Leaping February 2024 — Step Challenge and Picture Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It’s a LEAP YEAR! You get one extra day this month to walk, run, and LEAP to your goals — especially important if it’s already time to reset your January resolutions.                                        

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

Three ideas for your three pics this month: 1. It’s a leap year, so any picture with number 29, or someone or something LEAPING. 2. Valentine day on the 14th, so pictures with RED or Valentine’s references. 3. Wildflowers. They may be a bit rare this time of year in the northern hemisphere, but they make great pictures against wet/muddy/snowy backgrounds. Should be a lot of opportunities to score some good scavenger hunt pics so even if you can find one of each, feel free to post more than three over the month.

Redhead Ducks.Above - Two Redheaded ducks. Leaper and Sleeper.

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.

[Jotex]

Leaping February 2024 - Days 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

5,000 steps/day - 1/12x

7,500 steps/day - 3/8x

10,000 steps/day - 1/5x

Stretching exercises - 4/15x

Line dance class - 0/3x

Pilates class - 0/3x

[Baltoscott]

@jantonini - what a beautiful morning shot. I really like the reflection off the lake and the inclusion of the geese. 

[Baltoscott]

Leaping February Day 8

17K steps/day for 25 days		7/25
1 pushup for 25 days		8/25
13 weight-lifting days		1/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		4/20
1 pull-up for 25 days		8/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 18 days		7/18
20 dry days		5/20
Beat February 2023 bike mileage (240.4 miles)		53.5
100 zone minutes 20 days.		3/20

One, two, three, four .... TWENTY-NINE!!!

29 Gulls

[NellyG]

9 February 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      6/15

10 days over 12,000                                         6/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 2/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   63/35

100km on my bike                                             42/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[NellyG]

Haha I love the 29 Gulls pic @Baltoscott 

12 February

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      7/15

10 days over 12,000                                         7/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 3/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   17/35

100km on my bike                                             42/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

 A slightly dead looking Kangaroo Paw (end of summer is not a great time for wildflowers here!)

 

 

[Baltoscott]

Leaping February Day 12

17K steps/day for 25 days		9/25
1 pushup for 25 days		12/25
13 weight-lifting days		2/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		4/20
1 pull-up for 25 days		12/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 18 days		11/18
20 dry days		7/20
Beat February 2023 bike mileage (240.4 miles)		98.1
100 zone minutes 20 days.		6/20

Thanks @NellyG. My wife and I were visiting a new (to me) wildlife refuge near DC. It's a bit of a drive, but makes for a nice day trip.

Back home, we've got a bird bath that the robins seem to like. I'm not sure they care for the sparrow-like statues, though.

I looked up the yellow flower in my 'picture this' plant app. The description says it is in the buttercup family. Various names below the picture.

Robin stare-off at the birdbathWinter aconite - aka Choirboys, Winter wolf's bane, Winter hellebore

[Jotex]

Leaping February 2024 - Days 8,9,10,11,12

5,000 steps/day - 3/12x

7,500 steps/day - 1/8x

10,000 steps/day - 1/5x

Stretching exercises - 2/15x

Line dance class - 1/3x

Pilates class - 0/3x

[NellyG]

13 February

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      8/15

10 days over 12,000                                         8/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 3/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   20/35

100km on my bike                                             42/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

@Baltoscott Love the yellow flowers

[Seaturtle7]

Mid month check in

2 workouts a week for 30 minutes. 4/8

2 walks at least 1 mile. 2/2

1 workout with weights a week.  3/4

3000 steps 17 days. 9/17

5000 steps 12 days.  5/12

Drink 40 oz water daily. 13/29

Lose 3 lbs. 3 lbs down

[Baltoscott]

Leaping February Day 14

17K steps/day for 25 days		10/25
1 pushup for 25 days		14/25
13 weight-lifting days		3/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		6/20
1 pull-up for 25 days		14/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 18 days		13/18
20 dry days		7/20
Beat February 2023 bike mileage (240.4 miles)		114.6
100 zone minutes 20 days.		9/20

I was fortunate to find these red bike racks uncluttered with a bunch of fancy bikes. I got lost in all the circles.

Red Bike Racks

[Baltoscott]

Heart shaped steak for valentine’s 💘 day

[SteppingBooks]

Leaping February 1 through 14

12.8K Steps/Day, 21 Working Days: 3/21

10K Steps/Day 8 Off Days: -/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 14/29

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 14/29

Weights 2x/week: 3/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: -/10

80oz Water daily: 02/29

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 87,186/337,000

Sorry I've been MIA.  I stopped using my Fitbit at the end of January and switched to relying on my Garmin.  Since doing so, I've kind of forgotten to sign in and post.

[NellyG]

15 February

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      10/15

10 days over 12,000                                         9/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 3/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   22/35

100km on my bike                                             42/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Seaturtle7]

 My first pic.  I’m sure Spring must be close.

[Vidd]

Leaping February Day 15

50 floors every day we're at home.	15/29
3 walks with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are.	15/29
Play the piano to Walter every day.	15/29
In bed by midnight every day.	15/29
..and by 11pm at least 25 days.	14/25
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.	15/29
10,000 steps per day	15/29
Get to the bottom of my mysterious shoulder pain! My last appointment has given me hope that we might get on the right track soon.	0/1
3 Scavenger Hunt photos	1/3

@NellyG That kangaroo paw looks a great plant!

@Baltoscott, I love those robins frowning at the stone sparrows.

[Baltoscott]

Leaping February Day 15

17K steps/day for 25 days		11/25
1 pushup for 25 days		15/25
13 weight-lifting days		3/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month		7/20
1 pull-up for 25 days		15/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 18 days		14/18
20 dry days		8/20
Beat February 2023 bike mileage (240.4 miles)		127.9
100 zone minutes 20 days.		10/20

Nice looking blooms @Seaturtle7. 

Keep posting @SteppingBooks 

[NellyG]

Yes, @Vidd It is an unusual looking plant/flower. The plant is a still broad leafed grassy sort of thing and in spring it sends up these flower spikes that DO look rather like animal Paws. There is a smaller version called a cats paw. They come in all sorts of colours - green, red, orange, yellow, black, a soft pink etc

16 February 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      11/15

10 days over 12,000                                         10/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   25/35

100km on my bike                                             42/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Jotex]

Leaping February 2024 - Days 13,14,15,16

5,000 steps/day - 5/12x

7,500 steps/day - 2/8x

10,000 steps/day - 2/5x

Stretching exercises - 4/15x

Line dance class - 2/3x

Pilates class - 1/3x

[NellyG]

17 February 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      11/15

10 days over 12,000                                         10/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   26/35

100km on my bike                                             93/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

[Vidd]

Leaping February Day 17

50 floors every day we're at home.	17/29
3 walks with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are.	17/29
Play the piano to Walter every day.	17/29
In bed by midnight every day.	17/29
..and by 11pm at least 25 days.	15/25
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.	17/29
10,000 steps per day	17/29
Get to the bottom of my mysterious shoulder pain! My last appointment has given me hope that we might get on the right track soon.	0/1
3 Scavenger Hunt photos	2/3

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is the first flowering tree round here in Shropshire to show its blossom.