Anything Goes August Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Jaunty July is coming to an end and it is time to start a new step challenge.  @Jotex suggested calling this one Anything Goes August as in the great Cole Porter song. 

Anything Goes?  Like July it’s hot in the Northern hemisphere, but this month we also begin to lament the end of summer and rush to cram in vacations and finish summer projects we should have started in June.  With all that it is easy to forget to take care of yourself so now is your chance to write down your step and a few other goals for the month.  Then you can report in every few days to keep yourself honest.  And in the spirit of Anything Goes, maybe add a few taps to your basic step goals.

General monthly instructions are below, but this month I’m adding a picture scavenger hunt:  

Take your phone or other camera on your walks look for, snap, and post three pics or more of the following: 1 - some sort of Danger or Warning sign or image like “falling rocks” or “slippery when wet,” the odder the better; 2 - a posted map of something like a downtown walking map, or a park trail map; and 3 a movie or theatre marquee.  Just post here as you find them and add a line or internet link about what you are posting.   (Thanks @Ennay for the pic)     

inspiration :                                                    

   
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

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.

[Jotex]

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@GershonSurge wrote:

@Jotex,

Thanks for the pictures of the open house. Looks like another movie set picture for you.

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Thanks @GershonSurge, @WendyB (others?). Despite having a rainy forecast, we enjoyed absolutely beautiful weather — so perfect, it seemed a bit surreal. I was also thrilled that all my desserts went, so I had no (tempting) leftovers to bring home. 

Took another day off yesterday from goals to spend time with family as Peter sets off on Wednesday for a 6-week Iceland journey. I would prefer a beach vacation — glad @CatLover74 can run on a local beach and @Baltoscott had a lovely beach weekend! :beach_with_umbrella: 

[NellyG]

20 August

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                   16/20         

Swim 2x per week                                         -/2         5/9                 

Dance 6 hours a week                                  -/6         18/26    

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     -/1         3/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                 3/3

[WendyB]

Aug 20

Steps: Goal right now is 10000 19/31
Boxing 31 days: 20/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 20/31
Weights 14 days: 8/31
Lose 3 Pounds 3/3
250 Steps per hour 19/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

Loving all the pictures!

[SeleneD]

@Jotex , @SunsetRunner, @NellyG, @Baltoscott and @WendyB   great pictures!

[GershonSurge]

@WendyB

I noticed you raised your goal to 10,000 steps a day. Congratulations!

@SunsetRunner,

It looks like you are getting hooked on running. Hope your wonky knee gets better soon. 

[WendyB]

Thanks @GershonSurge I hope to get to my Normal 13-15k by the end of September 😁

[Jotex]

Anything Goes — August 20

15 x 10,000 steps —8/15 days

10 x 15,000 steps — 3/10 days 

2 x 20,000 steps — 4/2 days

15 x Strength training — 4/15 days 

3 Scavenger Hunt Photos — 3/3

[CatLover74]

August 20

10,000 steps a day for at least 20 days of the month  -  15/20.

1 walk per week along the foreshore of my local beach (should be fun in an Australian winter)  -  3/4.

At least 7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  16/15.

10 wall pushups a day on at least 15 days of the month  -  17/15.

Post 3 scavenger hunt pictures  -  3/3.

No change yesterday.  I've been really slack and a bit ambivalent with my goals the last couple of days.  Time to get back into it.  I might try and get another beach walk in tomorrow morning, since it's supposed to be 20 degrees Celcius (rather than today's 15).  Might even take a couple of beachy photos when the sun comes up.

[Baltoscott]

August 20

Use Instapot 4 times	4/4
15K steps/day	18/31
1 pushup/day	19/31
13 weight-lifting days	11/13
post 3 scavenger hunt pics	3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month	11/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs	1.1

Made another batch of chickpeas in the instapot, and got another 6+ hour sleep day. 

It's the little things.  🙂

[Homefrontgirl]

August Steps:

8,000 per day:  20/31

[SunsetRunner]

Day Twenty-one of August.

1. Steps=5000 - 20/31 - missed a day in week 2. 

2. 2 km walks - 9/8

3. 3 scavenger pictures: 2/3.

[CatLover74]

August 21

10,000 steps a day for at least 20 days of the month  -  16/20.

1 walk per week along the foreshore of my local beach (should be fun in an Australian winter)  -  3/4.

At least 7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  17/15.

10 wall pushups a day on at least 15 days of the month  -  18/15.

Post 3 scavenger hunt pictures  -  3/3.

[NellyG]

21 August

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

Swim 2x per week                                         1/2         6/9                 

Dance 6 hours a week                                  2/6         20/26    

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     -/1         3/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                 3/3

[lavabelle]

Aug 20 Update

15 000 Steps a day 20/31

1000 calorie deficit per day - 20 days minimum 17/31

Scavenger hunt pictures 2/3

All of the picture you guys are posting are so interesting! I have been doing more running so not carrying my phone as much with me.

I think I need to run less and go back to walking, I am feeling so tired. I am barely getting my 15k steps a day, and energy has been super low. I am suspecting adding the running is doing that...last week ran 3.5 hrs, which is up quite a bit for me. and walked a whole lot less...I think the running might be making me tired and less active overall, so I think this is not the best solution for me while losing weight. So this week I am going back to walking, but still don't have the energy back...maybe it's because I am on vacation too, and my routine is completely thrown off...I ate my breakfast in the woods yesterday!!! So cool. I walked for 80 minutes, sat in the woods and ate my cold soaked oats, then walked back home 🙂 I thought that was pretty neat way to start the day.

[Jotex]

Anything Goes — August 21

15 x 10,000 steps —8/15 days

10 x 15,000 steps — 4/10 days 

2 x 20,000 steps — 4/2 days

15 x Strength training — 4/15 days 

3 Scavenger Hunt Photos — 3/3

[SunsetRunner]

Day Twenty-two of August.

1. Steps=5000 - 21/31 - missed a day in week 2. 

2. 2 km walks - 10/8

3. 3 scavenger pictures: 2/3.

Met the steps goal early today. Despite my inner demon telling me to stay home and take a rest day I went for a much longer walk than usual. It was a challenge. My aim is to get to the point where walking 5 km feels no different to walking 200 metres 🙂

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@lavabelle wrote:

...I think I need to run less and go back to walking, I am feeling so tired....

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 I feel the same way and am taking it slowly. Walking takes longer than running, but it can be just as good for your general health - or so I've read.

Love your idea of walking in the woods, having breakfast, then walking back again. It will be a while before I can match your 80 minute walk before breakfast, and back again 🙂

[WendyB]

Aug 21

Steps: Goal right now is 10000 20/31
Boxing 31 days: 21/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 21/31
Weights 14 days: 9/31
Lose 3 Pounds 3/3
250 Steps per hour 20/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

[CatLover74]

August 22

10,000 steps a day for at least 20 days of the month  -  17/20.

1 walk per week along the foreshore of my local beach (should be fun in an Australian winter)  -  3/4.

At least 7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  18/15.

10 wall pushups a day on at least 15 days of the month  -  19/15.

Post 3 scavenger hunt pictures  -  3/3.

[NellyG]

22 August

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

Swim 2x per week                                         1/2         6/9                 

Dance 6 hours a week                                  2/6         20/26    

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     -/1         3/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                 3/3

Here are some photos from the top of Mt Clarence that I took todayAnother rainbowKookaburra in a tree

[GershonSurge]

 

 @NellyG,

The rainbow picture could be an illustration in a children's book.