Dancing December Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Here we are — the last month of the year, holiday food everywhere you look, all sorts of social obligations ... so .... why not recommit to your minimum daily fitness/eating goals -- and maybe even DANCE a bit around the mistletoe -- just to make sure you don’t lose the baseline you’ll aim to beat next month when you plan out 2019? 

General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.                                 
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

This month look for and post pictures of at least 3 outdoor holiday displays while out and about.

Union Station - DC 34th Street - Baltimore

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.

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 19

Steps: Goal 13000 31 days: 19/31
Boxing 31 days: 19/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 19/31
Weights DVD 18 days: 11/31
Stomach Youtube : 19/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 19/31
250 Steps per hour : 19/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 8/3

[Jotex]

Had to go to my doctor for another cortisone shot today. They make me a bit woozy, so I’ve only gotten in about half my steps. As Scarlett O’Hare once said, “Tomorrow is another day.”

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 19

15K steps/day		18/29
30 jumping jacks/day		19/31
1 pushup/day		19/31
11 weight-lifting days		6/11
post scavenger pics		10
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month		8/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Dec 10 = 161.3 on TW)	Dec. 16	161.1
No seconds		11/20

My wife REALLY wants me to steal these big blow up decorations.  But somehow I think if I were to relocate them to our front yard we would get caught ...

Giant Decorations!

[LisefromCanada]

Here are my December Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Results as at Dec 19:

Over 10,000 steps 20 days this month - 16/20

Minimum 5,000 steps daily - 19/31

Calorie intake at least 400 calories less than calories burned for 25 days - 18/25

Swim/aquafit class for 45 minutes 10 times this month - 15/10  Exceeded Goal!

10 floors daily - 19/31

Lose 4 pounds - lost 3.3/4.0

3 scavenger hunt posts - 5/3

Plus...

... courteous of @Baltoscott I am doing the 12 days of fitness, and,

on the 7th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

7   Alternating V-Ups

6   V-Passes (without the ball - I don't have one)

5   Reverse Lunges

4   Minutes of Jumping Jacks (modified, one leg at a time, because of a poor knee)

3   Minutes of Body Weight Squats

2   Minutes of Plank Push-ups (modified,did them against the wall today)

1   Minute of Russian Twists

[Mel9]

December 19:

5,000 steps a day: 19/31

10,000 steps a day: 2/5

Get 250 steps per hour:  183/315

Water intake of 64 ounces a day:  18/31

Scavenger hunt photos: _/3

Check in and log status: 11/20

[NellyG]

20 December 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                  12/20                 

4 days over 15,000 steps per month                         4/4       

1 day over 20,000 steps                                               2/1                    

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

Dance at the Aussi Open. Hoping for a placing!       Yes yes yes!             

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                   2/6

[Canadianwalker]

Great looking beans.  Hungry now.

[Jotex]

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@Canadianwalker wrote:

Great looking beans.  Hungry now.

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Thanks! They were very yummy, especially with melted cheese scraped on top!

Dancing December — Day 20
10,000 steps - 13/20 days
Training w/weights - 10/15 days
40 jumping jacks - 10/15 days
Line Dance - 2/3 days
Scavenger Hunt  7/3 pics

NEW: stay under 500 calories - 2/4 days

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 20

Steps: Goal 13000 31 days: 20/31
Boxing 31 days: 20/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 20/31
Weights DVD 18 days: 11/31
Stomach Youtube : 20/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 20/31
250 Steps per hour : 20/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 8/3

@JotexSorry about the shot. Had them before and not fun

[Jotex]

@WendyB — thanks. The ones I get in my family doctor’s practice are much (!) better than the ones I’ve gotten from a ‘specialist’! 😅

[WendyB]

@JotexYep know that as well. I hate any shots. But I had a pneumonia shot a moth ago. And this Nurse Practitioner did it so well I didn't even feel it. I said can I ask for you every time now?  And I have to go give blood will you follow me there? Sadly he said he couldn't 😞  LOL

[Jotex]

@WendyB — I know exactly what you mean. They (shot givers, or blood drawers) {is that a word, I wonder?!} are not all equally gifted. I went once every few weeks or so for about 2 years for an infusion of a different anti-inflammatory med. The last nurse I had was hopeless... After poking me on both arms and hands, she’d finally (!) give up and call a different nurse to insert the needle. 😰 I don’t miss those pokes at all!

[LisefromCanada]

Here are my December Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Results as at Dec 20:

Over 10,000 steps 20 days this month - 17/20

Minimum 5,000 steps daily - 20/31

Calorie intake at least 400 calories less than calories burned for 25 days - 19/25

Swim/aquafit class for 45 minutes 10 times this month - 15/10  Exceeded Goal!

10 floors daily - 20/31

Lose 4 pounds - lost 3.3/4.0

3 scavenger hunt posts - 5/3 Exceeded Goal!

Plus, the 12 days of fitness...

... I think I'm too old for these, but I'm doing them anyways with some modifications, 

... on the 8th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

8   Push-ups with cross overs (modified, no cross overs and knees on floor)

7   Alternating V-Ups

6   V-Passes (without the ball - I don't have one)

5   Reverse Lunges

4   Minutes of Jumping Jacks (modified, one leg at a time, because of a poor knee)

3   Minutes of Body Weight Squats

2   Minutes of Plank Push-ups (modified,did them against the wall today)

1   Minute of Russian Twists

[Mel9]

December 20:

5,000 steps a day: 20/31

10,000 steps a day: 2/5

Get 250 steps per hour:  191/315

Water intake of 64 ounces a day:  19/31

Scavenger hunt photos: _/3

Check in and log status: 12/20

[SandpiperMc]

Hi, I'm a very late contender for this challenge but the "Dancing" drew me in like a dancer to a disco (showing my age too haha).

My usual Fitness Goals are to attain at least 10,000 steps and burn 2000 calories daily which I usually achieve.  However because Christmas,is looming I think more drastic measures may be required so starting from tomorrow I'm going to up my goal to 12000 steps and 2400 calories (marches on the spot as she types). 

[NellyG]

21 December

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                  13/20                 

4 days over 15,000 steps per month                         4/4       

1 day over 20,000 steps                                               2/1                    

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

Dance at the Aussi Open. Hoping for a placing!       Yes yes yes!             

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                   3/6

[LisefromCanada]

Here are my December Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Results as at Dec 21:

Over 10,000 steps 20 days this month - 18/20

Minimum 5,000 steps daily - 21/31

Calorie intake at least 400 calories less than calories burned for 25 days - 20/25

Swim/aquafit class for 45 minutes 10 times this month - 16/10  Exceeded Goal!

10 floors daily - 21/31

Lose 4 pounds - lost 4.0/4.0 ...DID IT! (Now to keep it off during the holidays)

3 scavenger hunt posts - 5/3 Exceeded Goal!

Plus, the 12 days of fitness...

... I think I'm too old for these, but I'm doing them anyways with some modifications, 

... on the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

9  Lateral Lunges

8   Push-ups with cross overs (modified, no cross overs and knees on floor)

7   Alternating V-Ups

6   V-Passes (without the ball - I don't have one)

5   Reverse Lunges

4   Minutes of Jumping Jacks (modified, one leg at a time, because of a poor knee)

3   Minutes of Body Weight Squats

2   Minutes of Plank Push-ups (modified,did them against the wall today)

1   Minute of Russian Twists

[Jotex]

Dancing December — Day 21
10,000 steps - 14/20 days
Training w/weights - 11/15 days
40 jumping jacks - 11/15 days
Line Dance - 2/3 days
Scavenger Hunt  7/3 pics

NEW: stay under 500 calories - 2/4 days

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 21

Steps: Goal 13000 31 days: 21/31
Boxing 31 days: 21/31
Bike 2 times 31 days: 21/31
Weights DVD 18 days: 12/31
Stomach Youtube : 21/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 21/31
250 Steps per hour : 20/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 8/3

I did not make my 250 per hour goal. I slept in to 7:00 AM . Very unheard of for me. But I needed it! 6:00 AM was sleeping

[SandpiperMc]

Step and calorie burn achieved yesterday - not by cycling lol but lots of dancing last night 🙂