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Hey Fitbitters! For Your Information … we are halfway through 2023, and it is time to sign up for another monthly challenge. Also, if you happen to see this for the first time mid-month, jump on in; there is no need to wait for another challenge to start next month.
How It Works
The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to encourage you to set and hit 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
I’ve got three ideas for pictures this month. 1. July — at least one picture of July, wherever you live. 2. A reflection. 3. A Silhouette.
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.
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Goals for August
10,000 steps a day for 15 days -/15
8 days over 12,000 -/8
5 days over 15,000 steps -/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) -/20
250km on my bike -/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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1 July
10,000 steps a day for 15 days -/15
8 days over 12,000 -/8
5 days over 15,000 steps -/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 1/20
250km on my bike 53/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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@Baltoscott ebikes are wonderful. I love mine!
2 July
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 1/15
8 days over 12,000 -/8
5 days over 15,000 steps -/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 2/20
250km on my bike 53/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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FYI July Day 1
| 17K steps/day for 25 days | 2/25 | |
1 pushup for 25 days | 2/25 | |
12 weight-lifting days | /12 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 1/3 | |
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 2/16 | |
1 pull-up for 25 days | 2/25 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 1/25 | |
| 13 Dry (no alcohol) days | /13 | |
| Beat July 2022 bike mileage (400.3 miles) | 45.4 | |
| 20 days of 50 floors | 2/20 |
I got caught in the rain on a bike ride today, but on the plus side I got a reflection photo with the wet pavement and nice rainbow. @NellyG yes, eBikes are awesome. And yes, @Vidd, come 2024, beating last year's bike mileage will be a chore, but I'll worry about that then. 🙂
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3 July
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 2/15
8 days over 12,000 -/8
5 days over 15,000 steps -/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 3/20
250km on my bike 53/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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6 July
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 3/15
8 days over 12,000 -/8
5 days over 15,000 steps -/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 4/20
250km on my bike 53/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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I am in! I am 68 with two bad knees, putting off surgery as long as I can. I set a goal for me of 5000 steps a day, I often exceed, occasionally I do not hit it. First pic is my view from backyard swing, second is Profile Lake in Franconia NH, silhouette is a Civil War statue in a small town in Vermont
1st 7298 2nd 4270 3rd 4512 4th 5104, 5th 6730, 6th 6165, 7th 5515., 8th 4891, 9th 3459-ALL DAY DELUGE AND T STORMS. 10th, 2875 constant t storms over 2 1/2 inches of rain today. flooding everywhere,
July 11th 3995. 12th 3899. 13th 6432, 14th 5789, 15th 6288, 16th 3371, 17th 4255
July 18th 6788; July 19 3842. July 20th 5982, July 21st 4561 JULY 22 ,5892 JULY 23 5507 July 24 2890- bad day with knees but did recumbent bike and floor exercises, July 35th 4603, 10 mins on bike, and started 5 lbs weights for arms, July 26 3401, 10 min bike, plus arm weights, 27th 2739, 28- 3775, 30th 7098
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Best AnswerFYI July Day 6
10k steps per day (Sundays) - 1/4 days
13k steps per day - 1/14 days
16k steps per day - 2/5 days
18k steps per day - 1/5 days
Over 20k steps per day - 1/3 days 1-24,506 steps
Weights - 2/13 days
Yoga/pilates/stretch - 3/12 days
90 oz Water every day - 6/31 days
5 lb weight loss - -1/4 pounds lost
3 photos for scavenger hunt - -1/3 photos
Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking- 1/7
Below-July 4th here, in our town is a big deal...this is only our 2nd time ever playing at a party on this day, we are usually on our own lake, but although hot with 100 degree heat index, we had a blast with these fun people on their beautiful lake property.
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