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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)
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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.
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@Jotex Yikes - he will be in trouble if he loses one horn!
10 August
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 9/20
Swim 2x per week 2/2 3/9
Dance 6 hours a week 5/4 10/26
One Interval walk or bike ride per week 1/1 1/4
Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures 3/3
Lovely rainbow in our front yard this morning, with a faint shaddow one too. That was just before the rain came down (again)
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Love the picture of the rainbows.
Your dinner sounds great. Nice to have time with family.
Funny caption on the Andrew Jackson picture.
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@GershonSurge, @Baltoscott, @WendyB: thank you guys for the warm welcome!! I'm excited to be here!!
I found a good place where I think I can get all 3 of the scavenger hunt pics knocked out at once, but I was hanging out with my mom when I was there, and I didn't wanna mess with my phone when I was spending time with her. Soon though!! There will be pics!!
But anyway, here's a lil report of my last couple of days:
- 10k steps: 1/20
- Track calories: 10/31
- Write net calories: 10/31
- Weekly run: 1/3
- Hike: 0/3
- Scavenger hunt pics: 0/3
- Daily pushups: 2/23
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Day Eleven of August.
1. Steps=5000 - 10/31.
Did all the steps inside today listening to music, which made the time (and steps) fly. It's been raining all day. I might still go out later. Then again, maybe I'll wait and go for a nice long walk tomorrow when the sun is forecast.
2. 2 km walks - 4/8
3. 3 scavenger pictures: 2/3.
This pic won't count. However I drove through my home town on my trip away this week. While passing through I took this photo of the picture theatre we used to go to as children, way back in the day 🙂
It's had a facelift with verandah added, and more; so doesn't look at all like it did when we went to matinees there (at a cost of 2 shillings and sixpence).
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Aug 10
Steps: Goal right now is 9000 9/31
Boxing 31 days: 10/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 10/31
Weights 14 days: 6/31
Lose 3 Pounds 2.5/3
250 Steps per hour 9/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3
Did not make goal today. Pretty sure I wont tomorrow as well. I'm going to do a paint night. But we shall see 🙂
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Staying with the snow on Bluff Knoll here is a Quokka in the snow. He's probably wondering what is going on!
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@NellyG that picture is so cute!
Hey Guys sorry I haven't ben posting in awhile.
August 11th
- 8,000 steps
- Running
Misty wants that ball!
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My training team got together this morning and decided I should dramatically increase my daily miles. The day starts at 3:45 am with a 90-100 minute slow run. This will be followed by a 60-minute recovery run about an hour later. The recovery run is a little faster.
They want me to do at least 10 miles a day with no rest days. I think they are crazy.
Glad to see you and your dog are back. Many people need a break once in a while.
I'm wondering what a Quokka is. Cute picture.
Congratulations on losing some weight this month, especially since your activity was limited.
It looks like you are making great progress on your goals. Every time I read them, I think, "Foreshore and seven years ago..."
@SunsetRunner
Maybe you can find an old picture of the theatre on the internet.
Glad the news was good on the polyps.
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Aug 11
Steps: Goal right now is 9000 9/31
Boxing 31 days: 11/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 11/31
Weights 14 days: 5/31
Lose 3 Pounds 2.5/3
250 Steps per hour 9/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3
@Jotex congrats on the good news. Its so hard waiting.
@GershonSurge thanks i was shocked when i got on the scale. Hopefully it was not a fluke.
Im trying to lose the weight i gained from not being able to move for 2 months
Knew i would not make goal. Was painting and drinking Bloody Marys this morning. Now im worthless pretty much 😀
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