Tell friends, family, and colleagues that you're doing the September Squat Challenge to improve your fitness and to support muscular dystrophy research that will help everyone enjoy healthy muscles! 

Ask them to donate and support this amazing cause. There's so many ways to ask using tools in your dashboard after you sign up:

1. Use the share link to share your page or post direct to social media
2. Send an email to your contacts - we provide a draft email to make it super simple
3. In person is powerful, and you can share the QR code on your dashboard for them to scan with their phone to make donating easy

When you make a donation to your own page, it's called a self-donation. This helps you get off $0 and lets people know you care enough about the cause to donate yourself, which inspires them to donate too!

Make sure you customise your fundraising page, because friends and family want to know why this cause and challenge is important to you. Is it for fun and fitness? Then tell them you need the motivation! If it's to raise as much money as possible to help give life to muscles, then tell them why muscles mater to you!

You can personalise page text, profile image and add images of your efforts and blog post updates on your progress through your dashboard.

The more you update and share on social media, the more people see how hard you're working and they'll want to support you!

It's ok to do it your way! If you can sign up online, then it's easy for us to collect your details. But if you'd like to call or email, we can register you as a fundraiser and share ways to donate offline. Phone 02 8007 7037 or email admin@fshdglobal.org

The more you update and share on social media, the more people see how hard you're working and they'll want to support you!

Anyone over 16 (those under 16 need parental permission). Because this is a physical challenge, we recommend that you check with your health practitioner to make sure it's safe for you to do squats. If you need to modify them for your safety, then that's ok. Be sure to set a personal squat goal that's safe and achievable for you. If you can't squat at all, you can still donate and help us spread awarenss. Thank you!

You should get the OK from your doctor before taking on a fitness challenge, so if you can't do a squat then don't do the physical stuff. You can still encourage others to sign up or donate directly to help.

No worries! Some people are only committing to 1 or 2 weeks. Do what you can during September. Some days you may be sore and need to take a break, so if you don't meet your squat target don't worry. What matters is raising awarness and vital funds for research.

Each Team member needs to sign up and create an individual profile. One person from your Team can log into their dashboard and select "Create a Team," located just above the "My Achievements" section. Set up the fundraising page and make sure your team page settings allow anyone to join your team. The person who sets up the team will be designated as the team captain. Once your team is created, you can invite others to join your team by sharing the link in the "My Team" section on your dashboard.

Teams can be be composed of workplace colleagues, friends or family. They are a great way to stay motivated and make your challenge a social rather than solo one.

Each Team member needs to set up individual page with their own fundraising goal, then totals raised are pooled under the Team page to help you rank higher on the Leaderboards. Nothing like a bit of friendly competition!

Perhaps your Team could even raise the $6,000 to fund a Clinical Trial Passport! There's no telling what you can accomplish together.

Most of those with FSHD muscular dystrophy can't do a squat or any of the other things many people take for granted. Show your support and use your muscles for them!

FSHD Global's Squat Challenge (Muscles for Muscles) began in 2020, and everyone from althletes to schoolchildren have joined in to raise funds for research. Thanks to a fantastic kickoff from the Bulldogs in Accor Stadium, we're running a September Squat Challenge in 2026!

In honour of the 3000+ Australians with FSHD muscular dystrophy who can't do a squat. Each squat performed represents one person who can't do what you can do and who needs your support. That's a powerful motivator to join us in helping to find a cure!

All funds raised are tax-deductible and go directly to FSHD Global Research Foundation, an award-winning Australian Registered Charity based in Sydney. It is a patient-led organisation, founded by Bill Moss AO, and has a laser focus on finding a cure for FSHD and enabling muscle regeneration for everyone. Learn more at fshdglobal.org

Yes, of course! Contact us at admin@fshdglobal.org for support. Let us know what the issue is.

Just contact us at admin@fshdglobal.org and we can help.

Yes, just go to your dashboard to find options to customise your page.

Everyone who donates to your page or using the main Donate button on the website will receive a receipt via email which they can use to claim a tax-deduction, as long as the donation is over $2.

If you collected offline donations and want to provide an individual receipt to that donor, please contact us so we can issue them a receipt.

Your fundraising page is your best resource - you can share to your supporters directly from there via email or social media. We will also provide tips and guides via email or social media, so be on the lookout!

See our Rewards page under About for details on prizes you can earn through reaching fundraising goals or have the option to win.