2 Minute Fitness Challenge

The 2-Minute Fitness Challenge Has Ended.

Thank You to Everyone Who Supported the May Challenge!

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Join the 2-Minute Fitness Challenge:

Complete as many reps as you can in 2 minutes each day during the month of May and fundraise to help save lives!

When you register for the 2-Minute Fitness Challenge, you’ll receive a FREE Red Cross workout towel. Once registered, work toward raising at least $75 to support our home fire relief work by asking your friends and family to support you. Once you raise $75, you’ll earn a Red Cross 2-Minute Fitness Challenge tank top. Items available while supplies last; shipping in the US only.

What is the 2-Minute Fitness Challenge?

The 2-Minute Fitness Challenge is a virtual event hosted on Facebook that encourages participants to get active, fundraise to help those impacted by home fires, and interact with others taking on the challenge. Participants will complete as many reps as they can in 2 minutes each day (e.g., sit ups, push-ups, jump rope) during the month of May and record that they’ve completed their daily 2 minutes.

Why 2 Minutes?

2 minutes may be how long you have to escape from a home fire before it’s too late. The American Red Cross responds on average to more than 60,000 disasters every year and the vast majority are home fires. Home fires are a significant threat to our communities, claiming seven lives every day in the U.S. And unlike natural disasters, home fires are largely preventable through fire safety education and preparedness.

The Red Cross educates at-risk communities on home fire preparedness through Sound the Alarm and this spring we invite you to support this effort by fundraising and spreading awareness about home fire safety during this fitness challenge.

So, while you are taking on those 2 minutes of exercise, we hope you’ll remember what those 2 minutes represent. By fundraising, you are helping save lives from home fires.

How the Challenge Works

Register: A registration link will be posted on April 8 for you to:
- Join the Facebook Group to be part of the community
- Opt into Facebook Messenger to receive information and track your progress
- Create a fundraiser to help save lives
Fundraise: Once you register and create a fundraiser, you can start raising funds to help save lives! Fundraising is available as soon as you join the event.
Engage: Interact with the other participants in the Facebook 2-Minute Fitness Challenge group, ask questions, share your story, or post ideas!
Workout: Once the challenge starts on May 1, you will start working toward your personal goal and log that you’ve completed your daily 2 minutes in the group’s Facebook Messenger.
Earn: You will be eligible to receive a Red Cross workout towel when you register, and receive a 2-Minute Fitness Challenge workout tank to wear with pride when you raise $75.

Sweat towel given to people who register for the Red Cross Fitness Challenge

Workout tank for people who raise $75 in the Fitness Challenge

Note: Please allow 4-6 weeks for shipment. Shipping within the U.S. only. Items available while supplies last.