It comes at a time when many people start setting goals around health and fitness, especially at the beginning of a new year.
From Dry January to Veganuary or ambitious workout plans, January often feels like the moment when people promise themselves a fresh start and a better routine.
James Stewart Whyte decided to keep things simple by committing to one clear challenge, which was to complete 100 pushups every day for a full year.
It is the kind of plan many people begin with good intentions, only to miss days or give up after a few weeks, but James stayed consistent and saw it through.
“I wasn’t asking myself to do something daily that I had to explicitly schedule and prepare for in advance,” he said.
So what actually happened once he stuck with it?
“The progress I made was slow,” said James.
“After the first few months of the year I saw an almost imperceptible change, progress started to show entering the summer.”
While the changes were not immediate, once they began to appear they became easier to notice and measure.
And to be clear, this was not a dramatic overnight transformation into a professional wrestler’s physique, but the improvements were still meaningful and clearly earned.
It is a clear reminder that progress does not always come from extreme routines, and that steady, repeatable actions can add up to real change over time.
