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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.
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.
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March Madness - Day 2
9,000 steps: 1/18 days
11,000 steps: 1/10 days
Bellicon exercises: 2/20 days
IF (17:7): 1/28 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 1/24 days
Lose 4 pounds (weight)*: 0/2 kilos**
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
*Starting weight 58 kilos
**I’ve switched from losing 4 pounds to 2 kilos … because my Aria records my weight in kilos.
Our day temps are bearable (upper 40’s, low 50’s) but night temps drop below freezing. So the top inch or two of water in our rain barrel freezes. This year we noticed it forms nice geometric shapes. By changing the camera filter, you can achieve quite different (artistic) effects.
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3 March
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 3/20
15 days over 12,000 3/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 1/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 4/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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4 March
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 4/20
15 days over 12,000 3/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 1/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 5/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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5 March
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 5/20
15 days over 12,000 4/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 7/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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6 March
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 6/20
15 days over 12,000 5/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 2/10
3 days over 20,000 steps -/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 8/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 1/3
Early morning swim not feeling like summer any more
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March Madness Day 6
| 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 | 6/28 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days | 6/28 | |
| 14 Dry (no alcohol) days | 2/14 | |
| Beat March 2021 bike mileage (232.7 miles) | 52.5 |
This tufted titmouse likes hanging out on our budding magnolia bush.
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March Madness 2022 Updates:
| 10k steps per day | 6 | /31 |
| 13,699 steps per day | 6 | /19 |
| 17k steps per day | 5 | /11 |
| Activities | 4 | /15 |
| Photo Scavenger Hunt | 1 | /3 |
| Full 'Reminders to Move' Days | 4 | /11 |
| Finish challenges | 3 | /9 |
| Update post | 1 | /7 |
Here's a picture of a treehouse in our local wetlands:
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