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November Project

Trend & aesthetic · 2012 · Niche

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Free Boston workouts spread through social media into 49 groups by spring 2019.

Clip · November Project on YouTube
November Project members embrace exercise, one another - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
'The November Project' Workout Movement Takes Over Times Square
ABC News
November Project Inc - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
ProPublica / IRS Form 990
Showing Up
November Project on YouTube
Brogan Graham On Igniting A Fitness Revolution
Rich Roll
Caleb Daniloff November Project The Book | BU Today | Boston University
BU Today

Spread Score

How it works
ReachNo data yetContagionNo data yetBreadth60Velocity0LongevityNo data yet34

Numbers

Workout groups
49
By Mar 31, 2019 · Owner-reported expansion · Self-reported · November Project
Peak date
Nov 5 ’14
May 2012 to Nov 5 ’14
Platforms
7
Started on Open web
Origin
Mixed
Health & fitness

Mechanics

  • Identity badgePrimary
  • Maker origin
  • Platform jump
  • Real-world spectacle
  • Response chain

How it spread

Trace the origin

Two friends opened their Boston workouts to strangers in spring 2012. Tweets, photos and local leaders carried the format to other cities. Brands supplied shoes, events and expansion support. November Project reported 49 groups by March 2019.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. November 2011

    Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric precursor · Nov 2011

    Graham and Mandaric began a private workout pact and tracked it in a Google document.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. May 2012

    Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric seed · May 2012

    The founders opened their Boston workouts to the public through tweets, a blog and Facebook.[1][2][3]

  3. November 2012

    WBUR platform jump · Nov 2 ’12

    WBUR reported crowds of hundreds and described social media as a recruitment tool.[1]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 number
  2. 2026-10-14Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 34 · Fact-check passed (31 claims)
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Health & fitness
Region
US
Workout groups
49
By Mar 31, 2019 · Owner-reported expansion · Self-reported · November Project
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. November 2011

    Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric precursor · Nov 2011

    Graham and Mandaric began a private workout pact and tracked it in a Google document.[1]

    Open the first post ↗
  2. May 2012

    Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric seed · May 2012

    The founders opened their Boston workouts to the public through tweets, a blog and Facebook.[1][2][3]

  3. November 2012

    WBUR platform jump · Nov 2 ’12

    WBUR reported crowds of hundreds and described social media as a recruitment tool.[1]

  1. press · Nov 15 ’12

  2. platform jump · Feb 18 ’13

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