12-28-2023 19:35 - edited 01-03-2024 18:47
12-28-2023 19:35 - edited 01-03-2024 18:47
Welcome to 2024. It is a new year, a new month, and time to do something new, something legendary; or at least to get another monthly challenge underway. So try out something new … a diet or exercise change, less drinking (dry for a month?), more vegetables, 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 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 or 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 a cairn you find or build yourself) or might be something you see in a natural formation (a shoulder or face in a mountain).
Why the long face?
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.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
01-17-2024 05:58
01-17-2024 05:58
That’s a bright forest @Jotex. I like it.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
01-17-2024 13:57 - edited 01-26-2024 13:58
01-17-2024 13:57 - edited 01-26-2024 13:58
Legendary January Day 17
50 floors every day we're at home. | 17/31 |
3 walks with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are. | 17/31 |
Play the piano to Walter every day. Still on Edvard Grieg, and still a happy dog. | 17/31 |
In bed by midnight every day. | 17/31 |
..and by 11pm at least 25 days. | 16/25 |
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home. | 17/31 |
10,000 steps per day | 17/31 |
Make some forward progress after my referral appointment. Should hear something next week....but didn't. I've emailed the practice. | /1 |
3 Scavenger Hunt photos I love the theme! | 3/3 |
Another tree face - a corker of a porker!
Once you start looking for faces, they are everywhere - even in ice cream!
01-18-2024 01:12
01-18-2024 01:12
Legendary January 2024 - Days 17
5,000 steps/day - 4/15x
7,500 steps/day - 7/10x
10,000 steps/day - 2/5x
Stretching exercises - 10/15x
Line dance class - 2/4x
Pilates class - 1/3x
Photo Challenge: 0/3
01-18-2024 04:29
01-18-2024 04:29
18 January
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 12/15
10 days over 12,000 9/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 23/35
100km on my bike -/100
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
01-18-2024 04:55
01-18-2024 04:55
Legendary January 17
11.2K Steps/Day, 23 Working Days: 01/23
10K Steps/Day 8 Off Days: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 16/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 17/31
Weights 2x/week: 2/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: -/10
80oz Water daily: 2/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 100,447/337,000
01-19-2024 04:58
01-19-2024 04:58
Legendary January 19
11.2K Steps/Day, 23 Working Days: 01/23
10K Steps/Day 8 Off Days: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 17/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 18/31
Weights 2x/week: 3/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: -/10
80oz Water daily: 3/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 103,775/337,000
01-19-2024 05:17
01-19-2024 05:17
01-19-2024 08:56
01-19-2024 08:56
Hey Everyone!
Happy Friday! Things are about to get busy in my life as my semester begins next week. Happy to announce I have now lost 19.6 pounds. Here is a photo of a coffee table I repaired with the table legs "face" up. Lol
Make it a great day!
Shawn
01-19-2024 14:04
01-19-2024 14:04
That makes a great face, @Lose2win67! Well done on shedding al those pounds, too.
01-19-2024 16:39
01-19-2024 16:39
Ha that’s a terrific face @Lose2win67. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on your weight loss.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
01-19-2024 19:42 - edited 01-27-2024 11:50
01-19-2024 19:42 - edited 01-27-2024 11:50
Legendary January 2024 - Days 18
5,000 steps/day - 5/15x
7,500 steps/day - 8/10x
10,000 steps/day - 2/5x
Stretching exercises - 11//15x
Line dance class - 2/4x
Pilates class - 2//3x
Photo Challenge: 0/3
01-19-2024 19:44
01-19-2024 19:44
Congrats on your weight loss @Lose2win67! Wishing you a good start to the new semester. Cute ‘face’ on that table.
01-19-2024 22:18
01-19-2024 22:18
Great Pics everyone! I am enjoying them all and a big welcome to all of our new faces!
Legendary January Goals Day 19
10k steps per day (Sundays) - 2/4 days
13k steps per day - 10/14 days
16k steps per day - 4/5 days
18k steps per day - 3/4 days
Over 20k steps per day - /4 Days:
Weights - 10/14 days
Yoga/pilates/stretch - 10/14 days
90 oz Water every day - 18/31 days
5 lb weight loss - 1/5 pounds lost
Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking- 4/9
January pictures. 2/3
Below is a pretty "painting" in a VERY cold sky. We have had below zero temps all week. Angel Wings? A sun explosion?
Beautiful but COLD!
01-20-2024 04:32
01-20-2024 04:32
20 January
Finally got out on my bike. There wasn't much wind so it was a great opportunity.
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 13/15
10 days over 12,000 10/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 27/35
100km on my bike 51/100
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
01-22-2024 03:36
01-22-2024 03:36
22 January
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 15/15
10 days over 12,000 11/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 5/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 31/35
100km on my bike 51/100
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
01-22-2024 04:41
01-22-2024 04:41
Legendary January 19 through 21
11.2K Steps/Day, 23 Working Days: 01/23
10K Steps/Day 8 Off Days: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 20/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 20/31
Weights 2x/week: 4/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: -/10
80oz Water daily: 4/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 117,879/337,000
01-23-2024 03:49
01-23-2024 03:49
23 January
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 16/15
10 days over 12,000 12/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 5/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 34/35
100km on my bike 51/100
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
01-23-2024 16:18
01-23-2024 16:18
A couple of Dark-eyed Junco pics; one with a hidden face. Hidden Face
Attack!
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
01-23-2024 16:31
01-23-2024 16:31
Legendary January Day 23
17K steps/day for 25 days | 18/25 | |
1 pushup for 25 days | 22/25 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 9/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6:10 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 18/20 | |
1 pull-up for 25 days | 22/25 | |
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 22 days | 10/22 | |
Mostly Dry January (no alcohol) days | 22/25 | |
Beat January 2023 bike mileage (165.5 miles) | 131.7 | |
100 zone minutes 20 days. | 17/20 |
My bike mileage has dropped a lot over the past week. Ice and snow. Not something I've had to deal with for the past couple of years. I think I'll make some ground up over the next couple of days, though.
Does anyone have thoughts for a theme for February?
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
01-23-2024 19:31
01-23-2024 19:31
Hey All! I have been super stressed with my extra job my Dad in hospice and my Aunt having brain surgery. I don't have much time to think. I have decided to sit out this month and hopefully Region next month.