April Showers (2020) — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

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!

Once the rain stops I'm going to get on this thing!

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.

[shm]

As of April 16, 2020

5 miles a day walking/hiking/light jogging	7/21
30 Jumping Jacks	7/21
25 Mayo clinic back exercises	5/21
Weights ½ hour weight lifting sessions.	1/8
Track food/1,500 to 1,750 kc a day	7/21
Sleep 7+ hours a night	5/15
7+ cups water	5/21
Scavenger Pictures	2/3

I saw quite a few new painted rocks today while out walking. Some of the pictures of painted rocks that I wanted to post (which all had to do the pandemic) I couldn't because apparently the files are too big. I'll have to figure that out ...

[Jotex]

Those painted rocks are so cute @shm !!! I have to watch when I upload photos , at the very bottom of the screen there is a popup menu: original size, large, medium, small. I select medium and then they usually upload without a problem. (I used to email them to myself, where I got the same choice, then I’d have to save the smaller size in my photo folder before I could upload them to the fitbit platform.

[SteppingBooks]

April Showers Day 16:

15k Steps/Day: --/30

10K Steps/Day: 13/30

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 04/30

20 Squats/Day: 09/30

IF 16x/Month:  10/16

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights 2x/week: 1/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

@WendyB  It's cool.  Just got to get creative.

[Jotex]

Goals for April Showers - Day 17

10,000+ steps: 10/15 days

15,000+ steps:  2/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 8/20 days

Stomach exercises: 8/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 14/20day

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 8/20 days

Lose 1 kg (from 64.6): 0.5/1.

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

[NellyG]

18 April

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

15 days over 12,000                                                      15/15

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            6/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                         14/20

 8 swims per month                                                        6/8

6 bike rides per month                                                    4/6

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[WendyB]

April Showers Day 18

Steps: Goal 10000: 18/30

Boxing: 18/30

Bike 3 times : 18/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 9/17

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 18/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 18/30

Leg Exercises: 18/30

250 Steps per hour : 18/30

Log food daily : 18/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 1.5/3

@shm  Love the rock photos! I use to do a lot of them. Haven't Since this Virus didn't think people would pick up

[Kanga999]

April Showers - Day 15 - 18

5,000+ steps ----- 0/10

10,000+ steps ----- 11/14

15,000+ steps -----1/4

1,500mls water ----- 12/28

Keep to food plan ----- 13/28

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 4/30

Drop BMI by 1 full point (recorded on Wednesdays only). XX.3 @ April 1 ----- XX.8

Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3

@benvegi  Ummm, the Western Red Cedar that I have for plank bookshelves smells amazing - that is why I never finished them with anything - 20 years on and still aromatic. Maybe ALL cedar wood species smell fantastic?

[benvegi]

Don't think so, but perhaps I'm mistaken. I have one full row of western
red cedar logs in my log home. They had no smell. I've also installed
western red cedar boards and moldings that I installed in/around my
bathroom. Again no smell straight from the lumber yard.
I have a friend who had his home custom built from Eastern red cedar a few
miles from here 10 years ago. The inside smells like a Cedar chest.
So perhaps there is another species of Cedar trees? Or you have Eastern red
cedar.

[Jotex]

Goals for April Showers - Day 18 & 19

10,000+ steps: 11/15 days

15,000+ steps:  2/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 9/20 days

Stomach exercises: 9/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 15/20day

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 10/20 days

Lose 1 kg (from 64.6): 0.5/1.

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

[WendyB]

April Showers Day 19

Steps: Goal 10000: 19/30

Boxing: 19/30

Bike 3 times : 19/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 10/17

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 19/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 19/30

Leg Exercises: 19/30

250 Steps per hour : 19/30

Log food daily : 19/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 1.5/3

[Baltoscott]

Day 19

15K steps/day		18/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		19/30
16 weight-lifting days		8/16
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 13 days or more during the month		9/13
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		19/30
20 days or more on my unicycle		18/20
Lose 1 lb --  (Start Mar. 29 160.4)	4/19	161.6

Up another 0.2 lbs for the week. Getting a little better on the unicycle. Get off the fence for 2 or 3 revs without leaning on anything before I step or fall off ... feel like a unicycle toddler. 

Facecovings are mandatory in enclosed spaces now (grocery shopping etc.).  My cousin made me a couple out some Kansas Jayhawk themed material she picked up somewhere a few years ago.  Made me smile -- of course no one can see that 🙂

Off to by groceries ...

[NellyG]

20 April 

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

15 days over 12,000                                                      16/15

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            7/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                         16/20

 8 swims per month                                                        6/8

6 bike rides per month                                                    4/6

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[SteppingBooks]

April Showers Day 17-19:

15k Steps/Day: --/30

10K Steps/Day: 13/30

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 04/30

20 Squats/Day: 10/30

IF 16x/Month:  10/16

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights 2x/week: 2/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

I'm hoping to get some mileage in today.  Have to use up some personal leave time before my anniversary date, and what better way than to spend the majority of it at the park. 😎  Maybe I'll even get in a few photos for the scavenger hunt.

[Jotex]

Goals for April Showers - Day 20

10,000+ steps: 12/15 days

15,000+ steps:  2/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 10/20 days

Stomach exercises: 10/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 16/20day

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/20 days

Lose 1 kg (from 64.6): 1./1. 😁

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

Made my weight loss goal (1 kilo) so tomorrow I’m going to increase the goal (to 2 kilos).

You look fetching in your new face mask @Baltoscott ! I remember a time if we saw someone with one of these, they were usually robbers! But their bandanas don’t hold a candle to your Kansas Jayhawks like material.  

[WendyB]

April Showers Day 20

Steps: Goal 10000: 20/30

Boxing: 20/30

Bike 3 times : 20/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 11/17

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 20/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 20/30

Leg Exercises: 20/30

250 Steps per hour : 20/30

Log food daily : 20/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 1.5/3

@Jotex  WTG on the loss!

@Baltoscott  I love your mask! Like the color!

[Baltoscott]

Day 20

15K steps/day		19/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		20/30
16 weight-lifting days		9/16
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 13 days or more during the month		10/13
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		20/30
20 days or more on my unicycle		19/20
Lose 1 lb --  (Start Mar. 29 160.4)	4/19	161.6

[Kanga999]

April Showers - Day 19 - 20

5,000+ steps ----- 0/10

10,000+ steps ----- 12/14

15,000+ steps -----1/3

20,000+ steps ----- 1/1

1,500mls water ----- 14/28

Keep to food plan ----- 15/28

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 5/30

Drop BMI by 1 full point (recorded on Wednesdays only). XX.3 @ April 1 ----- XX.8

Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3

@benvegi  I did a bit of Wiki reading and both Western and Eastern Red Cedars are aromatic, so I am not going crazy.

[SteppingBooks]

April Showers Day 20:

15k Steps/Day: --/30

10K Steps/Day: 14/30

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 04/30

20 Squats/Day: 11/30

IF 16x/Month:  10/16

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights 2x/week: 2/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

[NellyG]

21 April 

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

15 days over 12,000                                                      17/15

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            8/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                         17/20

 8 swims per month                                                        6/8

6 bike rides per month                                                    5/6

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[PureEvil]

2020-04-21

10,000 steps per day: 20/30

13,699 steps per day: 4/13

Activities: 32/30

Photos: 2/3

Here are a couple of photos...

Social distancing at the local Home Depot:

And naturally, the gardening that follows the trip to Home Depot: