Legendary January — Step Challenge and Resolutions

[Baltoscott]

Welcome to 2020. It is a new year, a new decade, and time to do something new, something legendary; or ... maybe just get another monthly challenge underway 😉 So try out something new ,,, a diet or exercise change, less drinking or smoking, 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 idea of a monthly picture scavenger hunt started a couple of years ago as a way to get people into the great outside to show off where they live. We’ve done oldest buildings, funny street or business signs, sewer covers, holiday decorations, theatre marquees,  animals ….

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 into 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 might be something you see in a natural formation (a shoulder or face in a mountain).

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.

[Baltoscott]

Legendary January Day 1

15K steps/day		1/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		1/31
15 weight-lifting days		1/31
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		1/31
Dry (mostly) January - 25 days or more		1/25
Lose 2 lbs (Started 11/1 at 163.7 lbs; 12/29 at 162.8 lbs.)

 

[WendyB]

@BaltoscottWow look at all those shoes!

[SteppingBooks]

Legendary January 1:

15k Steps/Day: 01/31

600 Calorie Deficiency/Day: 01/31

15 Squats/Day: 01/31

IF 4x/Week: —/4

Yoga 1x/Week: —/4

Weights 2x/Week: —/8

@Baltoscott  That tree is amazing!!!  

I'm kind of bummed to be back at work, but it will help give me a routine again since I can't retire for another 33 years 😭  

[SteppingBooks]

Legendary January 1:

15k Steps/Day: 01/31

600 Calorie Deficiency/Day: 01/31

15 Squats/Day: 01/31

IF 4x/Week: —/4

Yoga 1x/Week: —/4

Weights 2x/Week: —/8

@Baltoscott  That tree is amazing!!!  

I'm kind of bummed to be back at work, but it will help give me a routine again since I can't retire for another 33 years 😭  

[NellyG]

2 January

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   2/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      2/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                             1/10          

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/3

6 lunges a day for 20 days                                             2/20    NEW!

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8                                                 

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 1/8              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[Heather-S]

13,000 Steps: 1/31

15,000 Steps: 1/5

20,000 Steps: 1/3

Go to the gym: 0/9

Lose 2lbs: 0/2

I managed 20K step yesterday, which makes for a solid start to 2020.  Now I just need to get my butt to the gym!

[Jotex]

Legendary January - Day 2

10,000+ steps: 1/20 days

15,000+ steps: 1/5 days

20,000+ steps: 0/3 days
Exercises & weights: 2/20 days

2-minute planks: 1/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 2/20 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/15 days
Blue (no alcohol): 0/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[BMANintheUP]

January Goals

First let me say, Happy New Year to you all.  Many of you know I've hit or miss on presence here due to some medical issues.  I had thyroid surgery in October and almost daily migraines since then.  (I had migraines before, but not daily.  So in January my goals are pretty small, but I that is part of my plan to make it achievable and build slowly.  If I can stick to these goals, I'll be back to my normal step goals by summer time!

2020 - January Goals

Starting Jan 1st with 3,000 Steps every day. 31/31

Then increasing by 250 steps each week for a monthly increase of 1,000 steps.

Double my step goal 9 days of the month. 9/31

Triple my step goal 1 day every month.  1/31

Additional goals to help me achieve my overall yearly goals.

Play outside every day  31/31

Play tug with my pupper for 10 minutes every other day. 15/31

Plank for 1 minute every other day 15/31

Track food and water every day in my FitBit App.  31/31

Along with Be Positive, Be Kind to Myself, and Be Kind to Others!

New Year's Day Sunrise!

This isn't really hidden art or something carved into nature by man.  But it was beautiful to me and I had to stop and capture it to celebrate the start of 2020.

[WendyB]

@BMANintheUP  Beautiful picture

I also think it counts

[Heidi_S_B]

Day two is over and my plan is working 😄

1. 15000 steps 20 days             2 /20 days
2. 20000 steps  4 days                 / 4 days 
3. 10000 steps  6 days                / 6 days
4. Yoga twice a week               1  / 8 times
5. Picture scavenger hunt           / 3 pictures

[NellyG]

3 January 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   3/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      3/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                             1/10          

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/3

6 lunges a day for 20 days                                             3/20    NEW!

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8                                                 

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 1/8              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[SteppingBooks]

Legendary January 2:

15k Steps/Day: 02/31

600 Calorie Deficiency/Day: 02/31

15 Squats/Day: 02/31

IF 4x/Week: —/4

Yoga 1x/Week: —/4

Weights 2x/Week: 01/8

@BMANintheUP  That is an amazing shot!  

[Heather-S]

Legendary January - Day 2 Results

13,000 Steps: 2/31

15,000 Steps: 2/5

20,000 Steps: 1/3

Go to the gym: 0/9

Lose 2lbs: 0/2

Had a 15K step day yesterday.  My cough is back (I had bronchitis the week of Christmas) and it kicked my butt yesterday, so I didn't shoot for much more than the 15K.  I really need this cough to go away because it's miserable and I don't want to go to the gym coughing like this.  My goal is to go to the park and use the walking trail tomorrow to try and run/walk 3 miles.

[Heather-S]

@BMANintheUP Wow that's a lot of snow!!!!

[WendyB]

Legendary January Day 3

Steps: Goal 10000: 3/31

Boxing: 3/31

Bike 2 times : 3/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 2/31

DVD Has Weights, Balance, Cardio: 3/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 3/31

Leg Exercises: 3/31

250 Steps per hour : 3/31

Log food daily : 3/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 1/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 0/0

[Jotex]

Legendary January - Day 3

10,000+ steps: 2/20 days

15,000+ steps: 1/5 days

20,000+ steps: 0/3 days
Exercises & weights: 3/20 days

2-minute planks: 2/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 3/20 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 3/15 days
Blue (no alcohol): 1/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

Sounds like a very good plan to go slow and easy @BMANintheUP and wishing you a speedy recovery. Also hope you feel better soon @Heather-S.

[Heidi_S_B]

January 3 2020

Hoped for 20000 steps today , but stopped at 18000   ...  some days are not made for long walks outside 

1. 15000 steps 20 days             3 /20 days
2. 20000 steps  4 days                 / 4 days 
3. 10000 steps  6 days                / 6 days
4. Yoga twice a week               1  / 8 times
5. Picture scavenger hunt           / 3 pictures

[Baltoscott]

Legendary January Day 3

15K steps/day		3/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		3/31
15 weight-lifting days		2/31
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6+ hours 17 days or more during the month		1/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		3/31
Dry (mostly) January - 25 days or more		3/25
Lose 2 lbs (Started 11/1 at 163.7 lbs; 12/29 at 162.8 lbs.)

[NellyG]

4 January 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   4/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      3/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                             1/10          

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/3

6 lunges a day for 20 days                                             4/20    NEW!

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8                                                 

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 1/8              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[Jotex]

Legendary January - Day 4

10,000+ steps: 3/20 days

15,000+ steps: 1/5 days

20,000+ steps: 0/3 days
Exercises & weights: 4/20 days

2-minute planks: 2/20 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 4/20 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 4/15 days
Blue (no alcohol): 2/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[NellyG]

5 January 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   5/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      3/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                             1/10          

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/3

6 lunges a day for 20 days                                             5/20    NEW!

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8                                                 

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 1/8              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3