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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Chloe Gray

As the Operation 66 fitness challenge goes viral - is it worth trying or just another pressure-focused trend?

A woman trying the Operation 66 fitness challenge at home.

Operation 66 has joined the long line of viral fitness challenges promising to help you overhaul your health. Like the 75-Hard, 75-Soft, and Winter Arc challenges, Operation 66 is designed with certain health-promoting guidelines you follow for a specified amount of time - in this case, 66 days.

If you're wondering if there's any point to all of these challenges, then you'll be happy to know that setting these types of goals can lead to sustainable change. In a study by Penn University, researchers found that those who set fitness goals increased their movement by around 1,384 steps per day.

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