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The "75 Hard" viral TikTok challenge involves a strict diet, routine, and two workouts a day..
A viral fitness challenge has TikTokers following a strict diet, working out twice a day, and drinking a gallon of water a day for more than two months and if they skip a step, starting the whole cycle over again...
It involves spending 75 days sticking to five rules: follow a structured diet (which you can choose, but it can't include alcohol or cheat meals), do two 45-minute workouts a day (one of which must be outside), drink a gallon of water a day, read 10 pages of "educational nonfiction" a day, and take a daily "progress picture.".
Unlike many other viral exercise trends, which promise weight loss as their primary result, Frisella's original blog post about the challenge, dating back to February 2021, said the "75 Hard" challenge was designed to boost "mental toughness" and to encourage people to "take control" of their lives, without mentioning weight...
A modified version of the trend, called "75 Soft," was popularized by fitness TikToker Stephen Gallagher"for people who don't have time to do two 45-minute workouts a day," he said in an his April 2021 video...
