April Showers -- Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

The fourth month of 2019 will bring more mud in my area.  Like there isn’t enough already!  But don’t let it get in the way of your goals.  Temperatures should be a bit milder in both North and Southern hemespheres.  Get outside and experience life!  The photo theme this month is curtesy of @NellyG.  See below for more details.                                                

   
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 is to find natural landmarks. 

Grand Canyon

Does that mean no man-made structures at all?  How about markers that tell us what we are looking at? 

Are state borders natural? Probably not.

If it is a famous landmark how about posting without any description and asking us to guess.  (Don’t make us wait too long)

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.

[NellyG]

7 April

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   7/20 

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              2/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 2/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/4               

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           8.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      2/6            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     2/3 

[benvegi]

My goals for April:

Steps 20,000 per day, 25+ floors p/day, 8+ miles p/day

Weights & yoga 3x a week 

One or more pics of each scavenger hunt topic. 

Check in at least Once a week.

4/4 steps 26,718, 30 floors, 13 miles

4/5 steps 21,116, 35 floors, 10.73 miles

4/6 steps 23,581, 29 floors, 11.62 miles

steps 6/30

floors 6/30

miles 6/30

check in 2/4

[SunsetRunner]

April Showers - Day 7

12,000 steps: 5/15 days

20,000 steps: 1/5 days

25,000 steps: 0/1 day

30,000 steps: 0/1 day (new!)

Train w/weights: 4/15 days

Reverse Crunches: 4/15 days (new!)
40 jumping jacks: 4/20 days
Line Dance: 1/4 days

Eat a piece of fruit: 5/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3 pics

[Baltoscott]

@benvegi -- that is a cool old hydrant.  Bet Jake was really excited to try it out 🙂

@SunsetRunner -- Wow, Matterhorn! @NellyG -- that dog rock really looks like a dog.  Very cool!

[Baltoscott]

April Showers Day 7

15K steps/day (25 days)		6/25
1 pushup/day		7/30
10 weight-lifting days		1/10
post scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 13 days or more during the month		6/13
1 pull-up/day		7/30

Had a work trip to San Antonio this past week.  One of the big natural features of that area is River Walk (Paseo del Rio), developed in 1921 after a flood of the San Antonio river took 50 lives.

RiverwalkOlmos dam and lockOlmos dam and lockRiverwalk

The San Antonio river also tracks the historic San Antonio missions that are upstream of the City.  After my meeting on Thursday I rented a bike and got out to see a couple of those (Mission Concepcion and Mission San Jose).

San JoseSan JoseConcepcionSan JoseConcepcionSan Jose

[WendyB]

@Baltoscott  that walk looks awesome!

[benvegi]

@Baltoscott  We were in San Antonio 3 years ago and really loved River walk, even ate at an outside table of a great little cafe. 

[SunsetRunner]

Well, now you've gone and done it, @Baltoscott . Made me homesick!!! {Teasing} I, like most Texans, absolutely love to visit San Antonio, especially the Paseo del River. Out favorite outdoor restaurant is Casa del Rio = yummy TexMex cuisine. Thanks for sharing your photos. Did you take one of The Alamo??!

[WendyB]

Made it. Did not think I would. Out at Goat house Brewery today. Many baby goats. So darn cute!

They were falling off the down ramp. Wanted to help save them. Its my nature😃 This poor little one Fell off before hitting the bottom

[WendyB]

April Showers Day 6

Steps: Goal 13,000 30 days: 6/30

Boxing 30 days: 6/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 6/30

Weights DVD 17 days: 4/30

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 6/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 6/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 5/30

Post Scavenger hunt photos: 2/3

[NellyG]

8 April

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   8/20 

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              2/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 2/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/4               

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           8.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      2/6            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     2/3 

[WendyB]

April Showers Day 8

Steps: Goal 13,000 30 days: 8/30

Boxing 30 days: 8/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 8/30

Weights DVD 17 days: 5/30

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 8/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 8/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 7/30

Post Scavenger hunt photos: 3/3

Where I walk there are a lot of these

[SunsetRunner]

April Showers - Day 8

12,000 steps: 6/15 days

20,000 steps: 1/5 days

25,000 steps: 0/1 day

30,000 steps: 0/1 day (new!)

Train w/weights: 5/15 days

Reverse Crunches: 5/15 days (new!)
40 jumping jacks: 5/20 days
Line Dance: 1/4 days

Eat a piece of fruit: 6/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3 pics

[Baltoscott]

@SunsetRunner -- here is a old pic of the Alamo from when I was in San Antonio in 2011.  Followed by some pics of the Cathedral from last week including the interred remains of "Travis, Crockett and Bowie and Other Alamo Heros."

[Baltoscott]

April Showers Day 8

15K steps/day (25 days)		7/25
1 pushup/day		8/30
10 weight-lifting days		2/10
post scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 13 days or more during the month		7/13
1 pull-up/day		8/30

[Cold_Dog]

April Showers Goals Day 8

15,000 steps: 6/20 days

20,000 steps: 0/5 days

25,000 steps: 1/3 day

30,000 steps: 0/2 day 

Train w/weights:8/30 days

Photos 4/3

Vacuum Tubes ..... yup only us old folks remember going to the drug store to find the replacement for the burned out tube in our radio or tv.

Image taken at Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska.   A must see place if your like museums.  It's be called the Smithsonian of the West.  

[WendyB]

Love the Pics @Baltoscott  Been there before but its been a long time

[SunsetRunner]

Thanks so much for sharing your pics @Baltoscott . I don't make it to San Antonio every time I get back to Texas, but when I do I go see the Alamo one more time. I grew up near the San Jacinto Battleground where the Texans finally defeated the Mexican Army General Santa Anna and gained their freedom. 

San Jacinto Monument

[NellyG]

9 April 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   9/20 

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              2/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 2/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/4               

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           11.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      2/6            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     2/3 

[WendyB]

April Showers Day 9

Steps: Goal 13,000 30 days: 9/30

Boxing 30 days: 9/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 9/30

Weights DVD 17 days: 5/30

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 9/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 9/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 8/30

Post Scavenger hunt photos: 3/3