Contrary February — Step Challenge and REVISED Resolutions

[Baltoscott]

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.

Where's Jayhawk?

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.

[HoosierDaddy73]

4 for 4! 

Contrary February 4
10k steps per day		4/28
30 active minutes per day		4/28
5 miles per day		4/28
Lose 3 pounds (goal 173.9)		0/3

[WendyB]

Contrary February      Day 5

 Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 5/28
Boxing 28 days: 5/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 5/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 3/16
Stomach YouTube 28 days : 5/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 5/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 5/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 0/3

[Jotex]

Contrary February - Day 5

12,000 steps: 2/18 days

20,000 steps: 1/2 days*

1-min (or longer) Modified Plank: 2/15 days
Training w/weights: 2/15 days
40 jumping jacks: 3/20 days
Line Dance: 1/4 days

IF5/2 (stay under +/- 600 cal): 6 days

Eat a piece of fruit: 5/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3 pics

*Completed the first of my 20,000 step days today!!!! Whoop 🙌 

[Baltoscott]

Contrary February Day 5

15K steps/day		5/28
1 pushup/day		5/28
12 weight-lifting days		1/12
post scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month		1/12
1 pull-up/day		5/28
Complete Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat		1/4

[NellyG]

6 February

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                       3/20     

4 days over 15,000 steps                                                 1/4              

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

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                         1/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                       2/3  

Out and about on my bike today I managed two scavenger hunt pics!

Skink hiding in the grassWeed in the pavement

[GSaldiveri]

February Goals: Day 5

20k steps/day - 5/28

64+ oz water each day - 5/28

30(+) minutes on the glider - 3/14

Lose 3 pounds - 1.5/3

Glider was a tough one today... Would rather have sat in my chair drinking beer in front of the tube. LOL

[benvegi]

February goals: decided to up my step and floor count this month, though I'm over the 18k step count I may cut back a bit. 

Steps 18,000 per day, 25+ floors p/day, 8+ miles p/day

2 sets of 12 reps of dumbbell curls, triceps, shoulder shrugs, and chest flys, 3 times a week. Increasing weights used and adding more stretches/yoga. 

Three or more pics of each scavenger hunt topic. 

Check in at least 2x a week.

2/1 steps 27,156, floors 34, miles 12.86

2/2 steps 24,972, floors 28, miles 12.17

2/3 steps 26,482, floors 33, miles 12.97 -- it was 77 F today!

2/4 steps 24,414, floors 32, miles 11.55

2/5 steps 25,989, floors 23, miles 12.27

@Peggy_H Good luck with the quitting smoking! It can be done!  (I'm 24 years tobacco free on 2/8)

steps  5/28

floors  4/28

miles  5/28

weights 1/12

[Sergiu37]

After 5 days 
7300 steps 5/5 (goal 25/28)
Exercise 4/5 (goal 20/28)
Sleep at least 6 hours 5/5 (goal 20/28)
Sleep at least 7 hours 3/5 (goal 10/28)

[WendyB]

Contrary February      Day 6

 Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 6/28
Boxing 28 days: 6/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 6/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 4/16
Stomach YouTube 28 days : 6/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 6/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 6/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 0/3

[Baltoscott]

Contrary February Day 6

15K steps/day		6/28
1 pushup/day		6/28
12 weight-lifting days		1/12
post scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month		2/12
1 pull-up/day		6/28
Complete Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat		1/4

[Jotex]

Contrary February - Day 6

12,000 steps: 3/18 days

20,000 steps: 1/2 days

1-min (or longer) Modified Plank: 2/15 days
Training w/weights: 3/15 days
40 jumping jacks: 4/20 days
Line Dance: 1/4 days

IF5/2 (stay under +/- 600 cal): 6 days

Eat a piece of fruit: 6/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3 pics

[Baltoscott]

Scavenger hunt pic ...Yo! Something’s wrong with this water. It’s really hard!

[CatLover74]

Contrary February 6

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  3/10.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  2/10.

1 beach walk per week  -  -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  6/28.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  6/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  6/20.

This doesn’t belong here.

Nor does this.

[NellyG]

7 February

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                       4/20     

4 days over 15,000 steps                                                 1/4              

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                    -/1

Swim 2x per week (when I'm home)  - 6                        1/5                                                

Dance prac 6 hours a week (when Im home) - 18       -/18

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                         1/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                       2/3  

[Jotex]

Contrary February - Day 7

12,000 steps: 4/18 days

20,000 steps: 1/2 days

1-min (or longer) Modified Plank: 3/15 days
Training w/weights: 3/15 days
40 jumping jacks: 5/20 days
Line Dance: 1/4 days

IF5/2 (stay under +/- 600 cal): 6 days

Eat a piece of fruit: 7/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3 pics

[kschurman]

lol

[WendyB]

Contrary February      Day 7

 Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 7/28
Boxing 28 days: 7/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 7/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 4/16
Stomach YouTube 28 days : 7/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 7/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 7/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 0/3

[WendyB]

New friend where I walk

Maple

[NellyG]

8 February

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                       5/20     

4 days over 15,000 steps                                                 1/4              

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                    -/1

Swim 2x per week (when I'm home)  - 6                        1/5                                                

Dance prac 6 hours a week (when Im home) - 18       2.5/18

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                         1/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                       2/3  

[WendyB]

Contrary February      Day 8

 Steps: Goal 13,000 28 days: 8/28
Boxing 28 days: 8/28
Bike 3 times 28 days: 8/28
Weights DVD 16 days: 5/16
Stomach YouTube 28 days : 8/28
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 28 days: 8/28
250 Steps per hour 28 days : 8/28
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 1/3

Several trees fell down where I walk. After cutting them all up I found this