"On October 15th, 2024, I saw a picture of myself sitting by the pool and didn't recognize myself. It was the biggest I'd ever been, and I felt like it wasn't really me. I decided to go a year without added sugar, and I lost some weight. If anything had even one gram of added sugar, I didn't eat it for a full year."
"So, I wanted to find a way of working out that I would actually do forever. I challenged myself to work out for 20 minutes a day I decided to start posting evidence of my daily 20-minute workouts. I knew that if I put my fitness journey online, I wouldn't be able to face the embarrassment of not following through on my word. I chose 20 minutes because 30 isn't always achievable, and 10 didn't seem to be enough."
"My wife and I are going to have more kids, and then I'll have grandkids, and who knows where my career will take me. But regardless of what's going on, I figure I'll always have 20 minutes. I chose push-ups and jump squats to start with because I wanted to hit the core muscle groups while keeping it simple enough to do anywhere."
Skye Mackintosh, a 29-year-old regional sales manager and father of two, realized he had gained weight after seeing a pool photo on October 15, 2024. He eliminated added sugar for a year and lost weight but still struggled with consistent exercise. He completed extreme challenges before but reverted to old habits. He committed to a daily 20-minute workout and began posting evidence publicly to enforce accountability. He selected 20 minutes because it was reliably achievable and chose push-ups and jump squats to target core muscle groups and maintain simplicity. Public accountability and small, sustainable habits changed his fitness and mindset.
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