Jumping January 2018 Step Challenge

[Baltoscott]

Welcome to 2018.  It is a new year, and time to get another monthly challenge underway

How It Works:

The primary purpose of this challenge is to keep track of your daily step goals for January 2018 (though as you will see below, other goals for the month are just fine). This is not a competition to see who can do the most amount of steps, 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 31 for the month can you hit your goal.

Some of you might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and some might have a variable goal throughout the week, for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = 6k steps a day
Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for this 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 / 31.

Optional
3) Post either your constant or variable (anything you want) goal.
4) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved / 31.

The optional items can really be anything. Running, biking, weight lifting, food goals, etc. Some will add a goal that is not daily - ie. wanting to do so many strength training workouts in the month - so you might be aiming for a number that is less than 31 for some goals -- maybe 5, 10, or 15. Really, it's just completely open.

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and decide scale back the number of steps due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your daily step 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.

[Julia_G]

I decided to add a daily 1 minute plank to my list...

Since some of my goals are weekly (like 3 weight sessions per week), I am going to post progress by the week as well as by the month

1 January

10,000 steps: 12,235: 1/7 --   (1/31)

1 minute plank: done: 1/7 --   (1/31)

Free weight routine: 3 sets: 1/3  --  (1/12)

Run: 0/2 --  (0/8)

[GershonSurge]

I contracted a rather serious infection in June. By August, I spent most of my time in bed and could hardly get even 2,000 steps. Finally, I spent a week in the hospital just before  Christmas.

Fortunately, the problem is resolved, and I'm ready to step again. Rather than do daily goals, I'm going to try to have one 25,000 step day a week during 2018. It may take a couple weeks to work up to the first one. 

[MarciM]

Day 1:

12,326 steps 1/31

Zero processed food 1/31

No grain or dairy 1/31

Feeling good!

[Baltoscott]

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@WendyB wrote:

Is this right  @Baltoscott

13K steps/day 1/31

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 1/31

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 1/31

Use weights 3 times a week 1/31

Lose 5 pounds 0/31

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Hey @WendyB.  The first 3 makes sense to me because you do them every day and you are showing the number of days completed out of 31 for January.  For the weights and pounds you have to do something different; maybe something like this?

Use weights 3 times a week 1/14  (I chose one day out of 14 on the assumption that you will use weights M,W,F, and there 4 sets of those in the first 4 weeks of January and 2 in the 5th week; you don't have to use weights on those days, but 3x a week means you'll use weights 12 - 15 days this month -- depending on what you do on the 5th incomplete "week" of the month).

Lose 5 pounds  -- Jan. 8, -1.2 lbs  (on the weight loss one I would choose one day a week and report the cumulative progress toward the goal as of that day.  By my example, your scale will show that you've lost 1.2 lbs when you weigh-in next Monday ;-).  Make it so!)

[Baltoscott]

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@benvegi wrote:

I'm going to post today's progress as of 9 PM since we will be out of town tomorrow.  It is very cold here, 4 degrees last night, high of 23 today. Looks like we have a week of this coming up. Low 20's with a 10 mph wind is not easy to walk in. Even my horses hid behind the barn today to get out of the cold wind.

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It is very cold here as well.  I'm off today, but biked to the gym for a body-weight workout.  According to my Garmin was 10 degrees during the ride not factoring the wind chill (including riding 12+ mph).  I can keep my core warm by wearing thermals and layers under a ski jacket.  But even with Gortex mittens, and thick liners my fingers start to go numb and hurt after 15 minutes.  I've ordered battery powered glove liners to get me through the winter.  Should be here tomorrow.  Can't wait!

[Baltoscott]

I'm glad you feeling better @GershonSurge.  Smart to take your time working back up to higher step goals.  

[tmb-fit]

Hi,

I'm in. My goals (and status) are

10K steps per day: (6/31)

8 flights stairs/workday (5,5/22)

10 squats/day (6/31)

5 push-ups/day (6/31)

10 yoga breaths/day (5/31)

Last updated as of Jan 7

Thanks!

[SunsetRunner]

Hi! I have been out of the game for a months! I am starting back with a low range and I plan to build back up to 10K a day. 

My goal right now is get 7K steps every day for a week. 

[Jotex]

Day 2

8,000 steps - 8,025 steps — 2/31
4 fiitbit floors - 4 floors — 2/31
work out 5x/wk - 2/5 — week 1/4

read book 5 min - 30 min —2/31

[WendyB]

13K steps/day 2/31

Exercise bike 40 minutes/day 2/31

Boxing 30 Minutes/day 2/31

14 weight lifting days 1/14

Stomach exercises 200 a day with Ab roller 1/30

Lose 5 pounds

[SQUEAKY]

Goal = 

Steps = 10,000 per day.

Use my Total Gym 3 times a week. I'm going to change this to 15 x this month. 

Adding:

Free weights 15 x

Start Date 1/2/2018

Step goal  1/31

Total Gym 0/15

Free weights 0/15

[Baltoscott]

January 2

15K steps/day  2/31

1 pushup/day   2/31

1 pullup/day   2/31

12 weight-lifting days  1/12

No alcohol for the month  (What?)  2/31

Everyone is doing great.  Keep it up!!

Welcome @SunsetRunner and @tmb-fit!

[JazminDarcy]

Alright January 2018 goals

10k steps/ day

elliptical exercise 4x per week

better 'diet' choices!

[TMLB150]

I'm in, too.

One goal minimum 5k steps a day - 1/31

[Julia_G]

2 January

10k steps per day - 11745 .  2/7. ( 2/31)

1 min plank - done - 2/7 .  (2/31)

3 free weight sessions per week - 1/3 (1/12)

2 runs per week - 0/2 (0/8)

Oh dear!  I keep procrastinating the run...  #ColdDarkRainyJanuary.  That goal might turn out to be hard to meet!

[NellyG]

Ok I am late starting but I will back fill the first two days (my excuse is that I lost the link to this thread!)

My goals 10k steps a day

1 Plank a day started the challenge late so will only have 29 days on this one!

2 swims per week

1 bike ride per week

1 Fitbit Coach workout per week (I've been slacking on this one so a good incentive to bet going again)

My days so far

Step goal  2/31

Plank  1/29

Swim  1/8

Bike  -

Fitbit Coach -

Edited to add that due to the weather I may not get a bike ride in this week so have decided I can substitute an extra Fitbit Coach Workout instead (when necessary)!

[Jotex]

Day 3
8,000 steps - 10,225 steps — 3/31
4 fiitbit floors - 25 fitbit floors (according to fitbit)— 3/31
work out 5x/wk - 3/5 — week 1/4
read book 5 min - 30 min —3/31

[benvegi]

My goals:

11 k steps a day               

30 floors                           

5 miles                               

5 push ups                        

1 plank 

1 plank, plus 3 sets of curls @ 10 lbs, 3 sets of upright rows.

2/2 on all goals.

[benvegi]

Good choice on removing processed food! 

We gave it up about 5 years ago, made a big difference in how we feel!

[benvegi]

I will have to look into the battery powered glove liners, my fingers and toes are always the first to "go" cold. Down parka, 2 inside layers, flannel lined jeans keep the body warm. Let us know how the liners work.

Sounds like the east coast is in for a snow storm by weeks end, stay safe.