Her 75 vs 75 Hard: Which 75-Day Challenge Should You Do?

Her 75 and 75 Hard sit at opposite ends of the 75-day-challenge spectrum. 75 Hard is the original extreme, all-or-nothing mental-toughness program; Her 75 is a flexible, women-focused app that softens the format and adapts it to your cycle. Here's how they compare and who each one suits.

_Soft75 is an independent 75 Soft Challenge tracker and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Her 75._

What is Her 75?

Her 75 is a wellness app that adapts the 75-day challenge for women, packaging daily habits — movement, hydration, reading, mindful eating, and a progress photo — with cycle-aware guidance and three intensity tiers (soft, medium, and hard). It's free to download, with a paid subscription for full features.

What is 75 Hard?

75 Hard is a 75-day "mental toughness" program created by Andy Frisella. It's deliberately rigid: two 45-minute workouts a day (one outdoors), a strict diet with zero cheat meals and no alcohol, a gallon of water, 10 pages of non-fiction reading, and a daily progress photo — and if you miss any task, you restart from Day 1.

Her 75 vs 75 Hard: side by side

Intensity and flexibility

75 Hard is intentionally unforgiving — the restart rule and two-a-day workouts are the point, and that structure appeals to people who want a hard line to hold. Her 75 moves in the opposite direction: it's built to be sustainable, with rest days, cycle adjustments, and no all-or-nothing penalty. Most people who look at "Her 75 vs 75 Hard" are deciding whether they want maximum intensity or something they can actually finish without burning out.

Is Her 75 easier than 75 Hard?

Yes — in almost every dimension. Her 75's softer tiers ask for one workout a day instead of two, allow rest days, scale hydration to your cycle instead of mandating a fixed gallon, and — most importantly — don't send you back to Day 1 when you miss something. 75 Hard's difficulty is deliberate and psychological: the restart rule is designed to test whether you can hold a line for 75 days with zero exceptions. Her 75 trades that intensity for sustainability, which is exactly why it appeals to people who found 75 Hard too rigid to finish.

Which is right for you?

Choose 75 Hard if you specifically want an extreme, black-and-white discipline test, have no history of disordered eating, and can commit to two daily workouts for 75 straight days.

Choose Her 75 if you want a gentler, women-adapted challenge with app guidance — and don't mind a subscription.

A free third option: the 75 Soft Challenge

If Her 75's softer approach appeals to you but you'd rather not pay, the 75 Soft Challenge is essentially the same idea, free and open to anyone: one 45-minute workout, healthy eating, 3 liters of water, 10 pages of reading, and no restart penalty. You can track it with the free Soft75 app and apply the same cycle-aware tweaks yourself.

Learn the details in the 75 Soft Challenge rules, compare all three intensities in our 75 Soft vs 75 Hard guide, or see how Her 75 stacks up against the free version in Her 75 vs 75 Soft.