Fabulous February Fourteen Challenge — 2018

[Baltoscott]

Fabulous February Fourteen Challenge

Time for a new monthly challenge and this one has got a spin ...

 
How It Works:

The primary purpose of these challenges has been to keep track of your daily step goals for the month; though we tend to 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, for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = 6k steps a day

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for this challenge is whether or not you reach what you set out to do.

The Fabulous February Fourteen Variation.

Shoutout to @Jotex for this February variation. Since there are 28 days in February and some folks burn out thinking about hitting goals EVERY SINGLE DAY, for February if you meet your stated daily goal for at least 14 days you have met that goal for the month. Anything more is bonus. You can do the first 14 days, the last 14 days, every other day, two on two off .... (if you have a daily sleep goal I guess you could meet it by sleeping every other day, but that is probably not the smartest idea you’ve ever had).

Valentines (February 14) bonus.

If you double a daily goal on February 14 (20K steps instead of your normal 10K, for example), or if you get your sweetie to match your daily goal on that day, you can count it as two days toward the 14 days needed to meet your monthly minimum for that goal.

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

Note. Since the idea of the February variation is to have some goals but also to avoid burnout, If you have a goal that is not typically a daily goal for you, such as two or three strength training workouts a week, and the monthly total is not usually higher than 14, just do the number you normally would.

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.

[WendyB]

@BaltoscottI will ask in the CC forum. I cant figured out who the Mod is in this forum

[Baltoscott]

Feb. 3

15K steps/day: 3/14
1 pushup/day 3/14.
1 pullup/day 3/14
8 weight-lifting days: 0/8

Back to cold weather this evening.  :-(. But at least I got the goals done before heading to the airport.

[Jotex]

February 3

8,000+ Steps / 2/14 days 
6+ Fitbit Floors / 2/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg = 22 lbs) / 2/14 days

February 14 - Bonus
All the above — double or nothing! 😂

Wasn’t sure I’d make all my goals today as I had to get some major cleaning done. My oven is once again schmutzfrei. Same for kitchen cabinet doors and countertops. Guest bathroom practically sparkles (not bad for its  40-years). Everything else got a good swipe, or — as my mom would say — a lick and a promise. 

[WendyB]

Feb 3

13K steps/day 3/28  Was close almost did not make it

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 3/28

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 3/28

12 weight lifting days 1/12

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 3/28

[GershonSurge]

3 Feb

25,000 steps 28 times: 3/28

80 minutes of resistance training 28 times: 2/28

Average calories burned/day: 3,750: 3/28

[NellyG]

4 February 

Steps                3/14

Plank                3/14

Swim                1/8

Coach/Bike      2/8

[Dorie7]

I'm in! My goals for FFF:

10K for 14 days

10 floors for 14 days

7 hours sleep for 14 days - go to bed by 12:30 at the latest

4 glasses of water / day for 14 days (minimum)

Great challenge!

[GershonSurge]

4 Feb

25,000 steps 28 times: 4/28

80 minutes of resistance training 28 times:3/28

Average calories burned/day: 3,750: 4/28

[WendyB]

Feb 4

13K steps/day 4/28

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 4/28

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 4/28

12 weight lifting days 2/12

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 4/28

[Jotex]

February 5
8,000+ Steps (11,000+) — 3/14 days
6+ Fitbit Floors — 3/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg) — 3/14 days

[Baltoscott]

Feb. 5

15K steps/day: 5/14
1 pushup/day 5/14.
1 pullup/day 5/14
8 weight-lifting days: 1/8

[WendyB]

Feb 5

13K steps/day 5/28

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 5/28

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 5/28

12 weight lifting days 3/12

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 5/28

[GershonSurge]

5 Feb

25,000 steps 28 times: 5/28

80 minutes of resistance training 28 times:4/28

Average calories burned/day: 3,750: 5/28

[WendyB]

Feb 6

13K steps/day 6/28

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 6/28

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 6/28

12 weight lifting days 3/12

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 6/28

[GershonSurge]

6 Feb

25,000 steps 28 times: 6/28

80 minutes of resistance training 28 times:5/28

Average calories burned/day: 3,750: 6/28

[RosieO]

please delete

[Baltoscott]

Feb. 6

15K steps/day: 6/14
1 pushup/day 6/14.
1 pullup/day 6/14
8 weight-lifting days: 1/8

Icy rainy commute this morning (feb 7) in the Balto/dc area.  Wound up hitching a ride to the train station from my wife so I’m missing my morning ‘bike steps.’  But that only puts me back about 1500 so I should be able to make it up throughout the day at work.  

@RosieO — I agree that too many goals can confuse and overwhelm.  Mostly what I report here is my attempt to build habits (exercise and eating behaviors in this case) that lead to my goals of improved health and body recomposition.  A book I read last year called "Mini Habits" by Stephen Guise, suggests that you are much more likely to succeed in implementing 2 or 3 maybe 4 new habits at a time than more than that.  I’ve taken that advice to heart.

[NellyG]

7 February 

Steps                5/14

Plank                6/14

Swim                2/8

Coach/Bike      2/8

[Jotex]

February 7
8,000+ Steps (10,000+) — 4/14 days
6+ Fitbit Floors — 4/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg) — 4/14 days

[RosieO]

please delete