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Legendary January  2024 — Step Challenge and Resolutions

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?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

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Such Cool bird pics @Baltoscott.

February thoughts....Hmm.  The color red comes to mind, of course.   Hearts, love, winter or animal pics?  Pretty general and typical, but maybe with a twist?

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@CurlyLadee sending positive light and prayers your way.  We will see you when you get the time.

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Legendary January Goals Day 23

10k steps per day (Sundays) -   3/4 days

13k steps per day -   12/14 days

16k steps per day -   4/5 days

18k steps per day -  4/4 days

Over 20k steps per day - /4 Days: 

Weights -  12/14 days 

Yoga/pilates/stretch - 12/14 days

90 oz Water every day -  22/31 days

5 lb weight loss -  1/5 pounds lost

Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking-    5/9

January pictures. 2/3

 

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Legendary January 22 through 23

11.2K Steps/Day, 23 Working Days: 01/23

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

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 21/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 22/31

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: 135,307/337,000

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Thank you! I need all I can get. 

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Sorry to hear about your Dad and Aunt @CurlyLadee. That is very stressful. I'll send you a reminder when February goes up. Post whenever you feel like a distraction. 

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Legendary January Day 24

17K steps/day for 25 days  19/25

1 pushup for 25 days

 23/25

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

 

23/25

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 22 days 

10/22

Mostly Dry January (no alcohol) days 23/25
Beat January 2023 bike mileage (165.5 miles) 143.2
100 zone minutes 20 days. 

18/20

Road my bike to the train station today. And I did NOT park on the side where all the snow is destined to fall (probably why she put the seat cover on). Mine is the right-most bike under the higher side of the roof.

Look out!Look out!

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Thanks for the ideas @jantonini. I won't say it is easy finding birds when I'm hiking but as I've slowed down and opened my ears, I'm seeing many more than I ever thought were there. 

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Legendary January 24

11.2K Steps/Day, 23 Working Days: 01/23

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

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 22/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 23/31

Weights 2x/week: 4/8

Stretch 4x/week: 2/15

Squats 30/day: -/10

80oz Water daily: 5/31

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 144,317/337,000

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Legendary January Day 24

17K steps/day for 25 days  20/25

1 pushup for 25 days

 24/25

13 weight-lifting days 

 10/13

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

 

24/25

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 22 days 

10/22

Mostly Dry January (no alcohol) days 24/25
Beat January 2023 bike mileage (165.5 miles) 149.3
100 zone minutes 20 days. 

19/20

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Legendary January 25

11.2K Steps/Day, 23 Working Days: 01/23

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

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 23/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 24/31

Weights 2x/week: 5/8

Stretch 4x/week: 2/15

Squats 30/day: -/10

80oz Water daily: 6/31

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 146,921/337,000

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26 January 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      18/15

10 days over 12,000                                         13/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)  36/35

100km on my bike                                             51/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Legendary January Day 26

50 floors every day we're at home.

26/31

3 walks with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are.

26/31

Play the piano to Walter every day.  

Now doing some Finzi choral pieces, as I've been drafted in to help out on the organ at a choir concert in March.

26/31

In bed by midnight every day.

16/31

..and by 11pm at least 25 days.24/25
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.26/31

10,000 steps per day

26/31

Make some forward progress after my referral appointment.

Should hear something next week....but didn't.  I've emailed the practice.  And I emailed them again - and got a result within an hour - appointment on February 1st.

1/1

3 Scavenger Hunt photos

3/3

@CurlyLadee Hope to see you back here soon when times are easier for you.

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How about Wildflower February?

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Hi @Baltoscott  As it is  leap year and there are 29 days in February, how about the number 29 - street numbers etc, or any number that has a 29 in it (eg 12973) that you come across. Or how about people or animals leaping. Just my thoughts.

27 January 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      18/15

10 days over 12,000                                         13/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)  38/35

100km on my bike                                             95/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Great ideas for February @NellyG @Vidd @jantonini. I'll work them all in and post the invitation later today or tomorrow. 

This cardinal is from my back yard. The pose made me think of a parrot, so I checked and no, they aren't related.

Walter Matthau CardinalWalter Matthau Cardinal

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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Wow!  What a shot @Baltoscott I love Cardinals. We have a couple in our bushes, but they have been hiding out with all the crazy weather we have had lately.

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Legendary January 2024 - Days 18, 19, 20, … 27

5,000 steps/day - 7/15x

7,500 steps/day - 14/10x

10,000 steps/day - 4/5x

Stretching exercises - 14/15x

Line dance class - 3/4x

Pilates class - 3/3x

Photo Challenge: 2/3

Love all the photos (especially Cardinal, @Baltoscott which was my Mom’s favorite after hummingbird). Also like @Vidd ‘s suggestion for February’s photo challenge — wildflowers.

I haven’t been ‘out’ as it’s been too cold and wet here. So I painted a funny faced bird this morning. (Counting both 🖼😁.)

Jotex_0-1706385535936.jpeg

 

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Thinking of you and your loved ones @CurlyLadee. Take care of yourself, too. 🌸

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Hey  @Jotex @jantonini @NellyG @Vidd @SteppingBooks @CurlyLadee and @AnetteD (how is the plantar fasciitis?) and @rhondafrick  @Seaturtle7  @Lose2win67 (ready for another month?)

Leaping February 2024 is up. Go post your goals.

@Jotex - I love your bluebird? painting! 

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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