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This fourth month of 2020 will bring more mud in my area — and more COVID-19. Like there isn’t enough already! But try not let it get in the way of your goals. Temperatures should be mild in both Northern and Southern hemispheres. Get outside (if authorities allow and you are not sick) and experience life! If you need to be inside it may be time to add some bodyweight exercises to your routine, some yoga, or something else new.
Me, I’m going to try and learn to ride a unicycle this month!. And, of course, I will be washing my hands 10-15x/day, and maintaining 6 ft distance, and otherwise trying to “flatten the curve" in my community.
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 and the effect of COVID-19. It is the beginning of Spring in the North and Fall in the South. So blossoms for some of us, falling leaves for others. And since the pandemic is still raging, pics of how life and people around you are adapting to that new fact of life — including, if you are learning something new in your fitness life, your progression in that. Hopefully I'll be able to share a pic of me actually on my new unicycle sometime this month!
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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3 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 3/20
15 days over 12,000 3/15
10 days over 15,000 steps -/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 3/20
8 swims per month 1/8
6 bike rides per month 1/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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April Showers Day 3
Steps: Goal 10000: 3/30
Boxing: 3/30
Bike 3 times : 3/30
Weights DVD 17 Days: 2/17
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 3/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 3/30
Leg Exercises: 3/30
250 Steps per hour : 3/30
Log food daily : 3/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3
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4 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 4/20
15 days over 12,000 3/15
10 days over 15,000 steps -/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 4/20
8 swims per month 2/8
6 bike rides per month 1/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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April Showers Day 4
Steps: Goal 10000: 4/30
Boxing: 4/30
Bike 3 times : 4/30
Weights DVD 17 Days: 2/17
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 4/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 4/30
Leg Exercises: 4/30
250 Steps per hour : 4/30
Log food daily : 4/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3
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April Showers - Day 3 + 4
5,000+ steps ----- 0/10
10,000+ steps ----- 2/14
15,000+ steps -----0/4
1,500mls water ----- 2/28
Keep to food plan ----- 1/28
Sleep 7+ hours ----- 1/30
Drop BMI by 1point. XX.3 @ April 1 ----- XX.3
Scavenger Pix ----- 1/3
This is the view from my kitchen window, taken DURING an April shower. It also shows some new growth in the foliage of both the gum in the background (the lighter green leaves) and the lilly pilly in the foreground (the pink leaf growth). The scavenger brief was for noting seasonal changes. This is Spring growth in Autumn, which I attribute to our long drought and then the recent much needed rain.
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April 5
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 5/20
15 days over 12,000 4/15
10 days over 15,000 steps -/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 5/20
8 swims per month 2/8
6 bike rides per month 1/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
Best AnswerGoals for April Showers - Day 5
10,000+ steps: 3/15 days
15,000+ steps: 1/4 days
20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 2/20 days
Stomach exercises: 2/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 5/20days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 3/20 days
Lose 1 kg (from 64.6)
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
One of the first flowers to bloom on our terrace are these lovely grape hyacinths (aka Muscari).
Or if you suddenly find that you have a lot of time on your hands, you can create your own on canvas.
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April Showers Day 5
Steps: Goal 10000: 5/30
Boxing: 5/30
Bike 3 times : 5/30
Weights DVD 17 Days: 3/17
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 5/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 5/30
Leg Exercises: 5/30
250 Steps per hour : 5/30
Log food daily : 5/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 5/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3
Went to a brewery today to pick up a growler and Lunch and bring it home. At least we got out!
@Kanga999 Pretty photo!
@Jotex Love your picture and painting!
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Day 5
| 15K steps/day | 5/30 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 5/30 | |
16 weight-lifting days | 3/16 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 13 days or more during the month | 2/13 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 5/30 | |
| 20 days or more on my unicycle | 5/20 | |
| Lose 1 lb -- (Start Mar. 29 160.4) | 4/5 | 160.9 |
Added weight back in because I noticed I was slipping this week. Up 0.5lbs since last Sunday.
Getting on the uni is easier. Last couple of days I've been bouncing along the fence at a tennis court near my house.
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6 April
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 6/20
15 days over 12,000 5/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 1/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 6/20
8 swims per month 2/8
6 bike rides per month 2/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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