Dancing December

[Baltoscott]

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.

[aprildh]

I need all the help I can get to get my motivation back!! Horrible memory so for me I am definitely going to try to log daily lol 

Dancing December Goals

Sundays - bonus day

10k steps 5 days a week  

planks daily-working towards 1 min

at least 20 min bike 2x a week

snow shoe 2x a week

pics will be tough as I only go to town 1-2 a month but i can send wildlife/landscape pics instead if that's ok?? Thank you!!!!

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 3
8,000 steps: 0/10 days

10,000+ steps: 3/10 days

15,000+ steps: 0/1 day
Exercises & weights: 2/12 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 2/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .3/1.4 kg

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 3

Steps: Goal 10000: 3/31

Boxing: 3/31

Bike 3 times : 3/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 3/31

Stomach YouTube : 3/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 3/31

Leg Exercises: 3/31

250 Steps per hour : 3/31

Log food daily : 3/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 0/3

Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: 0/31

[CatLover74]

Dancing December 3

5,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  1/5.

10,000 steps on 20 days a month  -  2/20.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  -/5.

2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  1/2, -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  3/30.

10 wall pushups on 25 days a month  -  3/25.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  2/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[Joy2019]

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -4/31 days

16/8 fasts - 4/31 days

2 litres of water - 3/31 days

15k+steps - 2/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 2/15 days

Weight training - 2/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: Under yay!
Exercise: Yes. 30 minutes cardio, 75 minutes walk. 8km

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 3:

15.5k Steps/Day:  00/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 00/31

10 Squats/Day: 03/31

IF 3 Days/Week: --/4 

Yoga: --/4

Weights: --/8

[aprildh]

Dancing December Goals
Sundays - bonus day
10k steps 20x  ;  1/31
planks daily-working towards 1 min  20x; 1/31
at least 20 min bike 8x;   0/31
snow shoe 8x ;         1/31

re-worked this to make it a lil easier to see accomplishments - still could use some work but perhaps as time goes on it will look more professional lol

[aprildh]

Hi Stepping Books- what kind of an IF are you doing??? I am trying to do the 14 hour fast-been doing ok- but woke up extra hungry/nauseous this morning so only got in 13 hours- close so close lol 

[NellyG]

4 December 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      4/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             4/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/6                                                 

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 4

Steps: Goal 10000: 4/31

Boxing: 4/31

Bike 3 times : 4/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 3/31

Stomach YouTube : 4/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 4/31

Leg Exercises: 4/31

250 Steps per hour : 4/31

Log food daily : 4/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 0/3

Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: 0/31

[Jotex]

Dancing December - Day 4
8,000 steps: 0/10 days
10,000+ steps: 4/10 days
15,000+ steps: 0/1 day
Exercises & weights: 3/12 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 3/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics
Lose weight (1.4 kg) {currently 64.6}: .3/1.4 kg

[Julia_G]

Day 4

10k+ steps          4/22

Gym workout.      1/6

No alcohol.           2/15

Pictures.               1/3

Lose 2 lbs: Trend weight still in the wrong direction !  0.3 lb up 😟

[BMANintheUP]

Dancing December

Daily Step Goal 5,000 3/25

Yoga Stretching Goal 0/25

10 Min Cardio 4/25

Lunges 3/15

Planks 2/15

15 Minutes Outside 4/15

Eat/Drink Fruit 4/25

I met my steps goal yesterday by Christmas shopping.  That was fun!

Then I met my steps goal today by digging my car out of the snow.  That was not so fun!  But hey, I got some killer cardio out of it.  

Talia's photo shoot on the way to the mailbox yesterday.

Talia had to try on her Christmas Scarf for a walk to the mailbox.  Not Christmas lights, but I sure think she looks pretty.  Several towns nearby are having tree lighting ceremonies and parades this weekend.  So I'll get some picts for the scavenger hunt then.

[Baltoscott]

Dancing December Day 4

15K steps/day		4/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		4/31
15 weight-lifting days		1/31
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		1/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		2/31
20 Alcohol-Free days		3/20
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	12/01	163.4

@Julia_G inspired me to add an alcohol-free days goal for the month.  I figure the 50 mile bike ride is unlikely as the weather gets colder and I limit myself to bike commuting, so added the new goal above.  

One more scavenger hunt pic.  This neighborhood is on 34th street most of the houses in the block participate in what they call Miracle on 34th Street.  It has been going on for at least the 30 years or so I've lived in Baltimore.  It is a little early in the season and more house often join in, but its already pretty good.

Miracle on 34th Street

[Baltoscott]

Welcome @aprildh -- landscape pics are always fun.  And I think snow shoe pics count as some sort of masochistic holiday display 🙂 

[Baltoscott]

Hey everyone.  I've started my annual 12 Days of Fitness challenge over here.  I'll add a new exercise each day for 12 days.  Starts out pretty easy on day one, and get progressively more difficult as you get to day 12 (because each day you do the new exercise + all the days that came before).  See you there.

[Joy2019]

Dec starting weight: 68.25kg

10k steps -5/31 days

16/8 fasts - 5/31 days

2 litres of water - 4/31 days

15k+steps - 2/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 3/15 days

Weight training - 3/15 days

Track: Yes
Calories: Over
Exercise: Yes. 60 minutes weight training, 60 minutes walk 8.5km

[aprildh]

Dancing December Goals
Sundays - bonus day
10k steps 20x ; 2/31
planks daily-working towards 1 min 20x; 2/31
at least 20 min bike 8x; 0/31
snow shoe 8x ; 2/31

found a couple places that moved me as I was walking through my trails- pics just don't do it justice though 🙂 you can see where a bird had captured his lunch here in the snowpart of my trail from a distance all you can see is the sun shining in and i just love it!Our river- such a gorgeous peaceful place to walk by

[SteppingBooks]

Dancing December 4:

15.5k Steps/Day:  01/31

600 Caloric Deficiency: 01/31

10 Squats/Day: 04/31

IF 3 Days/Week: --/4 weeks

Yoga: --/4

Weights: --/8

Sadly, my Fitbit battery decided to die midday yesterday without a heads up of a low battery. 😫  Thankfully, I had my Apple Watch on to at least keep tracking steps.  

@aprildh - I'm trying to do 16/8 split on days I do IF.  My issue isn't always hunger.  Yesterday was probably not the best day to do it because of how mentally draining my work day was, but the days I've done IF I find myself more lethargic than I normally am.  I don't know if it is because my sugar is getting too low, though my doc said my blood sugar are normal.  Along with every other blood work test she did recently.  

[WendyB]

Dancing December Day 5

Steps: Goal 10000: 5/31

Boxing: 5/31

Bike 3 times : 5/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 3/31

Stomach YouTube : 5/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 5/31

Leg Exercises: 5/31

250 Steps per hour : 5/31

Log food daily : 5/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 0/3

Lose any weight and not gain during the holidays: 0/31