Pledges

Pledges are a Rise tradition, and have been since at least the beginning of 2014 (or the year of the maniac, as it's known in the Rise calendar).

It's basically a promise to do something really, really, really tough if enough people show up to a workout (or if some other condition of your choice is fulfilled).

What's considered really, really, really tough depends on the person pledging, of course. You should make a pledge that'll be tough for you, but not impossible. How many people will need to show up to complete your pledge? Be realistic! If you require 1000 humans and 500 cocker spaniels to be there, chances are you'll never get to do that cool awesome thing you said you'd do. But the conditions you set should challenge your fellow Risers as well! We want you to succeed, and if some of our Queens folks need to get to Manhattan so you'll Burpee up the Williamsburg Bridge, then by golly they will!

Some examples of pledges can be found below. Most of them are New Years pledges from several years ago, but it's time for a Rise-olution! You can make a pledge anytime, for any reason. Just fill out this form!