Muscular dystrophy campaign calls for press-ups and thumb wrestling

By Sarah Townsend, Third Sector Online, 19 September 2008

The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is encouraging UK workplaces to become 'muscle heroes' for this year's Muscle Awareness Week, which runs until Saturday.

The charity wants employers to organise press-up competitions, arm wrestling challenges and thumb wrestling leagues, or allow staff to dress as superheroes to raise awareness of the 60,000 people in the UK living with muscular dystrophy. This is the second Muscle Awareness Week the charity has held. Last year's campaign...

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