March Madness 2019 (last year - Don't Post)

[Baltoscott]

It is the third month of 2019 and for college basketball fans the start of three weeks of hoop madness (beginning on March 19).  My Kansas Jayhawks are a little short-handed this year, but in a one-and-done 64+team tournament the luck of the draw often brings favorable matchups.  You just never know what will happen. 

In the meantime, it is time to commit to another month of health goals.  

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

Last month the theme of the photo scavenger hunt was to find three ‘odd duck’ type-photos, and we had several, with one being pretty literal.  Thanks @WendyB .  Though I suppose the goose might take offense to being tagged as odd. 

March will be the last month of winter for most of us (and summer from some of us).  It is usually a good excuse for a mini-vacation, or maybe a big vacation, so the task this month is to get out of the house (or hotel), walk about and find three pics that represent play or relaxation — maybe people, or animals — swimming, skiing, hiking, sunning; or fun places, or places like tourist attractions, playgrounds, circus tents, festivals … [edit] Thanks @SunsetRunner suggesting funny hats as a subcategory for  the play and relaxation pics.  Sadly, your suggested name of Madhatter March for this month came a bit to late, but I've updated my profile picture with a funny hat.

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]

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@NellyG wrote:

22 March

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   18/20   

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              7/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 4/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           6/8                  

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           27/24

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                      4/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3 

@Baltoscott  some scavenger hunt suggestions (if you run out of ideas!)

Natural landmarks

Native animals or birds

Plants native to your area

Bodies of water

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Thanks!  @NellyG I like natural landmarks for the April Showers step challenge

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 26

Steps: Goal 13,000 31 days: 26/31
Boxing 31 days: 26/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 26/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 15/31
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 26/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 26/31
250 Steps per hour 31 days: 25/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 4/3

[Baltoscott]

March Madness Day 26

15K steps/day		21/31
1 pushup/day		26/31
14 weight-lifting days		12/14
post scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month		16/12
1 pull-up/day		26/31
Complete Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nasrat		4/4
Complete Cooked by Michael Pollan		1/4

So I came down with the flu last Thursday, which was also the last day I managed to hit my step goal.  It has really knocked me for a loop.  So sudden!  Spending a lot of time trying to sleep, and stay hydrated.  Thought I was coming out of it yesterday, but still not quite there.  I get the flu shot at work every year, but this time I don’t think it even shortened the duration of what I caught. 

[NellyG]

@Baltoscott Flu can be awful! You probably got a strain that wasnt covered by the vax 

27 March 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   23/20   

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              9/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 6/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           7/8                  

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           34/24

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3 

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 27

Steps: Goal 13,000 31 days: 27/31
Boxing 31 days: 27/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 27/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 16/31
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 27/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 27/31
250 Steps per hour 31 days: 26/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 4/3

[WendyB]

@Baltoscott  Sorry to hear you have caught the flu. Hope you recover soon.

[NellyG]

28 March

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   24/20   

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              9/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 6/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           8/8                  

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           34/24

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3 

[benvegi]

March Madness goals:  

Steps 20,000 per day, 25+ floors p/day, 8+ miles p/day

2 sets of 12 reps of dumbbell curls, triceps, shoulder shrugs, and chest flys, 3 times a week. Increasing weights used and adding more stretches/yoga. 

One or more pics of each scavenger hunt topic. 

Check in at least Once a week.

3/25 steps 26,200, 31 floors 12.55 miles

3/26 steps 23,364, 25 floors, 11.01 mile

3/27 Trail riding day!  Steps 34,157, 131 floors, 16.07 miles The ride was only 8.3 miles, weather was perfect, lots of water crossings, 23 riders, good company!  We were riding at Rockbridge trout ranch www.rockbridgemo.com/ an exclusive trout farm, resort and wonderful restaurant. We had a great lunch at the restaurant of fresh caught trout supplied by the owners. 

27/30 on steps, 21/30 on floors, 23/30 on miles, check in 6/4

weights 9/12

Here are pictures from our ride

Ben & Char in frontSee the man catching a trout?downhill & uphillthe ponds are full of trout!crossing Bryant creek

[WendyB]

Love the Pictures @benvegi Looks like a lot of fun!

[BMANintheUP]

@benvegi I'm officially jealous!  I haven't gone on a ride like that since I was a kid!

Day 27 Goals

Step Goal: 6075 Steps  12/31  

Days over 9000 Steps 3/4  

Active Hours 6 hours a day  27/31

Sleep 7 hours a night 14/31  

Hit peak heart rate 3 times a week  22/12  

Cardio heart rate 60+ every day  27/31

Plank 1 minute every day  16/31

Yoga 20+ minutes 3 days a week 10/12 

Log food and water intake every day  22/31

it's been a rough month, overall I'm doing ok but I've had more bad days then good days this month.  The more I walk and the more I do yoga, the better I feel so that is what I need to concentrate on.  I need to hit a 9,000 step day today to be on track but not sure my constant headache will cooperate with that.  I'm going to try!

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 28

Steps: Goal 13,000 31 days: 28/31
Boxing 31 days: 28/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 28/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 16/31
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 28/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 28/31
250 Steps per hour 31 days: 25/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 4/3

[SunsetRunner]

March Madness Goals - Day 28
12,000 steps: 17/15 days
20,000 steps: 5/5 days
25,000 steps: 2/1 day
Train w/weights: 12/15 days
40 jumping jacks: 23/20 days
Line Dance: 3/4 days
Eat a piece of fruit: 19/20 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3 pics

[Baltoscott]

March Madness Day 28

15K steps/day		21/31
1 pushup/day		28/31
14 weight-lifting days		12/14
post scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month		16/12
1 pull-up/day		28/31
Complete Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nasrat		4/4
Complete Cooked by Michael Pollan		1/4

#notbetteryet

Kind of amazed at the jump in my RHR due to the flu ... 

That ride looks great @benvegi 

[Baltoscott]

@SunsetRunner @WendyB @BMANintheUP @benvegi @NellyG @Shazzer76 @gigglebytelinda @CatLover74 @Autumn43 @SunsetRunner @GSaldiveri 

April Showers is up.  Get your monthly goals posted.

[SunsetRunner]

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@benvegi wrote:...

3/27 Trail riding day!  Steps 34,157, 131 floors, 16.07 miles The ride was only 8.3 miles, weather was perfect, lots of water crossings, 23 riders, good company!  We were riding at Rockbridge trout ranch www.rockbridgemo.com/ an exclusive trout farm, resort and wonderful restaurant. We had a great lunch at the restaurant of fresh caught trout supplied by the owners. 

27/30 on steps, 21/30 on floors, 23/30 on miles, check in 6/4

weights 9/12

Here are pictures from our ride

Ben & Char in frontSee the man catching a trout?downhill & uphillthe ponds are full of trout!crossing Bryant creek

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The photos are amazing! Thanks for sharing! Y'all make it look so easy. It's been a long time since I sat on the back of a horse. We didn't have our own so I was never very good at it or couldn't ride long, but I enjoyed it. 

[NellyG]

29 March

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   25/20   

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              9/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 6/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           8/8                  

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           37.5/24

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3 

[benvegi]

Yesterday Char, Jake & I took a walk thru the woods  and pasture on our property (about 74 acres). We came across a small runoff that we had not visited for years. Due to the wet weather this spring it was running nicely. It's really beautiful in there and quiet except for water running over the rocks. 

3/28 steps 25,884, 11 floors, 12.34 miles

28/30 on steps, 21/30 on floors, 28/30 on miles, check in 7/4

weights 10/12

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 29

Steps: Goal 13,000 31 days: 29/31
Boxing 31 days: 29/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 29/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 17/31
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 29/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 29/31
250 Steps per hour 31 days: 28/31
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 4/3

@benvegi  Great photos Once again! Thanks for sharing!

[SunsetRunner]

March Madness Goals - Day 29
12,000 steps: 17/15 days
20,000 steps: 5/5 days
25,000 steps: 2/1 day
Train w/weights: 13/15 days
40 jumping jacks: 23/20 days
Line Dance: 3/4 days
Eat a piece of fruit: 20/20 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3 pics

Almost reached all my goals. Gotta keep at it the next two days. 

@benvegi - great pics!!!! 

[NellyG]

30 March

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   26/20   

4 days over 15,000 steps                                              10/4           

1 day over 20,000 steps                                                 6/1

Swim 2x per week                                                           8/8                  

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           38.5/24

5 bike rides or interval walks per month                      6/5            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3