You CAN Do It February 2022 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It’s the second month of year. You know, the one where you say: What was I thinking last month when I gave up (booze, sweets, fries, cheese …. and so on), and I started daily (weights, HIIT, running, biking, swimming, hiking ... and so on)??? And now I’m hungry and in pain! 

Sometimes we go a little overboard with New Year’s resolutions, but that’s what You Can Do It February is for. No need to completely fall off the wagon. Just dial it back a bit and focus on one or two small things this month and start building a new good habit (or break an old bad habit).                                                  

   
General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.                                                            
How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to keep track of your daily step goals for the month; though many of us track other things as well, like body weight exercises, sleep, trips to the gym, logging food, etc. This is not a competition to see who can do the most of whatever, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency. So whether you do 1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of the monthly total you can hit your goal.

Some might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and others might have a variable goal throughout the week, (and some might even plan days off!) for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = “6k steps a day,” or “not tracking”

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for the monthly challenge is whether or not you reach what you set out to do.

Suggested Posting Format    
1) Post either your constant or variable step goal.
2) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved out of the monthly minimum and or monthly total

Picture Scavenger Hunt

This month’s scavenger hunt is Word Play.  Look for signage with puns, double meanings, dad jokes and the like. Look at signs in front of churches, stores, schools, movie theaters ... just keep it clean. You CAN do it!  (Oh look, it’s made out of CANs.  See what I did there?)

Yes You CAN

Posting

Although you certainly don’t have to post daily, you’ll likely stay closer to what you set out to do by updating the thread several times/week

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and need to scale back due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your goal for that period. If you normally do 10k steps a day but pull a hamstring and decide to do minimal walking (2k steps a day), then all you have to do is change your goal.

[NellyG]

22 February 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      15/20

15 days over 12,000                                         13/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               5/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   19/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[PureEvil]

You CAN Do It February 2022 Update:

10k steps per day	22	/28
13,699 steps per day	17	/17
17k steps per day	11	/11
Activities	8	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	1	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	11	/11
Finish challenges	6	/9
Update post	5	/7

Thanks all, for the solidarity.  I think this is the one incident that freaked us out the most, due to its brutality and the fact that they targeted a couple.  This was only 20 minutes or so from my home.

[Baltoscott]

You CAN day 22

16K steps/day		20/25
6-10 minute calisthenics workout		19/20
15 weight-lifting days		12/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		9/20
1 pull-up		22/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		22/25
12 Dry (no alcohol) days	2.20	9/12
Beat Feb. 2021 bike mileage (114.2 miles)		170.5

[Jotex]

You Can February 2022 Goals - DAY 22

9,500 steps:   9/18 days

11,000 steps:  8/8 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 16/20 days

IF (16:8):  21/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  17/24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  -3.3 / 4 lbs.

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

[SteppingBooks]

You Can February 22

18.7K Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

1900 Calorie Limit/Day: 08/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 22/28

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 04/16

Squats 30/day: 03/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 213,249/450,000

[Jotex]

You Can February 2022 Goals - DAY 23

9,500 steps:   10/18 days

11,000 steps:  8/8 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 17/20 days

IF (16:8):  22/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  18/24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  -3.3 / 4 lbs.

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

[Baltoscott]

You CAN day 23

16K steps/day		23/25
6-10 minute calisthenics workout		20/20
15 weight-lifting days		13/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		10/20
1 pull-up		23/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		23/25
12 Dry (no alcohol) days	2.20	9/12
Beat Feb. 2021 bike mileage (114.2 miles)		171.7

[SteppingBooks]

You Can February 23

18.7K Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

1900 Calorie Limit/Day: 08/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 23/28

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 04/16

Squats 30/day: 04/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 230,450/450,000

Holy crap, March starts next week.  While I want warmer weather, I am so baffled how we got through two months feeling like it was all January. 

[NellyG]

24 February 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      17/20

15 days over 12,000                                         15/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               6/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   20/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[Baltoscott]

You CAN day 24

16K steps/day		22/25
6-10 minute calisthenics workout		21/20
15 weight-lifting days		13/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		11/20
1 pull-up		24/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		24/25
12 Dry (no alcohol) days	2.20	9/12
Beat Feb. 2021 bike mileage (114.2 miles)		184.8

[Jotex]

You Can February 2022 Goals - DAY 24

9,500 steps:   11/18 days

11,000 steps:  8/8 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 17/20 days

IF (16:8):  23/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  19/24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  -3.5 / 4 lbs.

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

[SteppingBooks]

You Can February 24

18.7K Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

1900 Calorie Limit/Day: 09/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 27/28

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 04/16

Squats 30/day: 04/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 239,975/450,000

[NellyG]

26 February 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      18/20

15 days over 12,000                                         16/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               6/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   22/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[Jotex]

You Can February 2022 Goals - DAY 25&26

9,500 steps:   12/18 days

11,000 steps:  8/8 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 18/20 days

IF (16:8):  24/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  20-24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  -3.5 / 4 lbs.

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

[NellyG]

27 February 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      19/20

15 days over 12,000                                         16/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               6/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   23/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[Baltoscott]

You CAN day 27

16K steps/day		25/25
6-10 minute calisthenics workout		23/20
15 weight-lifting days		15/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		12/20
1 pull-up		27/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		26/25
12 Dry (no alcohol) days	2.27	12/12
Beat Feb. 2021 bike mileage (114.2 miles)		209.3

[Baltoscott]

Wow, just one day left in February!  @NellyG @Jotex @SteppingBooks @PureEvil @Carrie71  @TamtamTrot @Shirlzz @ItSiobhan 

It's time to get your March Madness Goals posted, so head on over.  I know one thing I'm going to have to improve on is my sleep.  Really blew that goal this month.  But I beat last year's February bike miles!

[PureEvil]

You CAN Do It February 2022 Update:

10k steps per day	27	/28
13,699 steps per day	20	/17
17k steps per day	11	/11
Activities	9	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	1	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	11	/11
Finish challenges	8	/9
Update post	6	/7

[SteppingBooks]

You Can February 25-27

18.7K Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

1900 Calorie Limit/Day: 10/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 24/28

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 04/16

Squats 30/day: 04/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 251,859/450,000

Last day of February, and the cold/snow/ice has won the battle.  

@Baltoscott  Thank you!

[NellyG]

28 February 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      20/20

15 days over 12,000                                         17/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               6/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   24/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3