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West Australian
an hour ago
- Health
- West Australian
The Push-Up Challenge: Organisers say there is time to register for event that raises mental health awareness
Whether you take on The Push-Up Challenge while kneeling or one-handed, you will be making a difference towards improving mental health across the country. That is the message from founder Nick Hudson who began the initiative with his mates after suffering from his own mental health struggles following open heart surgery several years ago. Fast forward to 2025, the challenge has grown into a national event and has raised more than $50 million for Lifeline, Headspace, and Push for Better Foundation. And this year organisers have set a task of 3214 push-ups over 23 days — to recognise the number of Australians who died by suicide in 2023. 'The Push-Up Challenge is a fun and accessible way to improve your fitness, learn about mental health and connect with friends, family and community, all while honouring the lives tragically lost to suicide,' the Perth local said. 'Mental health challenges will affect nearly everyone at some point in their lives. 'The Challenge aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness through education, and encourage Australians to take a more proactive approach to their fitness and mental well-being.' For those who aren't as flexible and fit as an acrobat, Mr Hudson said participants can take on alternative exercises. 'If push-ups aren't your thing we are talking squats, sit ups, lunges,' he said. 'If my dad, who is 75, can be in the challenge then just about anyone can.' In 2024, more than 218,000 participants completed over 317 million push-ups and raised over $12 million for mental health. The challenge not only raised money for mental health but a 2024 study revealed it also improved the mental wellbeing of participants. A University of Melbourne study found The Push-Up Challenge helped participants who may be experiencing a mental health challenge with significant reductions in the severity of depression and anxiety symptoms during the event and three months afterwards. Participants who reported experiencing a mental health problem were also more than twice as likely to seek help and over three times as likely to adopt self-care strategies. The Push-Up Challenge runs from June 4 to 26. To register for The Push-Up Challenge visit,
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jordon Hudson is telling people that she and Bill Belichick are engaged (report)
The saga of Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson has taken another wild turn – reportedly towards marriage. The New York Times reports that Hudson has 'told at least one person that she and Mr. Belichick are engaged to be married.' This comes after weeks of rumors, hysteria and discourse about the well-publicized relationship between the 24-year-old Hudson and 73-year-old Belichick. Belichick, now the head coach at North Carolina, has been at the center of a media firestorm as Hudson grabs more and more headlines. The storyline reached a fever pitch recently when Hudson interrupted an interview with CBS to shut down a line of questioning about how they met. Things picked up further when Belichick was spotted in the front row of the Miss Maine USA pageant in which Hudson was a contestant. The report of an engagement is a surprising development given Belichick's relationship history. Belichick had been married to Debby Clarke Belichick from 1977 until their divorce in 2006. About a year later, Belichick began dating Linda Holliday. The former New England Patriots coach's relationship with Holliday lasted for 16 years. During that time, there had been no report of an engagement. The two reportedly split in 2023. It's been a little over a year since the relationship between Belichick and Hudson became public. During that time, Hudson has taken on a more public role and has appeared to serve as Belichick's de facto PR manager in recent months. NFL will give players thumbs up for flag football at 2028 Olympics (report) 'Horrific!' — Chris Russo slams ABC for Bill Belichick interview Bill Belichick denies Jordon Hudson had role in 'Hard Knocks' agreement falling apart Ex-Patriots WR signs with Buffalo Bills Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck were ‘flabbergasted' after meeting Jordon Hudson, insider says
It turns out that viewers weren't the only ones confused by Jordon Hudson's presence in a Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial alongside Bill Belichick. A couple of her famous co-stars were as well. In a recent discussion with Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, journalist Pablo Torre shed some light on what he described as bizarre negotiations to make the DunKings commercial happen. Torre reports that Hudson was acting as Belichick's agent. Torre, the host of 'Pablo Torre Finds Out,' has been notably plugged in with the Belichick-Hudson relationship. 'She was negotiating directly with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who were, I am told very reliably, flabbergasted that this was who they had to go through to get to the guy that they revered for decades as the greatest coach of all time,' Torre said. Affleck and Damon both grew up in Massachusetts and have been vocal about their New England sports fandom. They're plenty familiar with the former Patriots coach, who was famously media savvy in terms of keeping his life private. That's why it's been especially jarring to see Belichick and Hudson so open about their public and professional relationship with his girlfriend (and rumored fiancée). Torre described Hudson as 'kind of Bill Belichick's 'momager,' a mom/manager akin to Kris Jenner figure, the architect behind the Kardashian-Jenner media empire. Torre noted that Affleck and Damon were thrown off by Hudson's role in negotiations, but pushed on to secure Belichick's spot in the commercial. However, the North Carolina coach didn't come alone. Hudson reportedly 'forced' her way into an on-screen role in the Super Bowl ad. Hudson's appearance on TV screens in the Super Bowl was one of many catalysts that vaulted her into the national conversation as one half of the most talked-about relationship in football. QB Joe Milton says Patriots trading him was a 'blessing' for 4 reasons Bill Belichick has tried to land Jordon Hudson '6-figure' jobs, insider says Jabrill Peppers has amusing recollection of first meeting with Mike Vrabel Veteran starter impressed with Patriots rookie safety Read the original article on MassLive.
NBC Sports
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
The awkward coverup over Channing Crowder's Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson comments continues
Contrary to the opinions of those who have nothing better to do than complain about our periodic Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson stories, we do many other things than write about the most oddly compelling story in all of football. For example, I've resisted (for now) the temptation to post more items with quotes from the recent visit by Pablo Torre to #PFTPM for a 45-minute chat on all things Belichick/Hudson. Some things, however, can't be ignored. In an article focusing on the recent sports media misadventures of Ryan Clark, John Mamola of Barrett Sports Media mentioned something very interesting. The portion of the WQAM radio show in which The Pivot Podcast co-host Channing Crowder said Hudson 'choreographed' Belichick's solo interview with Clark is gone. Expunged. Disappeared. Kaput. From the show's website. From its Apple podcast feed. From its Spotify podcast feed. We checked, just to be sure. Both the portion of the show during which the comments were made on May 16 (hour three) and the full May 16 show are gone from all three platforms. Only hours one, two, and four remain. Here's what Crowder said, beyond sharing his perception that Hudson 'choreographed' the interview: 'She kind of coordinates and brand manages. She has her paws on the situation. It's different . . . It was weird to be around Belichick and Jordon. . . . I don't see Belichick in that light. But he just smiles and nods. . . . His old lady is different. . . . She lurks. It's weird to know him as Coach Belichick running the entire organization as G.M., head coach, talent coordinator, all that stuff, and then to see this tiny, little 95-pound girl kind of — pretty much telling him what to do.' Wrote Mamola: 'Did Ryan Clark ask to have that hour removed? Did Bill Belichick or Jordon Hudson ask to have it removed?' Those are very fair questions. It's an extreme measure for any radio station to delete archived audio. The longer it's up before it's gone, the more awkward it is to scrub it from the web. While it's not known whether Clark's, Belichick's, and/or Hudson's fingerprints are on the removal of the Crowder audio, it's just another delayed-action development that kicks up the broader story's otherwise settled dust. Clark's one-on-one with Belichick delved into issues that had begun to fade away from view, such as the disastrous CBS interview. Crowder's apology, followed by Clark's unpersuasive effort to show that Hudson didn't control the Belichick interview, woke up the echoes of a wrinkle that had been largely forgotten after the control-alt-delete of Memorial Day weekend. Bottom line? It's all very weird. And Clark pulled himself and his popular podcast into the lingering morass by doing something seemingly far more detailed, planned, and (yes) choreographed than the usual podcast interview, where the guest shows up, talks for a while, and then leaves. It's obvious at this point that the Belichick interview was anything but a spontaneous and organic conversation, free from selective editing over which Belichick (and/or Hudson) may have had control. The best evidence of this fact is that Clark finagled the first (and only, so far) sit-down interview with Belichick and Hudson — and killed it. That general strangeness of the Belichick/Hudson story has returned to the center of the radar screen because it wasn't enough for Crowder to apologize for saying what he said about Hudson. Those words had to be erased from digital existence. At the behest of someone. Someone who doesn't realize the simple wisdom of leaving well enough alone.
San Francisco Chronicle
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland '90s R&B group teases future biopic
En Vogue may be the next music legends to get the biopic treatment. The Oakland R&B group — currently made up of members Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones and Rhona Bennett — celebrated the 35th anniversary of its first album during an appearance on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' last week and hinted at the possibility of a film adaptation of its career journey. 'Do you think there's a world where there would be an En Vogue biopic?' Hudson asked the singers during a rapid fire question segment of the episode, which aired Thursday, May 15. 'Yes,' Herron immediately responded, prompting the studio audience to erupt into cheers. 'That's a good question,' Ellis said with a laugh as the other members of the group flashed knowing smiles. Hudson then asked if there would be a role for her to act in the hypothetical film, to which Jones replied, 'Yes,' while her bandmates continued to giggle. En Vogue was formed in 1989 by songwriters Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy. Ellis, Herron and Jones were founding members, and Bennett joined in 2003, replacing Dawn Robinson. Robinson departed the quartet in 1997, later joining the supergroup Lucy Pearl, led by Tony! Toni! Toné! frontman Raphael Saadiq, who also grew up in Oakland. She eventually launched a short-lived solo career. En Vogue rose to widespread fame in the 1990s with hit singles such as 'Free Your Mind,' 'My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)' and 'Hold On,' which the group performed on the show. After gathering around a piano for an acoustic rendition of 'Hold On,' which was En Vogue's first-ever single, Herron revealed that the song almost didn't get a release by Atlantic Records. 'The label didn't love it. They didn't think it was a radio song, but our producers fought for it to get released as a single. So the label decided to service radio without the a cappella,' she told Hudson, referring to the soulful intro of the song. Herron went on to explain that radio hosts somehow discovered the version with the a cappella intro portion that most fans know and love today, and it skyrocketed to success. Before the '90s R&B group sat down with Hudson, the four singers did a on-camera strut down the Spirit Tunnel as part of the talk show's pre-interview hallway tradition. These filmed hallway dances, shared to the show's social media accounts, are a signature feature where all guests make their entrance, greeted by staff members who line the walls and serenade them with various songs. This time, 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' team chose to sing 'En Vogue is here in the Spirit Tunnel' to the tune of the group's 1992 hit 'My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It).' The clip has since gone viral. All four members began grooving down the hallway, each in lightly colored pantsuits, before stunning the team by whipping out silver fans and striking a pose. They were met with cheers as they continued to shimmy along, waving their fans. In February, En Vogue was back in the national spotlight during the NBA All-Star Game, hosted at San Francisco's Chase Center. The singers performed alongside rappers E-40, Too Short and Saweetie as part of a tribute to the Bay Area. Saadiq was also in attendance, and delivered a pregame performance.
