Why one residency program did 150,000 push-ups in 10 weeks
At the start of the year, our program director asked, “What if we challenge every resident in the program to do 5,000 push-ups?” We were immediately interested. After discussing logistics and socializing the idea, the #5KPushUpChallenge was started: Over the first ten weeks of the academic year, residents and faculty were challenged to complete 5,000 push-ups.
While at first glance, this number of push-ups may seem like an absurdity. When you …
