Have you heard about the One Hundred Pushups Challenge?  I linked to it previously on one of my weekend reading posts.  I also mentioned that I’d be bringing it up again because I’d like to take the challenge.  Well consider this the beginning of my own personal One Hundred Pushups Challenge.  I just – five minutes ago – finished taking the initial test.  I was able to do 29 good-form pushups.  This puts me in rank 3.  Over the next six weeks I’ll be following the program to a t and at the end of the six weeks I should be able to – nay, I WILL be able to – do 100 consecutive push ups!

What does doing pushups have to do with personal finance?  It’d be foolish of me to say that it has everything to do with it, but it’d also be foolish of me to say that it has nothing to do with it.  Test after test has been undergone to see how much more healthy someone is that is in good shape versus someone not in good shape.  Exercise allows our bodies to maintain good health and not only in our bodies, but our minds as well.  Therefore I find a challenge to build strength and endurance very relevant to personal finance.  Being in shape should allow for less disease and sickness which should allow for fewer doctor visits, prescriptions and possibly even lower health-insurance premiums.  Not to mention the fact that a sharper mind might very well allow you the chance to get that promotion you’ve been looking for at work.

Take the One Hundred Pushup challenge with me.  You might just be surprised at how well you feel and how relevant to your finances it can be.