, four premium with structure.

Feeling baller? Get streak protection, a detailed macro food tracker, the multi-purpose timer, an editable project board and a water tracker.

THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦ THE WORKOUTS · TRAIN · MOVE · REPEAT ✦

Choose a line a day, Repeat — Just show up.

The Base

Foundations

Push-ups

5 × 10

Supermans

5 × 10

Bodyweight Squats

5 × 10

Bird Dogs

5 × 10/side

Plank

5 × 50s

Wide Angles

Chest & full-body

Wide Push-ups

5 × 10

Reverse Snow Angels

5 × 10

Lunges

5 × 10

Plank Shoulder Taps

5 × 10/side

Burpees

5 × 50s

Ground Floor

Posterior chain

Tricep Dips (floor)

5 × 10

Prone Y-Raises

5 × 10

Glute Bridges

5 × 10

Flutter Kicks

5 × 10

Mountain Climbers

5 × 50s

Isolation

Fine control

Tricep Push-ups

5 × 10

Wall Slides

5 × 10

Single-Leg Glute Bridge

5 × 10/leg

Dead Bugs

5 × 10/side

Russian Twists

5 × 50s

Day 1 starts when you do.

Start tracking

WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦ WHEN WILL YOU FINISH · 50 DAYS · MARK THE DATE ✦

Picked your start date? Now find your finish line.

Your finish date

Pick a date above to see your finish line.

Loading…

QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦ QUESTIONS · ANSWERS · STILL WONDERING ✦

Still overthinking it? Don't! Just start! The only failure is quitting.

Life happens. If you miss a day, simply continue from where you are. The streak resets, but your progress remains. The key is consistency over perfection — start again the next morning.

Absolutely. The workouts are suggestions, not scripture. Replace any exercise with a comparable movement: push-ups → dumbbell press, pull-ups → lat pulldowns, and so on. The A → B → C → D pattern matters more than the specific exercises.

Yes. Audiobooks absolutely count. The goal is to read 5 books in 50 days — audiobooks, ebooks, physical books, all of it. Read what you actually enjoy, just keep the pages turning.

As cold as you can handle. The goal is uncomfortable but bearable. Start with 30 seconds of cold at the end of your regular shower. Over time, you can make it colder and longer.

Yes. Pick any date to start. Use the calculator above to see your finish date. Many people start on a Monday or the 1st of a month, but there is no perfect time — only the time you commit.

No. All workouts can be done at home with minimal equipment. Bodyweight exercises work perfectly. If you have dumbbells, great. If not, improvise with household items.

Less thinking. More doing.

Take the Challenge

Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦ Buy us a Caneca - Keep the tools forever ✦

€5.99 = 1 Caneca

Our local word for a large beer.

50 days · one payment · yours forever · no subscription

What you get

Six tools to walk into the challenge.

Task tracker

Tap to mark the nine daily habits; streak builds automatically.

Streak protection

One free pass a week. Miss a day and the streak holds. Each save shows up as a 🍌 on your certificate.

Water tracker

Tap to log each glass, target built in.

Macro food tracker

Search over 5,000 foods from an international taste palette, log portions, tag meals, totals against your targets.

Multi-purpose timer

Reading, meditation, focus blocks, presets included.

Kanban board

Plan the 50 days across To do · In progress · Done.

Two ways to start

Flying Solo.

€5.99

One player. Fifty days. Just you against the calendar.

The price of a caneca · secure checkout via Stripe

The Fit50Challenge.

Blame us.

The Nine Rules

Feed Your Brain

Move Your Body

Fuel Right

Crispy Clarity

Fresh Lungs

Open Mind

Step It Up

Wet The Lips

Chill Out

On the house

Fridge checklist→

Quit resources→

Non-alcoholic recipes→

10 minutes→

The Workouts

Push-ups

Supermans

Bodyweight Squats

Bird Dogs

Plank

Wide Push-ups

Reverse Snow Angels

Lunges

Plank Shoulder Taps

Burpees

Tricep Dips (floor)

Prone Y-Raises

Glute Bridges

Flutter Kicks

Mountain Climbers

Tricep Push-ups

Wall Slides

Single-Leg Glute Bridge

Dead Bugs

Russian Twists

Calculate your finish date

Frequently asked questions

Six tools to walk into the challenge.

Task tracker

Streak protection

Water tracker

Macro food tracker

Multi-purpose timer

Kanban board

One email a fortnight. Useful, never noise.

The Fit50
Challenge.