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April is always a colorful and wet month around here. New buds and flowers popping up every day, cool/worm rather than hot or cold, and the perfect time to get outside … just don’t forget a rain coat or shoes that do well in mud! It is also the time of year that January resolutions start to fade, which means it’s a great time for recommitment — Hence, April Alterations!
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 — 3 pictures
The theme of the photo scavenger hunt this month is changing seasons. Beginning of Spring in the North and Fall in the South. So blossoms for some of us, especially on the trees, and falling leaves for others. And, of course, the mud. Get out there and takes some pics!
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.
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5 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 4/20
15 days over 12,000 4/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 7/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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April Alteration Day 7
| 16K steps/day | 3/28 | |
6-10 minute calisthenics workout | 3/25 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 3/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 5/20 | |
1 pull-up | 7/28 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days | 5/28 | |
| 14 Dry (no alcohol) days | 4.3 | 1/14 |
| Beat April 2021 bike mileage (202.9 miles) | 52.9 |
Feeder wars ... Red-bellied woodpecker v European Starling
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8 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 6/20
15 days over 12,000 5/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 9/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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10 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 8/20
15 days over 12,000 6/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 11/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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April Alteration Day 10
| 16K steps/day | 9/28 | |
6-10 minute calisthenics workout | 10/25 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 5/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 6/20 | |
1 pull-up | 10/28 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days | 9/28 | |
| 14 Dry (no alcohol) days | 4.10 | 5/14 |
| Beat April 2021 bike mileage (202.9 miles) | 72.8 |
Best AnswerApril Alterations Days 7-10
12K steps/day | 4 | /13 |
At least 8K steps/day | 3 | /17 |
Close all 5 circles | 3 | /13 |
Make dinner | 4 | /16 |
Drink 60oz water/day | 3 | /15 |
| IF (16:8) | 7 | /26 |
| IF (18:6) | 1 | /4 |
| Last April Steps | 93,342 | 210,271 |
Last April Floors | 125 | 160 |
Last April Miles | 43.15 | 92.11 |
Last April Calories | 20,596 | 63,031 |
Scavenger Hunt pics | 0 | /3 |
I finally found some flowers! Spring must be on it's way now!
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11 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 9/20
15 days over 12,000 6/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 12/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
Best AnswerApril Alterations - Day 11
9,000 steps: 4/15 days
11,000 steps: 4/15 days
Bellicon exercises: 8/25 days
Intermittent Fasting: 11/28 days
Stomach exercises (w/weights): 4/10 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3
The tulips are starting to blossom!
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