02-28-2020 11:42 - edited 03-04-2020 07:57
02-28-2020 11:42 - edited 03-04-2020 07:57
It is the third month of 2020 and for college basketball fans in the US the start of three weeks of hoop madness (beginning on March 17). My Kansas Jayhawks are flawed this year (can't shoot very well other than dunking), 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
March will be the last month of winter for most of us (and summer from some of us). It is usually a good time for a mini-vacation, or maybe a big vacation, so the task this month is to get out of the house, walk about and find three pics that represent play or relaxation — People, or animals — swimming, skiing, hiking, sunning; or fun places, tourist attractions, playgrounds, circus tents, festivals. Of course, the spread of coronavirus may result in the cancellation of many public events and if that happens where you are, maybe post some pics documenting how your community is reacting.
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
03-31-2020 13:56
03-31-2020 13:56
March Madness Day 31
Steps: Goal 10000: 31/31
Boxing: 31/31
Bike 3 times : 31/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 18/18
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 31/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 31/31
Leg Exercises: 31/31
250 Steps per hour : 30/31
Log food daily : 31/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3
Last day! I missed 3 hours of 250 steps today. Don't know how. I know of 1 but not the other 2 oh well....
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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03-31-2020 21:19
03-31-2020 21:19
March Madness — Day 31
10,000+ steps: 16/15 days
15,000+ steps: 5/4 days
20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 18/15 days
Stomach exercises: 16/10 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 19/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 19/20 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3
Well, I can’t remember if I ate an apple yesterday or not, so I’m not reporting it. Goals almost all complete, except the 2x 20,000 step days and one apple or piece of fruit. I can live with that. Stay safe Peeps!
04-01-2020 05:59
04-01-2020 05:59
March Madness Day 31:
15k Steps/Day: 09/31
600 Cal/Day Deficit: 12/31
20 Squats/Day: 25/31
IF 16x/Month: 19/16
Yoga 1x/week: 02/4
Weights 2x/week: 06/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3
Not a bad end to the month.
04-01-2020 12:56
04-01-2020 12:56
Day 31
15K steps/day | 30/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 30/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 16/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month | 15/12 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 30/31 | |
Lose 2 lbs (Start 3/1 at 160.7 lbs.) | 3/21 | 160.7 |
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
04-02-2020 18:47
04-02-2020 18:47
March Madness - Day 31
5,000+ steps ----- 7/11
10,000+ steps ----- 11/16
15,000+ steps -----2/4
1,500mls water ----- 20/31
Keep to food plan ----- 23/31
Sleep 7+ hours ----- 10/31
Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3
Hmmmm, well as predicted, I only met the scavenger pix goal, I will attempt to do better in April. I am happy that I upped my game with regard 10,000 step walks.
@SteppingBooks There has been quite a strong nation wide campaign for people NOT to travel, even to their holiday houses. The request to stay in your 'primary' household is being reinforced by the stats that health care and other resources are governed by primary household numbers, and these smaller towns cannot cope if you bring in any potential virus to an otherwise covid free community.
It is so weird. Before Covid-19, we were being encouraged to travel to all the communities devastated by the recent bushfires who were trying to recover their local economies, now they are saying, please stay away. Easter is a time where our schools are on a break and so there is usually a huge evacuation of families to spend a week or so away... usually...