125th New Thing - Did 20 Push-ups

A few weeks ago, Michelle Obama was on The Ellen Degeneres Show (recorded February 2, 2012 and aired February 9, 2012). The 1st lady stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote her campaign against childhood obesity, Let's Move, and was describing her daily workout routine when DeGeneres proposed the challenge since her arms were so toned. DeGeneres, 54, struggled around 15 but did 20 push-ups. Obama, 48, stopped at 25 push-ups, though she said she could have done more. The Monday after this episode aired, my Pilates instructor was talking about and saying we should all do 40 push-ups per day. My upper body is pretty weak, as I typically do girlie push-ups (on my knees). So I decided to challenge myself to see how many regular push-ups I could do (on hands and toes). My goal was 15 push-ups and I did 20! I'm pretty sure my arms will hurt tomorrow.

What did you do today?

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