March Madness 2020 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

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.

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 27

Steps: Goal 10000: 27/31

Boxing: 27/31

Bike 3 times : 27/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 16/15

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 27/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 27/31

Leg Exercises: 27/31

250 Steps per hour : 27/31

Log food daily : 27/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

We went for a drive today to the winery's Just pick up could not go in. Not the same but it was good to get out of the house

[herget]

Yesterday the weather was gorgeous and I was able to run outside, by
myself, to grasp some much needed "running therapy"...

[NellyG]

28 March  I got up early and went to the local beach at about 6am just before sunrise and had a wonderful swim. Only 4 of us in the whole bay so lots of social distancing!

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      18/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            11/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                          20/20

Swim 2x per week                                                           9/8

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 4/8

3  hours dance practice per week minimum              14/12

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[Baltoscott]

@NellyG @herget @WendyB @Jotex @SteppingBooks @benvegi @CatLover74 @Kanga999 @McDeborah @herget @PureEvil 

The April Showers step challenge is up.

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 28

Steps: Goal 10000: 28/31

Boxing: 28/31

Bike 3 times : 28/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 16/18

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 28/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 28/31

Leg Exercises: 28/31

250 Steps per hour : 28/31

Log food daily : 28/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

[Kanga999]

March Madness - Day 27 - 28

5,000+ steps ----- 5/11

10,000+ steps ----- 10/16

15,000+ steps -----2/4

1,500mls water ----- 17/31

Keep to food plan ----- 21/31

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 9/31

Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3

@Baltoscott  If you like street art, as I do, this is one from last year that I discovered on a footpath in Melbourne. I REALLY love this one. I kinda walked over it, then processed what I had seen and went back to really examine it. I am adding it to my scavenger pix a) because it is someone's community activity; and b) it is the only goal I will reach this month 😞

Melbourne Footpath

@SteppingBooks  if I knew what IF was, I am sure I would applaud you for exceeding your goal!

[Kanga999]

@Jotex  You are going great guns at meeting and beating your monthly targets. Inspiring!

[Baltoscott]

Day 28

15K steps/day		27/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		27/31
15 weight-lifting days		16/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month		12/12
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		27/31
Lose 2 lbs (Start 3/1 at 160.7 lbs.)	3/21	160.7

Got a little overwhelmed at work on Thursday and forgot to do my pullups and pushups -- so I'm a day off on those.  Also forgot to do my daily spanish lesson on DuoLingo. Always try to do that stuff first thing in the morning but the schedule's a bit mess up what with working from home and all.  Oh well. On the other hand, it does look like I'll hit my sleep goals and weight lifting goals.

@Kanga999 -- I love street art.  We have an event in Baltimore's Little Italy in the September.  This is from 2017.  If you stand in just the right place (they set a mark for you to stand on), you get a 3D image when you take your pic.

 

[WendyB]

@Baltoscott  Wow! I would love to see those in person. They are so awesome. Beautiful talent

Going for a drive tomorrow. Hope to get some Pics for next month challenge

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 28

10,000+ steps: 14/15 days

15,000+ steps:  5/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 17/15 days

Stomach exercises: 16/10 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 18/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 17/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

Love all the street art pics. We have had some amazing ones in Bern in the past, but I don’t think I have any photos.

Thanks for the encouraging word on meeting my goals @Kanga999. I finally got some apples, so just need to eat one every day now to finish that one off. But I doubt I will be ale to get 2x 20,000 step this month. Oh well, I can roll it over into April! 

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 29

10,000+ steps: 14/15 days

15,000+ steps:  5/4 days

20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 17/15 days

Stomach exercises: 16/10 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 18/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 18/20 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

We changed clocks yesterday so my whole inner clock was screwed up today. Then I started painting and lost track of time.Got nowhere near my step goal but I did eat an apple. 😅

New pic ( great past time!): stargazing 

 

[Baltoscott]

Day 28

15K steps/day		28/31
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		28/31
15 weight-lifting days		17/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 12 days or more during the month		13/12
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		28/31
Lose 2 lbs (Start 3/1 at 160.7 lbs.)	3/29	160.4

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 29

Steps: Goal 10000: 29/31

Boxing: 29/31

Bike 3 times : 29/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 16/18

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 29/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 29/31

Leg Exercises: 29/31

250 Steps per hour : 29/31

Log food daily : 29/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

Did not get any pics today. Poppies were supposed to be blooming but I think they bloomed early and we missed them

[Kanga999]

March Madness - Day 29

5,000+ steps ----- 5/11

10,000+ steps ----- 11/16

15,000+ steps -----2/4

1,500mls water ----- 18/31

Keep to food plan ----- 22/31

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 9/31

Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3

[NellyG]

30 March 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      19/12

10 days over 15,000 steps                                            11/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                          21/20

Swim 2x per week                                                           9/8

8 bike rides or strenuous walks per month                 5/8

3  hours dance practice per week minimum              14/12

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness Day 27-29:

15k Steps/Day: 09/31

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 11/31

20 Squats/Day: 23/31

IF 16x/Month:  18/16

Yoga 1x/week: 02/4

Weights 2x/week: 06/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

@Kanga999 IF is Intermittent Fasting 😛  It's been oddly easy enough to do that while home, but I still get in to snacking when I'm during eating time. 

@Baltoscott  Thanks for the notification!

[Jotex]

March Madness — Day 30

10,000+ steps: 15/15 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

[WendyB]

March Madness Day 30

Steps: Goal 10000: 30/31

Boxing: 30/31

Bike 3 times : 30/31

Weights DVD 18 Days: 17/18

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 30/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 30/31

Leg Exercises: 30/31

250 Steps per hour : 30/31

Log food daily : 30/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3-5 Pounds: 2.3/3

[Kanga999]

March Madness - Day 30

5,000+ steps ----- 6/11

10,000+ steps ----- 11/16

15,000+ steps -----2/4

1,500mls water ----- 19/31

Keep to food plan ----- 23/31

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 10/31

Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3

@SteppingBooks  Thanks for the clarification!

@Jotex  Love Snoopy meets Van Gogh

My brother works with Aboriginal communities especially in terms of health in the Northern Territory. There has been the a directive (not a ban) for staying home except for essential reasons, so my brother - an artist/printmaker created this:

The text, in Kriol, reads:

STAY AT HOME
TOURISTS TRAVELLING TO REMOTE AREAS ENDANGER LIFE DURING A PANDEMIC

[Kanga999]

March Madness - Day 30

5,000+ steps ----- 6/11

10,000+ steps ----- 11/16

15,000+ steps -----2/4

1,500mls water ----- 19/31

Keep to food plan ----- 23/31

Sleep 7+ hours ----- 10/31

Scavenger Pix ----- 3/3

@SteppingBooks  Thanks for the clarification!

@Jotex  Love Snoopy meets Van Gogh

My brother works with Aboriginal communities especially in terms of health in the Northern Territory. There has been the a directive (not a ban) for staying home except for essential reasons, so my brother - an artist/printmaker created this:

The text, in Kriol, reads:

STAY AT HOME
TOURISTS TRAVELLING TO REMOTE AREAS ENDANGER LIFE DURING A PANDEMIC

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness Day 30:

15k Steps/Day: 09/31

600 Cal/Day Deficit: 12/31

20 Squats/Day: 24/31

IF 16x/Month:  19/16

Yoga 1x/week: 02/4

Weights 2x/week: 06/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

Last day of the month!  While I haven't been good with steps or intake of food, I am happy that I was able to hit the IF goal, and exceed it, got more yoga in, and I worked more with my hand-weights!

@Kanga999 That is a fascinating poster!  We're having a similar issue in New York state, where those who normally live in NYC are moving out of the city up to their vacation homes.  True locals are concerned how this may spread the virus because they don't want to stay in the city with the virus.  Technically if they own the house, they're allowed to travel to those homes.  Even if it could mean infecting several small communities.  I wish we had a similar poster/campaign going.