March Madness 2022 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

We are well into 2022 now and the seasons will change this month. March 20 will be the Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the Autumn equinox in the Southern hemisphere. It’ll probably be a bit muddy, but there will be lots of change in the flora and fauna and critters to see … so get out and move your body, while you keep up with your monthly 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

Since March will be the last month of winter for most of us (and summer from some of us), it’s a good time to get pics that show that change. A final snowfall, buds on trees, rabbits, birds and more. Just try to find three pics that somehow represent March.

March SnowMarch Grow

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.

[Carrie71]

March Madness Days 25-27

12K steps/day	8	/13
7K steps/day	12	/18
Close all 5 circles	9	/13
Make dinner	11	/16
Drink 60oz water/day	10	/15
Last March Steps	269,294	196,025
Last March Floors	662	167
Last March Miles	124.34	87.07
Last March Calories	57,847	62,087
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	/3

Spring in Western New York 😞

[Baltoscott]

@Jotex -- We don't have a lot of leaves on the trees yet, so the bluebird really stood out.  Pollen is up here too. I don't think we have really have by way of the Sahara, but I does feel like I've got a bucket full of sand in my eyes.  Maybe the cold wave that just came through will help my eyes a bit.

On to the different topic, are there any ideas for the April Challenge?  It is just a few days away.

[PureEvil]

March Madness 2022 Updates:

10k steps per day	28	/31
13,699 steps per day	21	/19
17k steps per day	11	/11
Activities	15	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	12	/11
Finish challenges	9	/9
Update post	4	/7

[Jotex]

March Madness - Day 28

9,000 steps:  21/18 days

11,000 steps:  4/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 21/20 days

IF (17:7):  28/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  19/24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  +.5 /2 kilos 😭

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

Wow look at all that snow @Carrie71 ! Snow is on its way back to Switzerland, too. We often have snow on Easter but not for the Ides of March!?!

@Baltoscott every day it seems a new sort of tree or bush begins budding, and flowers pop up out of the ground. It’s supposed to rain beginning tomorrow and continue (alternating with snow) for a couple of weeks. The farmers are relieved. ☺️

Thinking of possible themes for April this morning. 
Awe-inspiring (April), Auspicious, Awesome, Active, Adventurous, Animated, … 🙃

[Carrie71]

March Madness Days 28

12K steps/day	8	/13
7K steps/day	13	/18
Close all 5 circles	9	/13
Make dinner	12	/16
Drink 60oz water/day	10	/15
Last March Steps	280,390	196,025
Last March Floors	677	167
Last March Miles	129.17	87.07
Last March Calories	60,121	62,087
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	/3

[Jotex]

March Madness - Day 29

9,000 steps:  21/18 days

11,000 steps:  5/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 22/20 days

IF (17:7):  29/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  20/24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  +.5 /2 kilos 😭

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness 28-29

16.3K Steps/Day Weekdays: 04/23

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/8

1900 Calorie Limit/Day: 13/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 29/31

Weights 2x/week: 02/8

Stretch 4x/week: 1/16

Squats 30/day: 01/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 311,024/450,000

[Baltoscott]

Good ideas @Jotex Would "April Alterations" capture it?  There are going to be a lot of opportunity for pictures of changes in the landscape.  In the north, all of our changes relate to spring, but in the southern hemisphere it will be fall changes.  But in either case, you can also think of it as a month of new beginnings.  (I'm thinking that a lot of fitness journeys begin in January and peter out in February or March, so April is a good month for recommitment).

[Carrie71]

March Madness Days 29

12K steps/day	8	/13
7K steps/day	14	/18
Close all 5 circles	9	/13
Make dinner	12	/16
Drink 60oz water/day	10	/15
Last March Steps	289,702	196,025
Last March Floors	702	167
Last March Miles	133.21	87.07
Last March Calories	62,246	62,087
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	/3

[Jotex]

Perfect @Baltoscott ! 

[Baltoscott]

 @Jotex @Carrie71 @SteppingBooks @PureEvil @NellyG @ScottOnions @TamtamTrot @quinny7777 

April Alterations is now live.  Go post your goals.

[Baltoscott]

March Madness Day 30

16K steps/day		23/28
6-10 minute calisthenics workout		22/25
15 weight-lifting days		14/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		15/20
1 pull-up		30/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		30/28
14 Dry (no alcohol) days	Mar. 27	10/14
Beat March 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles)		251.9

[PureEvil]

March Madness 2022 Updates:

10k steps per day	30	/31
13,699 steps per day	21	/19
17k steps per day	11	/11
Activities	15	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	12	/11
Finish challenges	9	/9
Update post	5	/7

[SteppingBooks]

March Madness 30

16.3K Steps/Day Weekdays: 04/23

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/8

1900 Calorie Limit/Day: 14/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 30/31

Weights 2x/week: 02/8

Stretch 4x/week: 1/16

Squats 30/day: 01/13

Lose 3 pounds: 1.9/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 317,898/450,000

One more day to complete March.  I'm at least back to my normal hours as of today, so I am hopeful that I will be able to get back on track with everything.  

@Baltoscott  Thank you!  

[NellyG]

31 March

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

15 days over 12,000                                         19/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               10/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  3/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)  32/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                  4/3

[Carrie71]

March Madness Day 30

12K steps/day	8	/13
7K steps/day	14	/18
Close all 5 circles	9	/13
Make dinner	12	/16
Drink 60oz water/day	10	/15
Last March Steps	295,429	196,025
Last March Floors	708	167
Last March Miles	135.71	87.07
Last March Calories	64,230	62,087
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	/3

Skipped working out yesterday to have dinner out with some friends 🙂  Totally worth it.

[TamtamTrot]

March Madness Goals!

March 27 - 30

12,000+ steps       17/30

14,000+ steps       11/28

17,000+ steps       5/24

20,000+ steps       2/18

Run/walks             1/14

Hula hooping (10+ min)  0/25

Stretching/yoga (5+ min) 0/28

Dry days                12/18

Lose 10 lbs           1/10

Post photos          2/3

[Jotex]

March Madness - Day 30 & 31

9,000 steps:  21/18 days

11,000 steps:  7/10 days

Bellicon exercises: 24/20 days

IF (17:7):  31/28 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:  21/24 days

Lose 4 pounds (weight):  +.5 /2 kilo

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 4/3

[Baltoscott]

March Madness Day 31

16K steps/day		26/28
6-10 minute calisthenics workout		23/25
15 weight-lifting days		14/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		16/20
1 pull-up		31/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		31/28
14 Dry (no alcohol) days	Mar. 27	13/14
Beat March 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles)		254.5

March Madness Good -- beat last year's bike milage, perfect on unicycle and pull up days and got some good scavenger hunt pics.  

March Madness No So Good -- a little short on step, calisthenics, weight-lifting and sleep goals.  Not tracking weight on the chart, but TrendWeight has me +1 pound for the month.  

Overall not too bad.  Onward to April Alternation!  And one more pic 🙂

@SteppingBooks - Glad you are back to your normal hours. I'm hopeful my office will onboard one and maybe both of the two people we are down in a few weeks, so I think I'll be getting back to normal soon too. The cold weather is on the way out and while I am sure we'll get plenty of April Showers, but it's going to be a good month the be outdoors.

[PureEvil]

March Madness 2022 Updates:

10k steps per day	31	/31
13,699 steps per day	21	/19
17k steps per day	11	/11
Activities	15	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	12	/11
Finish challenges	10	/9
Update post	6	/7