FYI July -- Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

FYI July — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

Just a little For Your Information that we are halfway through 2019, and it is time to sign up for another monthly challenge. And a reminder that 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

The theme this month is a parade or other outside event or a famous landmark.  In the US there should be plenty of material on or around July 4.  Elsewhere it might be a market or someplace near you that regular shows up in the paper or on television.

Outdoor JamsFamous Landmark 🙂

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.

[Baltoscott]

FYI July Day 31

15K steps/day		28/31
1 pushup/day		31/31
16 weight-lifting days		17/16
post scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 15 days or more during the month		14/15
1 pull-up/day		31/31
9 PT exercises		31/31
1 50 mile bike ride		0/1

Didn't get the long bike ride in, and I was a couple of days off on the walking goal and one on the sleep goal, but I was one over on weight-lifting, and hit my PT goals every day, and my shoulder and neck feel a LOT better.  Overall a pretty good month.

And, I think @BMANintheUP's butterfly got blown into front yard in one the many July storms.

[SteppingBooks]

July Goals:  EOD 7/31

15,000 Steps on Weekend Days:  3/8 Days

17,700 Steps on Week Days: 1/23 Days

*Modification* 15,000 Steps per Day:  17 /31 Days

Yoga Twice a Week (4 Full Weeks): 3/4 Weeks

Free Weights Three times a Week (4 Full Weeks): 3/4 Weeks

Additional: 1 Spin & Strength Class

Definitely not my best month, but August is here.  I'll just have to try harder 

[benvegi]

Goal 20,000 steps per day and 25 floors, now on to August!

7/31 steps 23,927, floors 10

Did poorly of floors in July will need to improve for August.