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Forward February 2023 — Step Challenge and Picture Scavenger Hunt

So how did January go?  Are you still holding strong on those New Year’s resolutions?  Or have you completely forgotten about that?  🙂

 

I slipped a bit. Got sick and had to reset some of my daily goals. And my 20+ mile unicycle ride has yet to happen. But I’m feeling better and I’m looking forward in February — Forward February!      

 

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 — 3 pictures

The theme of the photo scavenger hunt for Forward February is water — frozen, running, still, under bridges, on trees ….

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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.

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Forward February 8

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 08/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 06/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 01/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 82,153/450,000

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Forward February, Day 9

 

Play the piano to my dog every day (CMT)

9/28

Quantifiable DIY or gardening on 12 days.              

5/28

210,000 steps per week                                        

Week 1 249635
3000 floors in February

1667/3000

(212 on February 9th)

In bed by midnight every day........                          

9/28

......and by 11pm 10 times in the month                  

8/10

At least 10 miles every day with Walter                  

9/28

3 scavenger hunt pictures                                      

                  

1/3
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10 February 

 

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

15 days over 12,000                                         9/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               6/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   11/20

150km on my bike                                            106/150

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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February 2023 — Day 8, 9

8,000 steps: 3/10 days

10,000 steps: 4/15 days

Calisthenics: 5/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 9/ 28 days

Blue Days: 3/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

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Forward February 9

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 09/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 07/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 01/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 93,372/450,000

 

Happy FriYAY!  Finally getting to work from home, so my steps will be low but it's worth it.

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February 2023 — Day 10

8,000 steps: 4/10 days

10,000 steps: 4/15 days

Calisthenics: 5/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 10/ 28 days

Blue Days: 3/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

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11 February 

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      11/20

15 days over 12,000                                         10/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               7/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   12/20

150km on my bike                                            158/150

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                         4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Forward February 10 through 12

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 12/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 09/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 01/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 103,027/450,000

 

I may or may not be sick.  Spent the majority of the weekend resting and blowing my nose.  

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Forward February, Day 13

 

Play the piano to my dog every day (CMT)

13/28

Quantifiable DIY or gardening on 12 days.              

7/28

210,000 steps per week                                        

Week 1 249635
3000 floors in February

2428/3000

In bed by midnight every day........                          

13/28

......and by 11pm 10 times in the month                  

11/10

At least 10 miles every day with Walter                  

9/28

3 scavenger hunt pictures                                      

1/3

 

@SteppingBooks Get well soon!

@NellyG Smashing your cycling target again!

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February 2023 — Day 11, 12, 13

8,000 steps: 5/10 days

10,000 steps: 5/15 days

Calisthenics: 7/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 12/ 28 days

Blue Days: 3/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

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14 February 

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      12/20

15 days over 12,000                                         11/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               7/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   14/20

Imcreased to 200km on my bike                                            158/150

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                         4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Forward February 13

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 13/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 10/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 02/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 118,238/450,000

 

@Vidd  Thank you!  Hopefully I am better enough by Thursday.  It's going to be 60 outside, and I want to enjoy it before Mother Nature gives us whiplash with freezing temperatures again.

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@SteppingBooks, You get some pretty extreme weather by the sound of that!  Fingers crossed for Thursday.

This photo is a few months old, but a nice memory of a short trip to the Welsh coast last autumn.

 

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February 2023 — Day 14

8,000 steps: 6/10 days

10,000 steps: 5/15 days

Calisthenics: 8/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 13/ 28 days

Blue Days: 4/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

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15 February 

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      13/20

15 days over 12,000                                         12/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               8/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   15/20

Imcreased to 200km on my bike                                            158/150

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                         4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Forward February 14

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 14/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 11/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 02/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 132,586/450,000

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16 February

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      14/20

15 days over 12,000                                         13/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               9/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  2/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   16/20

Increased to 200km on my bike                                            200/200

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                         4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Forward February 15

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 15/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 12/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 02/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 147,740/450,000

 

It was absolutely beautiful out.  Hopefully today will be similarly nice.

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Forward February, Day 16

 

Play the piano to my dog every day (CMT)

16/28

Quantifiable DIY or gardening on 12 days.              

11/28

210,000 steps per week                                        

Week 1 249635

Week 2 246671

3000 floors in February

Revising this target to 5000 floors

3033/3000

3033/5000

In bed by midnight every day........                          

16/28

......and by 11pm 10 times in the month                  

14/10

At least 10 miles every day with Walter                  

16/28

3 scavenger hunt pictures                                      

2/3

 

You must be feeling better, @SteppingBooks!

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Forward February Day 16

17K steps/day for 25 days  16/25

lose two pounds (171.6 on Jan. 31)

2/13171.3

13 weight-lifting days 

 6/13

post 3 scavenger pics

 3/3

Sleep 6:15 hours + 19 days or more during the month 

 

14/19

1 pull-up (modified)

 

16/25

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days 

13/25

18 Dry (no alcohol) days 9/18
Beat February 2022 bike mileage (217.1 miles) 

178.5

1 pushup 

16/25

 

Got caught in the rain when I went to the market for lunch today, so i took a couple of scavenger pics. The sparrows in the second pic were bugging me while I was eating, but once I was done and waiting out the rain, they hunkered down under the next table.

 

IMG_4479.jpegSparrows staying drySparrows staying dry

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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