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So how did January go? Are you still holding strong on those New Year’s resolutions? Or have you completely forgotten about that? 🙂
Well, Contrary February is here. And rather than quit those lofty January goals altogether, how about the contrary approach of just dialing things back a bit? Instead of 6 days a week at the gym, commit to putting on your workout shoes for 3 mornings and walking a couple of miles, followed by some body weight exercises (you can still go to the gym, but if you’ve been missing, change the commitment somehow — less often, switch from morning to evening or vice versa — so it is easier to meet). Whatever it was you committed to in January, if you were not successful, try doing half as much of it in February and see how that goes. (Of course, if you hit your goals in January, YAY YOU! Now keep practicing the goals you want as lifetime habits, and increase effort or time a bit).
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 for Contrary February is to find the ‘odd duck;’ something out of place; someone oddly dressed; something a little ridiculous; or just unexpected.
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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Contrary February Day 2
Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 2/28
Boxing 28 days: 2/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 2/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 1/16
Stomach Youtube 28 days : 2/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 2/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 2/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 0/3
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Contrary February Day 3
Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 3/28
Boxing 28 days: 3/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 3/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 2/16
Stomach Youtube 28 days : 3/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 3/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 3/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 0/3
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4 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 2/20
4 days over 15,000 steps -/4
1 day over 20,000 steps -/1
Swim 2x per week (when I'm home) - 6 -/6
Dance prac 6 hours a week (when Im home) - 18 -/18
6 bike rides or interval walks per month -/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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Contrary February Day 4
Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 4/28
Boxing 28 days: 4/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 4/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 3/16
Stomach Youtube 28 days : 4/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 4/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 4/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 0/3
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