Hey Fools! -- This is no joke! It's the Monthly Step Challenge for April!

[Baltoscott]

OK, you know you made some foolish promises to yourself in January and now you are trying to pretend that never happened, right?  Well, one fourth of 2018 has come and gone.  It is April now and with a nod toward the foolishness in all of us, it’s time for a reset — maybe with some more realistic goals going forward 🙂

   
How It Works:

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges has been 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

Although you certainly don’t have to post daily, you’ll likely stay closer to what you use 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 · Accepted solution]

Here are my goals for April

-15K steps/day for all 30 days.
-1 pushup/day for all 30 days (I always do more, but this goal gets me into position!)
-15 weight-lifting days

- 10 Coach or other body-weight workouts  (on non-lifting days)

-Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month.  (I tried this one for March and almost made it!)

[Ennay]

hah - I think this is the month I set the unrealistic goals.  😛

[Jotex]

Thanks for the new April Challenge @Baltoscott and the suggestions. You set the bar pretty high with your goals 😮!! Good thing this is NOT a competition with others (just accountability). 

My April Goals

Steps 20/30 days: 10,000 Steps

Weights 15/30 days: exercises w/weights

Trampoline 20/30 days: 15-Min set 

Modified plank 10/30 days: 1.5-Min.

Alcohol-free days 10/30: NOT A DROP!

Weight reduction from 68.9 to 67

 Apologies for repost! Had to correct typos! 

[WendyB]

My April goals

APRIL

13K steps/day 0/30

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 0/30

Boxing or WAH or Yoga or Coach switching off daily 0/30

13 weight lifting days 0/13

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 0/30

Stretching all muscles 0/30

Going to switch off daily and do different things on third one. WAH is Walk at Home , Leslie Sansone

Added stretching as I haven't been doing it and I need to after all my exercises.

[GershonSurge]

Here are my April Goals:

April Goals (Add "C" when complete)
Shower	1	2	3	4
3,500 calories	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Planet Fitness	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Lose 4 pounds	164	163	162	161	160
Six hours light activity	1	2	3	4	5
Mention food in the forum	0
Change my goals	1	2	3	4

[WavyDavey]

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@GershonSurgewrote:

Here are my April Goals:

April Goals (Add "C" when complete)
Shower	1	2	3	4
3,500 calories	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Planet Fitness	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Lose 4 pounds	164	163	162	161	160
Six hours light activity	1	2	3	4	5
Mention food in the forum	0
Change my goals	1	2	3	4

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The above is my favorite post this week. 🙂

[GershonSurge]

@WavyDavey,

Glad you found my goals humorous. 🙂

April showers bring May flowers, so I thought I should at least take a few.

I should have put burn 3,500 calories. 

I have a Planet Fitness membership, so I should go once in awhile. 

Lose 4 pounds. Don't worry, if I lose them, I'm sure I can find them again.

Six hours of light activity: This is a serious goal that I should strive for every day. It means I've done the things I want to do around the house and stayed off the computer.

Mention food: People don't want to hear about the healthiest way of eating in the world. 

Change my goal: Poking fun at myself for last month.

[NellyG]

April here we come. My goals will be similar to last month. (Subject to change lol) 

Step goal 10,000 per day at least 20 days with the monthly average being over 10,000

Swim  twice a week

Bike or Coach workout once per week 

[NellyG]

1 April  Here we go again!

Step goal         1/7        1/30

Swim                -/2        -/8

Bike/Coach     -/1        -/4

[Ennay]

April Goals:

	March	April Goal	April Progress
Average	14017	>March
# Days above
10K	30	30
13.5K	16	24
15K	12	16
17.5K	4	5
20K	2	3
High	21962	>22K
Average burn	2932	3000
Hourly Dots	339	300
Challenge workout	4	16
Weight loss	8.8

 
I would like to figure out some way to track minutes in the different zones.  Because of my foot problem I pretty much spent all of my time in the fat burning zone, I'd like to see a little more into the cardio zone at least a couple days a week, but I am having a hard time finding an easy summary on that.

The challenge workout is one of those "30 day challenges" that I  am nowhere near ready for.  I modified it as a starting point for getting myself ready to one day lift weights again.  I don't see doing it every day as listed but 4 days a week would be good. 

There is no goal listed for weight loss as I see it as a result not a controllable thing.  I can only control the behavior.  My body will do what it does.

[Baltoscott]

April 1

-15K steps/day for all 30 days:  1/30
-1 pushup/day for all 30 days:   1/30
-15 weight-lifting days:               0/30

- 10 Coach/body-weight workouts 

   (on non-lifting days):                0/30

-Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month:  0/30

Easter, family, food, getting ready for travel, busy day. 

[Ennay]

	March	April Goal	April Progress
Average	14017	>March
# Days above
10K	30	30	1
13.5K	16	24
15K	12	16
17.5K	4	5
20K	2	3
High	21962	>22K
Average burn	2932	3000
Hourly Dots	339	300	10
Challenge workout	4	16
Weight loss	8.8

11,696 Busy day.  Essentially cooked all day.  I wanted to go for a walk after dinner but by the time guests left it was too late and I was exhausted.  Still doing the waking at 3 am thing.  BLAH  Everything hurts this morning from standing so much yesterday and probably inflammation from sugar.

The good side (I realize I am sounding whiny and cranky but thats mostly the 3 am thing, it was a good day!) is that I wore real shoes for 20 whole minutes on the treadmill and had 3 commercial length jogging intervals  AND was smart enough to take my 20 minutes and stop before my foot started acting up.  Hopefully I can increase this slowly and be able to wear real shoes for an hour or so and start running again.

[NellyG]

2 April

Step goal         2/7        2/30

Swim                -/2        -/8

Bike/Coach     -/1        -/4

[WendyB]

April 1

13K steps/day 0/30

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 1/30

Boxing or WAH or Yoga or Coach switching off daily 1/30

13 weight lifting days 0/13

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 1/30

Stretching all muscles 1/30

Edited as I did not make my steps yesterday

[Jotex]

April 2
10,000 Steps 20/30 days —1/20
Weights 15/30 days —0/15
15-min Trampoline 20/30 days —1/20 
1.5 min Modified plank 10/30 days —1/10
Alcohol-free days 10/30 — 0/10
Lose Weight from 68.9 to 67 — In Progress

Active few days with Easter, cleaning, shopping, cooking, entertaining  guests, etc. I need a vacation from the long weekend! 😅

[WendyB]

APR 2
13K steps/day 1/30

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 2/30

Boxing or WAH or Yoga or Coach switching off daily 2/30

13 weight lifting days 2/13

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 2/30

Stretching all muscles 2/30

[Baltoscott]

April 2

-15K steps/day for all 30 days: 2/30
-1 pushup/day for all 30 days: 2/30
-15 weight-lifting days: 0/30
- 10 Coach/body-weight workouts
(on non-lifting days): 0/30
-Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month: 0/30

[Ennay]

April 2 - 18601

	March	April Goal	April Progress
Average	14017	>March
# Days above
10K	30	30	2
13.5K	16	24	1
15K	12	16	1
17.5K	4	5	1
20K	2	3
High	21962	>22K
Average burn	2932	3000
Hourly Dots	339	300	19
Challenge workout	4	16
Weight loss	8.8

Awake at 2:30.  Interesting that although I had 60% more steps yesterday compared to Sunday, I burned fewer calories. Yesterday I was in pain and I slept badly the night before so when I wasnt walking I was trying to nap.  The hourly activity is important for the burn. Sleep is important for the hourly activity

[NellyG]

3 April

Step goal         3/7        3/30

Swim                1/2        1/8

Bike/Coach     -/1        -/4