11-28-2019 08:21 - edited 11-28-2019 08:21
11-28-2019 08:21 - edited 11-28-2019 08:21
Dancing December Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt
Here we are — the last month of decade, holiday food everywhere you look, all sorts of social obligations so .... why not recommit to your minimum daily fitness/eating goals, just to make sure you don’t lose the baseline you’ll aim to beat next month when you plan out 2020?
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 at least 3 outdoor holiday displays or holiday costumes while out and about.
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.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-13-2019 14:59 - edited 12-13-2019 15:01
12-13-2019 14:59 - edited 12-13-2019 15:01
Dancing December Day 13
Steps: Goal 10000: 13/31
Boxing: 13/31
Bike 3 times : 13/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 8/31
Stomach YouTube : 13/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 13/31
Leg Exercises: 13/31
250 Steps per hour : 13/31
Log food daily : 13/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3
Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: -1/31
@JotexThat cheese does look good. I love all cheese 😍
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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12-14-2019 06:23
12-14-2019 06:23
Dancing December - Day 13
Daily Step Goal 5,000 11/25
Yoga Stretching Goal 2/25
10 Min Cardio 11/25
Lunges 9/15
Planks 9/15
15 Minutes Outside 13/15
Eat/Drink Fruit 13/25
My husband likes white lights and I like colored lights. So the front of our house is dressed in white, we he will see it most. And the back of house is dressed in color, where I take the dogs outside. Win/Win
I took this picture on one of my trips to mailbox (part of my daily step goal) and there was a pretty good blizzard going on outside.
12-14-2019 11:10
12-14-2019 11:10
Dancing December - Day 14
8,000 steps: 3/10 days
10,000+ steps: 8/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 8/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 8/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 9/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .5/1.4kg
@WendyB - then you would really enjoy the Belper Knolle. 😋
@BMANintheUP - great win-win solution to the Christmas lights! 👏🏻👏🏻
12-14-2019 15:22
12-14-2019 15:22
Dancing December Day 14
Steps: Goal 10000: 14/31
Boxing: 14/31
Bike 3 times : 14/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 8/31
Stomach YouTube : 14/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 14/31
Leg Exercises: 14/31
250 Steps per hour : 14/31
Log food daily : 14/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3
Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: -1/31
@BMANintheUP That's differently a Win Win!
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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12-14-2019 18:38
12-14-2019 18:38
Dancing December Day 14
15K steps/day | 14/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 14/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 5/31 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month | 4/17 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 14/31 | |
20 Alcohol-Free days | 10/20 | |
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs) | 12/08 | 162.8 |
That Belper Knolle looks and sounds awesome @Jotex
We took a short road trip to the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria VA, a farm that used to belong to George Washington for a while. I think it will be worth another trip in the spring, but quite enjoyable in December as well. A few pics from there and more scavenger pics from around the hood this evening.
https://www.ahsgardening.org/about-river-farm/history
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-14-2019 19:50
12-14-2019 19:50
Dec 14
Dec starting weight: 68.25kg
10k steps -12/31 days
16/8 fasts - 13/31 days
2 litres of water - 10/31 days
15k+steps - 9/15 days
30 minutes HIIT - 10/15 days
Weight training - 9/15 days
Track: Yes
Calories: Over. Partyyyy!
Exercise: Purposeful exercise - 1 hour walk and 30 minutes weight training but was on my feet all day so hit 20k steps
12-14-2019 23:12
12-14-2019 23:12
Love the pics @Baltoscott so festive!
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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12-15-2019 04:37
12-15-2019 04:37
15 December
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 11/20
12 days over 12,000 10/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 9/6
2 days over 20,000 steps 2/2
Swim 2x per week 2/6
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 2/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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12-15-2019 12:34
12-15-2019 12:34
Dancing December - Day 15
8,000 steps: 4/10 days
10,000+ steps: 8/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 8/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 8/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 9/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .5/1.4kg
12-15-2019 13:02
12-15-2019 13:02
Dancing December Day 15
Steps: Goal 10000: 15/31
Boxing: 15/31
Bike 3 times : 15/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 9/31
Stomach YouTube : 15/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 15/31
Leg Exercises: 15/31
250 Steps per hour : 15/31
Log food daily : 15/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3
Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: -1/31
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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12-15-2019 15:21
12-15-2019 15:21
Dancing December Day 15
15K steps/day | 15/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 15/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 6/31 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month | 5/17 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 15/31 | |
20 Alcohol-Free days | 10/20 | |
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs) | 12/15 | 161.9 |
Well Dancing December is half gone. I lost about a pound this week which puts me close to the 2 lbs weight loss goal I started in November. I think I'll make that one; but I'm not even 1/3 the way to my sleep goal.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-15-2019 22:41
12-15-2019 22:41
Dec 15
Dec starting weight: 68.25kg
10k steps -13/31 days
16/8 fasts - 14/31 days
2 litres of water - 10/31 days
15k+steps - 9/15 days
30 minutes HIIT - 11/15 days
Weight training - 9/15 days
Track: Yes
Calories: Under. Started a 48 hour fast last night. Let's see if I get there
Exercise: I hour walk
12-15-2019 22:43
12-15-2019 22:43
Dec 16
Dec starting weight: 68.25kg
10k steps -14/31 days
16/8 fasts - 15/31 days
2 litres of water - 11/31 days
15k+steps - 10/15 days
30 minutes HIIT - 11/15 days
Weight training - 10/15 days
Track: Yes
Calories: Under. 26 hours into the fast. No coffee, tea or any drink apart from water. Serios hunger pangs around 2pm but it passed. Bedtime soon and I'll be at 36 hours when I wake!
Exercise:3 hours walk!
12-16-2019 03:52
12-16-2019 03:52
16 December
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 12/20
12 days over 12,000 11/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 9/6
2 days over 20,000 steps 2/2
Swim 2x per week 2/6
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 2/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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12-16-2019 05:00
12-16-2019 05:00
Dancing December 13-15:
15.5k Steps/Day: 08/31
600 Caloric Deficiency: 10/31
10 Squats/Day: 15/31
IF 3 Days/Week: 02/4 weeks
Yoga: --/4
Weights*: 01/6
*Exchange: I've exchanged two weights this month for the two days of ice chopping/scraping/moving.
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12-16-2019 13:18 - edited 12-16-2019 13:18
Dancing December Day 16
Steps: Goal 10000: 16/31
Boxing: 16/31
Bike 3 times : 16/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 10/31
Stomach YouTube : 16/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 16/31
Leg Exercises: 16/31
250 Steps per hour : 16/31
Log food daily : 16/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 6/3
Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: -1/31
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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12-16-2019 14:45
12-16-2019 14:45
Dancing December - Day 16
8,000 steps: 5/10 days
10,000+ steps: 8/10 days
15,000+ steps: 1/1 day
Exercises & weights: 8/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 8/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 10/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 7/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .5/1.4kg
12-16-2019 15:39
12-16-2019 15:39
Dancing December Day 16
15K steps/day | 16/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 16/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 7/31 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month | 6/17 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 16/31 | |
20 Alcohol-Free days | 11/20 | |
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs) | 12/15 | 161.9 |
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-16-2019 15:44
12-16-2019 15:44
"Calories: Under. 26 hours into the fast. No coffee, tea or any drink apart from water. Serios hunger pangs around 2pm but it passed. Bedtime soon and I'll be at 36 hours when I wake!"
I think I am going to faint now just in support of your effort @Joy2019 🙂
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
12-16-2019 15:51
12-16-2019 15:51
Don't faint yet! 🤣 5 hours to go and I can eat something! All I want is corn chips and some hummus!
Still feeling quite good. I'm not sure I'm mentally alert enough to drive so ditched the car and will stick to just my 10k steps today but it's amazing what the body can achieve!
No more 48 hour fasts though till the end of January in prep for my surgery!
PS - I hate burpees!!! So so much!!!