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Press Release: Gyms may be shut but one teacher has found a unique way to keep fit: training for a 1,000 Press-Up Challenge in aid of a local charity.
Jon Siracusano, teacher and Army Veteran from Wisbech, is hoping to raise money for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity set up to support bereaved Armed Forces children. Nikki Scott founded the charity after Brooke’s dad Cpl Lee Scott died while serving in Afghanistan in 2009 when Brooke was just a baby.
After discovering that charity has found fundraising more challenging due to the pandemic, Mr Siracusano felt moved to help. It is a charity close to his heart - as well as his friendship with Cpl Scott, Mr Siracusano has also served with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment as its Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructor.
Starting at 8.30am on Friday 12th February, Mr Siracusano will attempt to do three press-ups every minute for six hours (the length of pupils remote lessons).
The science teacher hopes his endurance challenge will also inspire students to keep fit at home. He has already started his training, beginning with press-ups while watching a film. He is gradually building up the hours he completes ahead of the challenge on the last day of term. He will be posting training updates onto his Instagram account and hopes for lots of support and for others to try some of the sessions (or variants of them).
From Mr Siracusano: “Well its actually 1080 press-ups with 360 burpees (the movement for getting down for a press-up and back up again but it doesn’t have the same ring to it...
Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me. please follow me on Instagram for more updates.
More information about Scotty's little soldiers: Scotty's Little Soldier is a charity dedicated to supporting children and young people who have lost a parent serving in the British Armed Forces.
Jon Siracusano, teacher and Army Veteran from Wisbech, is hoping to raise money for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity set up to support bereaved Armed Forces children. Nikki Scott founded the charity after Brooke’s dad Cpl Lee Scott died while serving in Afghanistan in 2009 when Brooke was just a baby.
After discovering that charity has found fundraising more challenging due to the pandemic, Mr Siracusano felt moved to help. It is a charity close to his heart - as well as his friendship with Cpl Scott, Mr Siracusano has also served with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment as its Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructor.
Starting at 8.30am on Friday 12th February, Mr Siracusano will attempt to do three press-ups every minute for six hours (the length of pupils remote lessons).
The science teacher hopes his endurance challenge will also inspire students to keep fit at home. He has already started his training, beginning with press-ups while watching a film. He is gradually building up the hours he completes ahead of the challenge on the last day of term. He will be posting training updates onto his Instagram account and hopes for lots of support and for others to try some of the sessions (or variants of them).
From Mr Siracusano: “Well its actually 1080 press-ups with 360 burpees (the movement for getting down for a press-up and back up again but it doesn’t have the same ring to it...
Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me. please follow me on Instagram for more updates.
More information about Scotty's little soldiers: Scotty's Little Soldier is a charity dedicated to supporting children and young people who have lost a parent serving in the British Armed Forces.
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