01-31-2018 13:22 - edited 01-31-2018 13:44
01-31-2018 13:22 - edited 01-31-2018 13:44
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.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
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02-14-2018 10:56
02-14-2018 10:56
February 14 - Bonus
All the above — double or nothing! Guess which one I chose.... 😂
I opted for 'nothing'! I almost did not put on my fitbit today, just so it could really be 'nothing' -- no counting, etc. My sweetheart of a husband and I just relaxed at home today, working on our 2017 tax returns (I know, kind of ironic). The relaxing part came at the end of the day when all the figures had been calculated, etc. For those of you who might be Americans living abroad, you know what I'm talking = having to convert all your figures, especially for the FBARs, into the official US dollar equivalent. [Yes, Americans living abroad have to file two tax returns: country of domicile, income, and the US.]
Wishing all you Peeps a very Happy Valentine's Day -- and that you meet your day's goals, whatever they may be.
02-14-2018 13:30
02-14-2018 13:30
Feb 14
Happy Valentines all!
13K steps/day 13/14
Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 14/14
Boxing 30 Minutes/day 14/14
12 weight lifting days 6/6
Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 14/14
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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02-15-2018 04:57
02-15-2018 04:57
15 February
Steps 11/14
Plank 12/14
Swim 5/8
Coach/Bike 4/8
Helen | Western Australia
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02-15-2018 12:04
02-15-2018 12:04
February 15
8,000+ Steps (9,000+) — 8/14 days
6 Fitbit Floors (16!) — 8/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg) — 8/14 days
02-15-2018 12:05 - edited 02-15-2018 12:11
02-15-2018 12:05 - edited 02-15-2018 12:11
Feb. 15
15K steps/day: 15/14
1 pushup/day 16/14.
1 pullup/day 16/14
8 weight-lifting days: 5/9
Fun Valentine’s Day dinner ...
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-15-2018 13:47
02-15-2018 13:47
February 14
My husband joined me, but no steps for the next week so.....
5k steps/day: 9/14
5 flights stairs/day: 6/14 (unchanged)
64oz water/day: 10/14
02-16-2018 06:06
02-16-2018 06:06
16 February
Steps 12/14
Plank 13/14
Swim 5/8
Coach/Bike 4/8
Helen | Western Australia
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02-16-2018 13:48
02-16-2018 13:48
February 16
8,000+ Steps (12,000+!) — 9/14 days
6 Fitbit Floors (18!) — 9/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg) — 9/14 days
02-17-2018 16:51 - edited 02-18-2018 15:10
02-17-2018 16:51 - edited 02-18-2018 15:10
Feb. 17
15K steps/day: 17/14
1 pushup/day 18/14.
1 pullup/day 18/14
8 weight-lifting days: 6/9
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-17-2018 20:52 - edited 02-17-2018 20:53
02-17-2018 20:52 - edited 02-17-2018 20:53
Feb 14
I thought this was a 14 day challenge so I have not been posting
13K steps/day 18/14
Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 18/14
Boxing 30 Minutes/day 18/14
12 weight lifting days 6/14
Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 18/14
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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02-18-2018 03:23
02-18-2018 03:23
18 February Well I am up in Perth today and tomorrow (so 5 hours on the road each day) so will not be getting my step counts.
Steps 12/14
Plank 13/14
Swim 5/8
Coach/Bike 5/8
Helen | Western Australia
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02-18-2018 15:17
02-18-2018 15:17
Feb. 18
15K steps/day: 18/14
1 pushup/day 19/14.
1 pullup/day 19/14
8 weight-lifting days: 6/9
@WendyB -- It is sort of a 14 day challenge. But since we've got 28 days to do the 14 (plus the V-day bonus for those that got it), there's lots of room for bonus days this month. We can be above perfect this month. How about that! Kind of like kids in school getting better than a 4.0 average, or turning up the volume to "11."
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-19-2018 09:43
02-19-2018 09:43
Ok I got it now @Baltoscott
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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02-19-2018 13:53
02-19-2018 13:53
February 19
8,000+ Steps (9,000+) — 10/14 days
6 Fitbit Floors — 10/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg) — 10/14 days
02-19-2018 19:10
02-19-2018 19:10
Feb. 19
15K steps/day: 19/14
1 pushup/day 20/14.
1 pullup/day 20/14
8 weight-lifting days: 7/9
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-19-2018 20:55
02-19-2018 20:55
Feb 19
13K steps/day 19/14
Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 19/14
Boxing 30 Minutes/day 19/14
12 weight lifting days 6/14
Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 19/14
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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02-20-2018 11:31
02-20-2018 11:31
February 20
8,000+ Steps (10,000+) — 11/14 days
6 Fitbit Floors — 11/14 days
1-min. Kettleball workout (10 kg) — 11/14 days
02-20-2018 14:49
02-20-2018 14:49
Feb 20
13K steps/day 20/14
Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 20/14
Boxing 30 Minutes/day 20/14
12 weight lifting days 6/14
Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 20/14
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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02-20-2018 18:35 - edited 02-20-2018 18:36
02-20-2018 18:35 - edited 02-20-2018 18:36
Feb. 20
15K steps/day: 20/14
1 pushup/day 21/14.
1 pullup/day 21/14
9 weight-lifting days: 7/9
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-21-2018 03:36
02-21-2018 03:36
21 February
Steps 13/14
Plank 13/14
Swim 6/8
Coach/Bike 5/8
Helen | Western Australia
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