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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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Just Say NO to Sedentary February
Daily Steps: 10K 6 days a week (W1: 6/6; W2: 5/6; W3: 4/6; W4 5/6)
15K 1 day a week (W1: 0/1; W2: 2/1; W3: 0/1; W4 0/6)
Jazzercise Class-2 days a week (W1: 2/2; W2: 2/2; W3; 2/2; W4 0/2)
Yoga Class-1 day a week (W1: 1/1; W2 1/1; W3: 1/1; W4 0/1)
Scavenger Hunt Photo-1 per week (W1: 1/1: W2 0/1; W3: 2/1; W4: 1/1)
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Just Say NO to Sedentary February - Day 3
10,000+ steps: 2/15 days
15,000+ steps: 1/5 days
20,000+ steps: 0/3 days
Exercises & weights: 3/15 days
2-minute planks: 3/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 3/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 3/20 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
I also liked your pics @WendyB and yours @Baltoscott. I discovered this beautiful rose in our winter garden this afternoon.
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That's beautiful @Jotex
Well I found out what sedentary is today. My leg hurt so bad I did nothing but lay on the couch. Hopefully back tomorrow. I don't like sedentary ☹😟
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4 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 3/20
12 days over 12,000 2/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 1/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 2/20
Swim 2x per week 1/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month -/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 2/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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No to Sedentary February - Day 4
Steps: Goal 10000: 3/29
Boxing: 3/29
Bike 2 times : 3/29
Weights DVD 16 Days: 0/29
DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 3/29
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 3/29
Leg Exercises: 3/29
250 Steps per hour : 3/29
Log food daily : 3/29
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3-5 Pounds: 0/3
This was from the beach. Don't know if someone was trying to make a statement or what
Thanks @Jotex Better today. I just go from one day to the next. Some days not good but Most days are good
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5 January
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 4/20
12 days over 12,000 3/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 3/20
Swim 2x per week 1/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month 1/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 2/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 1/3
Big rock in a park in town
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Just Say NO to Sedentary February - Day 5
10,000+ steps: 3/15 days
15,000+ steps: 1/5 days
20,000+ steps: 1/3 days
Exercises & weights: 4/15 days
2-minute planks: 4/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 4/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 5/20 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3
View of the newly snow dusted mountaintops of the Bernese Oberland from our balcony this afternoon. We have had precious little snow and higher than normal temps this year.
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No to Sedentary February - Day 5
Steps: Goal 10000: 4/29
Boxing: 4/29
Bike 2 times : 4/29
Weights DVD 16 Days: 1/29
DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 4/29
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 4/29
Leg Exercises: 4/29
250 Steps per hour : 4/29
Log food daily : 3/29
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3-5 Pounds: 0/3
Welcome @NDJ
@Jotex Snow! I saw some here the other day when we head toward the Mountains. Pretty rare to see here
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6 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 5/20
12 days over 12,000 4/12
10 days over 15,000 steps 3/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 1/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 4/20
Swim 2x per week 2/8
8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month 1/8
3 hours dance practice per week minimum 2/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 1/3
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Just Say NO to Sedentary February - Day 6
10,000+ steps: 3/15 days
15,000+ steps: 2/5 days
20,000+ steps: 1/3 days
Exercises & weights: 5/15 days
2-minute planks: 5/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 5/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 6/20 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3
The Swiss Alphorn (as its name indicates) is usually played in the Alps. Heard then saw this musician in the center of Bern today.
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