Before Noon June 2023 Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It’s June! — the last month of the first half of 2023! Wow. That means it is time to get a jump on the rest of the year. You can still jump, right?  And what better time to jump than in the morning, right out of bed? So the goal this month is to get in some exercise in the morning, or at least before noon. Before Noon June 🙂

How It Works The primary purpose of these monthly challenges has been 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.

Picture Scavenger Hunt — 3 pictures The theme of the photo scavenger hunt is JUMPING. Anything that shows some action with feet off the ground (jumping dogs, kids, you, a bird …. ).

Jumping Green Heron

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.

[jantonini]

Before Noon June Goals as of June 23

10k steps per day (Sundays) -   3/4 days

13k steps per day -   10/16 days

16k steps per day -   3/4 days

18k steps per day -   4/3 days

Over 20k steps per day -   3/3 days  (June 1--21,438); (June 8--22,609); (June 16--23,172)

Weights -   9/13 days 

Yoga/pilates/stretch -   9/13 days

90 oz Water every day -   20/30 days

5 lb weight loss -     -1/5 pounds lost  

3  photos for scavenger hunt -    2/3 photos

Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking-    4/7

Below we are playing in the park last Friday night, and yes jumping was involved even though it wasn't captured in this pic.. It comes with the territory 🙂

Performing "Shine" by Collective Soul (jumping involved). 🙂

[Vidd]

I didn't spot at first that there was something going on on the other side of the pillar box.....

....until I saw someone taking a picture from a different angle.  

[Baltoscott]

That’s great @Vidd. Most jumps don’t require a parachute.

[Jotex]

Before Noon June — Day 21, 22, 23, 24

8,000 steps: 5/12 days

10,000 steps: 10/12 days

12,000 steps: 2/4 days

Rebounding: 16/10 days

Stretching Exercises: 10/10 days

Blue days: 8/12 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

[Jotex]

Before Noon June — Day 25

8,000 steps: 6/12 days

10,000 steps: 10/12 days

12,000 steps: 2/4 days

Rebounding: 17/10 days

Stretching Exercises: 11/10 days

Blue days: 8/12 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

[Vidd]

Walter's first jump for June.  Clearish image apart from him - he doesn't hang around!

I think his back feet must be tucked under his body - Mrs Vidd and I were trying to work it out.

[NellyG]

26 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      13/15

8 days over 12,000                                           11/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   30/20

250km on my bike                                              246/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Baltoscott]

Nice shot of Walter @Vidd . I wonder if he was chasing a cousin of this guy.

 

[Vidd]

Thanks, @Baltoscott: that was just a fence leap, but he likes going after squirrels.  He's gone off rabbits - not sure why!  You've timed that picture perfectly. 😁

[Baltoscott]

@SteppingBooks -- it has been a month. Last week I thought I was having a reaction to the smoke, scratchy throat and chest congestion, but it turned out to be a chest cold. Spent most of Wed-Fri last week lying around and coughing. Fever broke on Friday and sore throat was gone by Saturday, and while I'm still coughing some I think it is mostly over. Though today I hardly left my computer because of the worked I needed to catch up on! Anyway, I am taking my advice and resetting my goals!

@Vidd - thanks, I got lucky with that rabbit hand-stand. Most the shots I got were either out of focus or missed him altogether!

Before getting sick, I had some good news. I got a new ebike Fathers Day/Juneteenth weekend and even got a few rides in. I don't use the pedal assist much, but it really is nice when I turn it on.A light ebike? Wow!

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon June Day 26

17K steps/day for 18 days		15/18
1 pushup		19/21
8 weight-lifting days		6/8
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 16 days or more during the month		13/16
1 pull-up		19/21
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		22/25
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		13/13
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles)		369.8
20 days of 30 jumping jacks!		19/21

[Jotex]

Before Noon June — Day 26

8,000 steps: 6/12 days

10,000 steps: 11/12 days

12,000 steps: 2/4 days

Rebounding: 18/10 days

Stretching Exercises: 12/10 days

Blue days: 8/12 days

[NellyG]

27 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      13/15

8 days over 12,000                                           11/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   31/20

250km on my bike                                              292/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Baltoscott]

Hey @NellyG @Jotex @Vidd @jantonini @SteppingBooks @4DB 

FYI July 2023 is up. Don't know how that happened so fast, but go post your goals for the first month in the second half of 2023!

[Baltoscott]

Before Noon June Day 26

17K steps/day for 18 days		16/18
1 pushup		20/21
8 weight-lifting days		7/8
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:00 hours + 16 days or more during the month		14/16
1 pull-up		20/21
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		23/25
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		13/13
Beat June 2022 bike mileage (364.2 miles)		398.5
20 days of 30 jumping jacks!		20/21

[NellyG]

29 June

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      15/15

8 days over 12,000                                           12/8                

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   33/20

250km on my bike                                              292/250

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[4DB]

@Baltoscott I don't know what happend to June but I did not even post goals or anything.......  will be ontop of it for July.  Thank you always for keeping us accountable 🙂

[Vidd]

Before noon June: Day 29

150 floors every day that I'm at home in Shropshire	29/30
10 miles at least with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are, including at least an hour's walk before breakfast.	29/30
Play the piano to Walter every day.	29/30
In bed by midnight ever day..	29/30
..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7.	27/22
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.	29/30
30,000 steps every day.	29/30
3 Scavenger Hunt photos	2/3 I can't go to bed tomorrow until I've got Walter in another jump photo.  Quite tricky with one hand on the phone and the other chucking a ball!

[Jotex]

Before Noon June — Day 27, 28, 29, 30

8,000 steps: 9/12 days

10,000 steps: 12/12 days

12,000 steps: 2/4 days

Rebounding: 20/10 days

Stretching Exercises: 14/10 days

Blue days: 8/12 days

[jantonini]

Before Noon June Goals Final stats

10k steps per day (Sundays) -   4/4 days

13k steps per day -   12/16 days

16k steps per day -   5/4 days

18k steps per day -   6/3 days

Over 20k steps per day -   3/3 days  (June 1--21,438); (June 8--22,609); (June 16--23,172)

Weights -   12/13 days 

Yoga/pilates/stretch -   12/13 days

90 oz Water every day -   27/30 days

5 lb weight loss -     -2.5/5 pounds lost  

3  photos for scavenger hunt -    3/3 photos

Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking-    5/7

Below, after my class, I tried catching myself in a jump (and about killed myself in the process..lol), and this is as good as I could get.   

On the move!