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MAYbe try something new May 2022— Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

MAYbe it’s time to add something new to your daily activities? MAYbe a new route for your daily walk?  Or MAYbe start a daily walk? 😀 MAYbe weekend hikes, or bike rides, or MAYbe a spring 5K? I’ve been taking a lot of wildlife pics with my new camera and MAYbe that will be another way to get me out and about.

   
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 this month is to find at least three different kinds of flowers (blooms), three different animals on your daily walks.  The more colors and critters the better.  

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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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MAYbe 2022 — Day 4

9,000 steps: 2/15 days

11,000 steps:  2/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 3/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 4/28 days

Stomach exercises (w/weights): 0/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

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MAYbe Day 4

 

16K steps/day 4/28

6-10 minute calisthenics workout

 4/25

15 weight-lifting days 

 2/15

post 3 scavenger pics

 1/3

Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month 

 

1/20

1 pull-up

 

4/28

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days 

4/28

14 Dry (no alcohol) daysMay 11/15
Beat May 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles) 

40.4

NEW 25 25+ Floor days 

4/25

 

 

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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MAYbe 4

16.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/9

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 4/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 4/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: -/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 56,185/450,000

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5 May

 

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

15 days over 12,000                                         3/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               3/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   5/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

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Helen | Western Australia

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MAYbe 5

16.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: --/9

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 5/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 5/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: -/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 72,358/450,000

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MAYbe 2022 — Day 5

9,000 steps: 3/15 days

11,000 steps:  2/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 4/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 5/28 days

Stomach exercises (w/weights): 0/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

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6 May

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      6/20

15 days over 12,000                                         4/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               3/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   6/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

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

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7 May

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      7/20

15 days over 12,000                                         4/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               3/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   6/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

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Helen | Western Australia

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8 May

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      8/20

15 days over 12,000                                         5/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               3/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   7/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

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MAYbe 2022 — Day 6, 7, 8

9,000 steps: 4/15 days

11,000 steps:  3/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 6/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 7/28 days

Stomach exercises (w/weights): 2/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

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MAYbe Day 8

 

16K steps/day 6/28

6-10 minute calisthenics workout

 5/25

15 weight-lifting days 

 5/15

post 3 scavenger pics

 2/3

Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month 

 

1/20

1 pull-up

 

4/28

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days 

6/28

14 Dry (no alcohol) daysMay 83/15
Beat May 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles) 

65.5

NEW 25 25+ Floor days 

4/25

 

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Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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MAYbe 6-8

16.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 02/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 2/9

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 8/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 7/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: -/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 113,227/450,000

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9 May

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      9/20

15 days over 12,000                                         6/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               4/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   8/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

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Helen | Western Australia

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Hi All!  I am still here.  Was out of commission all last week due to COVID.  I am slowly working my way through everything that I set aside last week and will post my May goals shortly.  It's good to be back amongst the living!

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MAYbe Day 9

 

16K steps/day 7/28

6-10 minute calisthenics workout

 6/25

15 weight-lifting days 

 6/15

post 3 scavenger pics

 2/3

Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month 

 

2/20

1 pull-up

 

9/28

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days 

7/28

14 Dry (no alcohol) daysMay 83/15
Beat May 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles) 

65.5

NEW 25 10+ Floor days 

8/25

 

Glad you are feeling better @Carrie71. Just took my first COVID test today because I learned that someone at a meeting I was at last Friday came down with it. No symptoms and the test was negative. Hope it stays that way!

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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MAYbe 2022 — Day 9

9,000 steps: 5-15 days

11,000 steps:  3/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 6/25 days

Intermittent Fasting: 8/28 days

Stomach exercises (w/weights): 2/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

I planted this Snapdragon last summer. Though it’s an annual, it survived the winter in a cool winter garden and is thriving again. 

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The first iris opened yesterday. Unfortunately I won’t have many this year because I forgot to divide the bulbs last August. 

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MAYbe 9

16.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 02/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 2/9

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 9/31

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

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: -/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 128,835/450,000

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10 May

 

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

15 days over 12,000                                         7/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               5/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   10/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

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

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MAYbe Day 10

 

16K steps/day 7/28

6-10 minute calisthenics workout

 6/25

15 weight-lifting days 

 6/15

post 3 scavenger pics

 2/3

Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month 

 

2/20

1 pull-up

 

10/28

Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days 

8/28

14 Dry (no alcohol) daysMay 83/15
Beat May 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles) 

76.2

NEW 25 10+ Floor days 

9/25

 

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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11 May

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      11/20

15 days over 12,000                                         8/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               6/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   11/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

 

Magnolia near the rose gardens

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 At the rose gardens

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Helen | Western Australia

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