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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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February 2023 — Day 26

8,000 steps: 9/10 days

10,000 steps: 9/15 days

Calisthenics: 13/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 25/28 days

Blue Days: 10:10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

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Forward February Day 26

17K steps/day for 25 days  23/25

lose two pounds (171.6 on Jan. 31)

2/26170.6

13 weight-lifting days 

 10/13

post 3 scavenger pics

 3/3

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

 

17/19

1 pull-up (modified)

 

25/25

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days 

22/25

18 Dry (no alcohol) days2/2615/18
Beat February 2022 bike mileage (217.1 miles) 

216.7

1 pushup 

25/25

 

Astrophotography from an iPhone.  Moon just above the chimney on the right, Venus above the moon, and Jupiter above and to the left of Venus.

Moon Venus JupiterMoon Venus Jupiter

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Great shot @Baltoscott !

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27 February 

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      24/20

15 days over 12,000                                         20/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               15/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   27/20

Increased to 200km on my bike                                            352/200

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                         6/3

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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 24 to 26

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 01/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 25/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 22/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 03/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 245,005/450,000

 

@Baltoscott  Thank you!

 

We're getting a snow storm starting tonight through Tuesday.  Anticipating 4-7" of snow and then a glazing of ice.  Who knows if we will get more or less.

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Forward February 27

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 01/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 26/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 23/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 03/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 254,258/450,000

 

Last day of February!  Unfortunately I was not able to walk after work yesterday. Maybe March will be a little less snow-stormy, and a little warmer  so I can get some steps in for a change. 

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28 February

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      25/20

15 days over 12,000                                         21/15                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               15/12

2 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/2           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   27/20

Increased to 200km on my bike                                            352/200

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                         6/3

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 27

8,000 steps: 10/10 days

10,000 steps: 9/15 days

Calisthenics: 14/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 26/28 days

Blue Days: 10/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

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Forward February 28

18k Steps/Day Weekdays:--/20

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 01/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 27/28

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 24/28

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 03/15

Squats 30/day: --/10

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 266,148/450,000

 

February was a bad month for me.  I'm still getting used to the shift to the new job and learning how to set my routine here.  My workplace is starting a 3-week water challenge next week, and I am looking forward to that.  Here's to looking forward.

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Forward February Day 28

17K steps/day for 25 days  25/25

lose two pounds (171.6 on Jan. 31)

2/28170.4

13 weight-lifting days 

 11/13

post 3 scavenger pics

 3/3

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

 

17/19

1 pull-up (modified)

 

27/25

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days 

22/25

18 Dry (no alcohol) days2/2616/18
Beat February 2022 bike mileage (217.1 miles) 

280.4

1 pushup 

27/25

 

Feel like I did pretty good. Weight was down about a pound and I was close to most of my goals. And the weather was better than last February so I had a pretty big increase in bike miles. Off to March!

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Forward February, Day 28

 

I can get phone internet on the boat, but couldn't persuade my laptop to hook up successfully to my phone, so I've had to delay posting until returning home today.

 

Play the piano to my dog every day we're at home.(CMT)

26/26

Quantifiable DIY or gardening on 12 days.              

18/12

210,000 steps per week                                        

4/4

Week 1 249635

Week 2 246671

Week 3 246585

Week 4 242955

3000 floors in February

Revising this target to 5000 floors

I had thought of raising this to 5280, to make it 10 miles' worth of climbing, but unless I spend a couple of hours going up and down steps, that won't be possible.

5113/3000

5113/5000

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

28/28

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

26/10

At least 10 miles every day with Walter                  

28/28

3 scavenger hunt pictures                                      

3/3

 

All in all a good month, as I managed to tick off the targets.

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