FINALLY! December 2020 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

FINALLY!!!

It is the last month of the 2020 — FINALLY!  What a year! Of course, it is the year that we shut down the world for a pandemic, had mask wars, and ramped up the drama in US politics, but also … Australia was on fire, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal family, Kobe Bryant died, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy; Tiger King! Murder Hornets! BLM! the west coast of the US was on fire; Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) died; RBG died; hurricane, hurricane, hurricane … and, and, and ...

And yet, it is also a typical December — holiday food is everywhere you look and even with social distancing there are all kinds of social events and changes to daily routines.  So now is the time to refocus a bit.  Recommit to your minimum daily fitness/eating goals and re-establish the baseline you’ll aim to beat next month when you plan out 2021.

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 while out and about (the one below wouldn't count because it is indoors, but post your indoor holiday pics anyway).

I'm waiting right here until Christmas Morning

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.

[SunsetRunner]

Count me in!

[Baltoscott]

Here are my goals for FINALLY! December 2020
      
-16K steps/day
-1 pushup/day (I always do more, but this goal gets me into position!)
-13 weight-lifting days

-post 3 scavenger hunt pictures

-Sleep 6:15 + hours 20 days or more during the month

-Unicycle at least 15 minutes 25 days

-eat 4 plates (no snacks) of food 21 days out of the month (new)

[NellyG]

Finally December indeed!

My goals are much the same as November

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

20 days over 12,000                                         -/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               -/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 10 days                            -/10

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    -/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[SteppingBooks]

FINALLY! December:

12K/Day: --/20

750 Cal/Day: --/25

20 Squats/Day: /16

16:8 IF/Day: /25

Yoga/Week: --/4

**NEW** Stretching: --/31

Weights 2/week: --/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger: --/03

# of Steps: --/300,000

I've dropped my number of steps goal overall because I know that the reality of December is cold, wet, rainy/snowy.  I am going to think of ways to try to get more steps in throughout the day rather than only at lunch and after work.  

I am toying with adding jump rope to my list.  I'm thinking today I'll just test run and see how long my lungs can tolerate it to assess what my goals should be.  Adding stretching daily.  I've noticed that over the last 4 months in particular, I have lost flexibility.  

31 days until 2021!

[SLCP]

Goals for FINALLY! December 2020

10k steps Monday-Thursday

Friday - 20k steps

Saturday/Sunday not tracking

15 exercise sessions (rollerblading/biking/treadmill/weights)

Here's to December 2020!

[stoughjr]

DEC GOALS:💪 🌲 😁
12,000 steps per day:
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day:
1 hr of exercise each day:
6.5 hr sleep each day:
Log meals & water daily:
3 pictures:

[PureEvil]

My goals for FINALLY! December 2020 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt are as follows.

10k steps per day	0	/31
13,699 steps per day	0	/21
17k steps per day	0	/15
Activities	0	/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt	0	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	0	/10

[NellyG]

1 December

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      1/20

20 days over 12,000                                         1/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               1/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 10 days                            1/10

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    1/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[Jotex]

FINALLY! December 2020  My Goals

5,000+ steps: 5 days

6,000+ steps:  15 days

8,000+ steps:  5 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 15 days

Lose 1 kilo before (U.S.) Christmas:  1 kg

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics:  3 pics

[benvegi]

Goals for December:   Steps 11,000, floors 20, active hours at least 12 of 14.  Will continue the light weights, stretching, yoga every day.

[SunsetRunner]

My goals for December:

• Meet my 8,000 step goal every day. More if the weather and my knee permit. 😉
• Meet my sleep goal of 7.5 hours per night, 
• Weight loss since the Covid lockdown is currently plateaued at 25.5 with no yo-yoing.  My goal is to lose a couple more lbs or at least stay at my current weight thru the holidays. 

Let’s do this!! It’s December 1st! 

[UncleDale]

I'm in:

Goals -

500,000 steps for the month

10,000 minimum per day

Other exercise 2x per week (8 total)

More vegetables per day (guess food tracking is now on also - minimum 15 days)

Stay hydrated (add water tracking - minimum 15 days)

Here's to the holidays - may we all meet our goals!

[Jotex]

FINALLY! December 2020 - Day 1

5,000+ steps: 1/5 days

6,000+ steps:  0/15 days

8,000+ steps:  0/5 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 1/15 days

Lose 1 kilo before (U.S.) Christmas:  0/1 kg

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 1/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics:  1/3 pics

 

Here’s an outdoor pic taken this morning. We woke up to snow (looks a lot like Christmas).

[Baltoscott]

Finally December! Day 1

16K steps/day		1/31
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		1/31
13 weight-lifting days		13/13
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		1/20
1 pull-up		1/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		1/31
Lose 2 lbs. Start 167.7 lbs (Dec. 1)	12/01	167.7
Eat 4 plates (no snacks) of food 21 days out of the month (new)		1/21

Cold and windy for the first day of December, but no snow yet.

Where's the snow?

[NellyG]

2 December

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      2/20

20 days over 12,000                                         2/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               1/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

10 lunges a day for 10 days                            1/10

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    2/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[benvegi]

Goals for December:   Steps 11,000, floors 20, active hours at least 12 of 14.  Will continue the light weights, stretching, yoga every day.

Off to a good start.

Dec 1--- Steps 13,695

Floors -- under goal at 16

Wts, yogo, stretching 1 of 1

[SteppingBooks]

FINALLY! December 1:

12K/Day: 01/20

750 Cal/Day: 01/25

20 Squats/Day: 01/16

16:8 IF/Day: --/25

Yoga/Week: --/4

**NEW** Stretching: --/31

Weights 2/week: --/8

Water Goal: --/20

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger: --/03

# of Steps: 14,237/300,000

Woke up to snow.  Yuck.  So begins the snow struggles  🤣

The snow is starting to stick

[Jotex]

FINALLY! December 2020 - Day 2

5,000+ steps: 1/5 days

6,000+ steps:  1/15 days

8,000+ steps:  0/5 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 2/15 days

Lose 1 kilo before (U.S.) Christmas:  0/1 kg

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics:  1/3 pics

[Horzzo]

Well it is my third day wearing a Fitbit and looks to be a great time to start. It's cold here in Wisconsin and I bought one to get me motivated to continue running outside. I'm not quite comfortable with working out in a gym yet and a home treadmill would not be practical. Nice to be a part of the community. For now my challenge goal is to hit a 7k step run at least three times a week. Thank you and feel free to add me as a new member. I'll be reading through these forums and look forward to progressing together.