Sit Up Challenge FAQs

A free, virtual August challenge where you complete 1,922 sit ups across the month, or 62 a day, to help fund research into type 1 diabetes (T1D).

It’s flexible, can be done anywhere and is easy to split into smaller sets.

1922 marks the year insulin was first used to treat T1D. That moment changed what was possible.

Your sit ups mark that breakthrough, and your fundraising helps power the research that will bring the next breakthroughs.

1–31 August 2026.

No. It is free to join. When you sign up, you’ll get a fundraising page so you can start fundraising to help power the next big breakthrough.

It is virtual, so you can take part wherever you are, at home, in the gym, on holiday, or wherever works for you.

Complete our quick registration form and you’re in. We’ll then send out your tracker and invite you to join the Facebook Group for support and motivation.

P.S. Get a free sweatband after your first donation. Make a self-donation right after registration and we’ll get it in the post with your tracker right away.

We’ll send you a simple tracker to help you keep count through August.

No. 62 a day is a helpful way to picture the challenge, but how you complete your 1922 sit ups is up to you. If you miss a day, you can make it up later.

No problem. Split them into smaller sets, build up gradually, or work towards the 1,922 total with your family. The challenge is flexible and designed to work around real life.

Yes please! When you sign up, you can choose to set up an online fundraising page through JustGiving.

Every pound you raise helps fund research into better treatments, earlier detection and ways to prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the future.

Yes. You will get a sweatband after your first donation, a T-shirt at £50, a medal at £100, and a water bottle at £200.

Quick tip: Make a self-donation right after registration and we’ll get your sweatband in the post with your tracker right away.

Every pound you raise helps fund world-class research to cure, treat and prevent T1D, including research into better treatments, earlier detection and stopping T1D before it starts.

Join our Sit Up Challenge Facebook Group to share progress, swap tips, and keep each other going through August.

Our team are also in the group so you can ask questions and interact with us too.