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.

[San12]

@SteppingBooks January  30, 31

Steps: 2,536

           1,957

I didn't end January like I wanted to but what the heck I lost 2 pounds. so that makes me happy.

So on the to February: Simple just to make my goal of 50 miles and keep on losing weight. 

[PureEvil]

My totals for January 2021 Reset Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt are as follows.

10k steps per day	31	/31
13,699 steps per day	19	/21
17k steps per day	12	/15
Activities	7	/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt	0	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	12	/10

I should be taking more pictures, but I'm not wondering out much these days.

I am "of that age" and went through a colonoscopy this month, but still managed to get my 10k steps for that day.

I also reached 50 million lifetime steps.  Normally, I'd celebrate, but it also reminded me of a dear friend who recently passed away and had crossed that milestone.  😪

[alexthecat]

January Wrap Up

10,000+ steps: 25/28

Weightlifting: 6/8

Photos:  3/3 

I didn't quite meet my goals, but February is a new month and I'm no longer leaving work in the dark. That helps my energy levels.

Here are my last two photos for January. 

Cool train car graffiti...

In the park across the street from my house...

 

[SunsetRunner]

Hi everyone! I didn’t get a chance to post last week but everything has been going good. Down 2.0 last week and another 2.2 this week. Started with the OT this week so am super tired. Did manage to do video workouts 5x’s and a bike ride on Saturday. Starting to work 6 days a week now so it will be a bit more challenging to fit everything in. Goal is still at least 2x week at the gym and a bike ride on the weekend. Have a great week everyone!!