January 2021 RESET— Step Challenge and Resolutions

[Baltoscott]

Welcome to 2021. It is a new year; Covid isn’t gone, but vaccines are on the way. And, even though it is cold in the North, and hot in the South, it is healthier to get outside. So let’s start off the year with another monthly challenge.  Go ahead and try out something new. A RESET ,,, a diet or exercise change, less drinking or smoking, going to bed earlier, learn a new skill … But in this case, commit for just a month and see how it goes. You can do anything for a month, and if it still makes sense on January 31, try to make it ordinary come February. Or adapt it a bit.                                                        

   
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 idea of a monthly picture scavenger hunt started a couple of years ago as a way to get people into the great outside to show off where they live.

The theme this month?  It is an old favorite for me; street art or hidden pictures.  Street art is any graffiti you come across and any art designed built into architecture.  Hidden pictures are designs in nature that might be there on purpose (someone carved something into or hung something on a tree) or might be something you see in a natural formation (a shoulder or face in a mountain). It can even be something left over from the holidays ...

From Baltimore Zoo lights, 2020

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.

[Baltoscott]

Here are my goals for January 2021 RESET (the number at the end is the total times for the month)

16K steps/day		__/30
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		__/31
15 weight-lifting days		__/15
post 3 scavenger pics		__/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		__/20
1 pull-up		__/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		__/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start _____ (Jan. 1)	1/1
10 beers or less		__/10

[Jotex]

Thanks for the invite to the new challenge @Baltoscot. I’ll mull over what kind of ‘reset’ I’d like for my January goals and post them soon.

[NellyG]

Goals for January 2021

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

20 days over 12,000                                          -/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               -/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

Knee exercises 20 days  (goal modified)       -/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[CatLover74]

I’ve been so slack the last 12 months, but I’m back for 2021. Will post my goals for January when I get home.

[CatLover74]

2021 Reset January

Fitness Goals

7,500 steps on 11 days of the month.  -/11.

12,000 steps on 20 days of the month.  -/20

Go for 25 minutes of walk / jog intervals on 2 days a week.  -/2, -/4

Two gym visits a week.  -/2, -/4

Health Goals

Eat one piece of fruit a day.  -/31

Sleep 7 hours at least 20 days of the month.  -/20

Other Goals

3 scavenger hunt pics.  -/3

Challenge

Eat 1 entirely vegan day 3 times a week.  -/3, -/4

[SunsetRunner]

My 2021 goal is to walk more, I work weekends, only get a chance to wear my fitbit Mondays-Thursdays. I will make sure I wait it 7 days a week, and walk more!

[benvegi]

January, can't wait.    Just received a notice from fitbit that I am now a "Trend Setter", whatever that is. Perhaps I should dye my hair orange and purple?

My goal are simple again.   10,000 steps per day, 20 floor, daily yoga, weights, stretching.

[Jotex]

January 2021 RESET — Goals

5,000+ steps: 5 days

6,000+ steps:  15 days

8,000+ steps:  8 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy:  20 days

Lose 1 pound (@ 1/2 kg): 

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics:  3 pics

NEW RESET: Drink ACV (diluted)  before meals: 25 days

[stoughjr]

GOALS: 😀😀😀
12,000 steps per day:
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day:
1 hr of exercise each day:
7 hr sleep each day: 
Log meals & water daily: 

Log weight weekly:
3 pictures: 

[Jotex]

@benvegi Congrats on your new ‘Rank’! I also just received a notice that my new rank is Cross-Country Runner! 

[NellyG]

1 January

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                       1/20

20 days over 12,000                                          1/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               1/14

4 day over 20,000 steps                                     -/4           

Knee exercises 20 days  (goal modified)       1/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym)    2/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       -/3

[San12]

@Jotex  January 2021 Reset - Goals

Mine are simple I am going to walk more. Go to the gym, lose weight and take pics

HAPPY NEWS' YEARS EVERYONE!! Be kind to yourself.   

[Jotex]

Sounds great @San12 !!!

[alexthecat]

I'm new here. I don't really know how this works, but I'd like to join in. My goals are 10k steps 6 days per week and weightlifting 2 times per week.

[CatLover74]

Nice. I just got a new rank too - I’m now a Hill Runner.

[Jotex]

January 2021 RESET — Day 1

5,000+ steps: 0/5 days

6,500+ steps:  1/15 days

8,000+ steps:  0/8 days

Knee Exercises from physiotherapy:  1/20 days

Lose ½ kg (starting 1.1.21 at 67.2): 0/.5

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 1/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics:  0/3 pics

NEW—Drink ACV before meals: 1/25 days

[Oswaltb]

First time joining something like this.  Thanks for the Challenge.

January 2021 Reset -- Goals
10,000 Steps 5 days _/5
7,500 Steps 10 days _/10
5,000 Steps 16 days _/16
3 Mile Bike Ride 20 days _/20
64 oz Water Intake 20 days _/20
Sleep 7.5 hrs 20 days _/20
Log food intake 20 days _/20
Log Weight 20 days _/20
Scavenger Hunt 3 pics _/3
Lose 2 lbs _/2

[CatLover74]

2021 Reset January 1

Fitness Goals

7,500 steps on 11 days of the month.  -/11.

12,000 steps on 20 days of the month.  1/20

Go for 25 minutes of walk / jog intervals on 2 days a week.  1/2, -/4

Two gym visits a week.  1/2, -/4

Health Goals

Eat one piece of fruit a day.  1/31

Sleep 7 hours at least 20 days of the month.  -/20

Other Goals

3 scavenger hunt pics.  -/3

Challenge

Eat 1 entirely vegan day 3 times a week.  -/3, -/4

[Oswaltb]

January 2021 Reset -- Jan 1
10,000 Steps 5 days 0/5
7,500 Steps 10 days 0/10
5,000 Steps 16 days 1/16
3 Mile Bike Ride 20 days 0/20
64 oz Water Intake 20 days 1/20
Sleep 7.5 hrs 20 days 1/20
Log food intake 20 days 1/20
Log Weight 20 days 1/20
Scavenger Hunt 3 pics _/3
Lose 2 lbs _/2