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So how did January go? Are you still holding strong on those New Year resolutions? Or have you completely forgotten about that? 🙂
Well, if your January goals were a little too ambitious, don’t give up. Just walk it back a bit. Instead of 6 days a week at the gym, commit to putting on your workout shoes for 3 mornings and walking a couple of miles, followed by some body weight exercises (you can still go to the gym, but if you’ve been missing, change the commitment somehow — less often, switch from morning to evening or vice versa — so it is easier to meet). Whatever it was you committed to in January, that has not successful, try doing half as much of it in February and see how that goes. (Of course, if you hit your goals in January, YAY YOU! Now keep practicing the goals you want as lifetime habits, and increase effort or time a bit). But above all, Just Say NO to Sedentary 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 Just Say NO to Sedentary February is to find the ‘odd duck;’ something out of place; someone oddly dressed; something a little ridiculous.
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.
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18 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 16/20
12 days over 12,000 12/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 8/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 14/20
Swim 2x per week 6/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month 3/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 10/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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This is my photo for week two. It is the view from my classroom. It started to snow this morning. My classroom window has a view of a cornfield, creek, and trees. It is hard to see in the picture, but the snow falling was beautiful.
After 2 weeks of the challenge, I have had to make some adjustments to my goals. I was unable to make it to all of my Yoga and Jazzercise classes. On days when I can't get to the classes, I will do a "class" at home via video. It is not as good as going to class in person, but it is the best I can do.
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No to Sedentary February - Day 18
Steps: Goal 10000: 17/29
Boxing: 18/1629
Bike 2 times : 18/29
Weights DVD 16 Days: 8/29
DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 18/29
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 18/29
Leg Exercises: 18/29
250 Steps per hour : 18/29
Log food daily : 18/29
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3-5 Pounds: 1/3
That's a great Pizza @Baltoscott
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19 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 17/20
12 days over 12,000 13/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 9/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 4/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 15/20
Swim 2x per week 6/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month 4/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 10/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
@Baltoscott Here is a close up of the 'cats' you saw (you must have great eyesight - I wasnt sure I could see anything in the picture). I thought they might be seals when I looked at my original, and they are. Also a pic of the whole sculpture/fountain.
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No to Sedentary February - Day 19
Steps: Goal 10000: 18/29
Boxing: 19/29
Bike 2 times : 19/29
Weights DVD 16 Days: 9/29
DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 19/29
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 19/29
Leg Exercises: 19/29
250 Steps per hour : 19/29
Log food daily : 19/29
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3-5 Pounds: 1/3
Yep seals! How cute! Surprised you saw them @Baltoscott Close enough to cats
Thanks for getting a close shot @NellyG
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Just Say NO to Sedentary February
Day 19
| 15K steps/day | 19/29 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 17/29 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 11/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month | 6/12 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 17/29 | |
Lose 2 lbs (Started 11/1 at 163.7 lbs; 2/1 at 162.5 lbs.) | 2/14 | 161.3 |
Baltimore has had a few famous residents over the years. Any guesses as to who this one is?
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20 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 18/20
12 days over 12,000 14/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 10/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 4/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 16/20
Swim 2x per week 7/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month 4/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 10/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
My letterbox. Can you see it? Closer up photo following
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No to Sedentary February - Day 20
Steps: Goal 10000: 19/29
Boxing: 20/29
Bike 2 times : 20/29
Weights DVD 16 Days: 10/29
DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 20/29
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 20/29
Leg Exercises: 20/29
250 Steps per hour : 20/29
Log food daily : 20/29
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3-5 Pounds: 1/3
I agree with @Kanga999 @Looks Like Edgar Allan Poe
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@Kanga999 I have no idea what it is appart from a moth With good camouflage!
21 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 19/20
12 days over 12,000 15/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 11/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 4/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 17/20
Swim 2x per week 7/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month 4/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 12/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
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