04-26-2023 18:59
04-26-2023 18:59
April brought a lot of showers and May will bring more, but also lots of flowers as well as spring wildlife. Excellent reasons to get outside and up your step goals for a month.
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
The theme of the photo scavenger hunt this month is to find at least three different kinds of flowers (blooms), three different animals on your daily walks. The more colors and critters the better.
Mmmm -- Dandelion
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
04-27-2023 02:59
04-27-2023 02:59
My Challenge for May
How many steps can you achieve in the first week of May
Starting 1st May
Ends 7th May
Let’s get moving 😊💪
04-27-2023 05:23
04-27-2023 05:23
Ok - Goals for May
10,000 steps a day for 15 days -/15
8 days over 12,000 -/8
5 days over 15,000 steps -/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) -/20
250km on my bike -/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
04-28-2023 05:16
04-28-2023 05:16
Marvelous May Flowers
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: -/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: -/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): -/31
Weights 2x/week: -/8
Stretch 4x/week: -/15
Squats 30/day: -/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: --/350,000
I've decided to modify my step goal this month given that I've been struggling lately. I also may be starting a new medication which I've no idea yet how that will affect me.
04-28-2023 14:29
04-28-2023 14:29
Marvellous May Flowers: GOALS
150 floors every day that I'm at home in Shropshire
10 miles at least with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are.
Play the piano to Walter every day.
In bed by midnight ever day..
..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7.
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.
I love the idea of the flowers and animals this month!
3 Scavenger Hunt photos
30,000 steps every day.
04-29-2023 05:45
04-29-2023 05:45
Marvelous May Flowers Goals
8,000 steps: 10 days
10,000 steps: 10 days
12,000 steps: 5 days
Rebounding: 15 days
Blue days: 12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3
04-29-2023 05:54
04-29-2023 05:54
@SteppingBooks You've got this as long as you keep stepping! Hope new meds work out for you. 🙂
04-29-2023 06:05
04-29-2023 06:05
@Baltoscott once again thank you for taking the time to create these challenges 🙂
Well spring is in the air finally, time to make up for April's weather and get moving even more
Marvelous May Flowers challenge......
add to my 2023 step goal of 3,650,000
12,000 steps/day= /21
10,000 steps/day= /10
Bike rides= /40km
Complete circles= /20 days
lbs to loose= /4
Beat May 2022 numbers
steps to beat= /476,499
floors to beat= /334
km to beat= /328.95
3 scavenger hunt pictures
Enjoy your day everyone!!
05-01-2023 06:56
05-01-2023 06:56
1 May
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 1/15
8 days over 12,000 1/8
5 days over 15,000 steps 1/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 1/20
250km on my bike -/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
05-01-2023 09:42 - edited 05-01-2023 09:44
05-01-2023 09:42 - edited 05-01-2023 09:44
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 1
8,000 steps: 0/10 days
10,000 steps: 1/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 1/15 days
Blue days: 1/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3
05-01-2023 18:41
05-01-2023 18:41
Marvelous May Flowers Goals and Day 1
17K steps/day for 25 days | 1/25 | |
1 pushup | 1/25 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 1/14 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 1/3 | |
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 1/20 | |
1 pull-up (modified) | 1/25 | |
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 1/25 | |
13 Dry (no alcohol) days | 1/13 | |
Beat May 2022 bike mileage (291.6 miles) | 8.2 |
Possibly the most prolific 'flower' ever.
Ready to spread the joy
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
05-01-2023 20:28
05-01-2023 20:28
🌸Marvelous May Flowers Goals:
10k steps per day - -/4 days
13k steps per day - -/18 days
15k steps per day- -/2 days
16k steps per day - -/2 days
18k steps per day - -/3 days
Over 20k steps per day - -/2 days
Weights - -/14 days
Yoga/pilates/stretch - -/14 days
90 oz Water every day - -/31 days
8 lb weight loss - /8 pounds lost
3 (at least) for photo scavenger hunt - -/3 photos
Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking- -/7 days
05-02-2023 04:51
05-02-2023 04:51
Marvelous May Flowers 1
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: -/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 1/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 1/31
Weights 2x/week: -/8
Stretch 4x/week: -/15
Squats 30/day: -/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 8,024/350,000
@4DB Thanks! Trying, though this week almost every park is flooded and it's raining all week. Going to have to annoy my coworkers with hourly paces in the hallway lol.
05-02-2023 16:50
05-02-2023 16:50
Marvelous May Flowers Goals and Day 2
17K steps/day for 25 days | 2/25 | |
1 pushup | 2/25 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 1/14 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 1/3 | |
Sleep 6:00 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 2/20 | |
1 pull-up (modified) | 2/25 | |
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 2/25 | |
13 Dry (no alcohol) days | 2/13 | |
Beat May 2022 bike mileage (291.6 miles) | 9.9 |
@SteppingBooks - Wet and kind of cold here too. Hopefully I'll get a some dry patches around bike commute times over the next few days.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
05-02-2023 23:45
05-02-2023 23:45
10,000 steps per day for 15 days -/15
8 days more than 12,000 steps -8
5 days more than 15,000 steps -5
20 workouts (swimming, biking, brisk walking, dancing) -/20
250 km cycling -/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pictures -/3
that's just great, good schedule
05-03-2023 04:50
05-03-2023 04:50
Marvelous May Flowers 2
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: 1/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 2/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 2/31
Weights 2x/week: -/8
Stretch 4x/week: -/15
Squats 30/day: -/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 20,136/350,000
@Baltoscott Hope so! The one trail I walk was flooded for a couple days. It reopened yesterday, but it's coated in mud in a few areas. One area in particular I saw a lot of sliding foot prints and opted to turn around. I'm not looking to go mudsliding.
05-03-2023 04:53
05-03-2023 04:53
3 May
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 1/15
8 days over 12,000 1/8
5 days over 15,000 steps 1/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 2/20
250km on my bike 32/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
A couple of critters from my bike ride today
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
05-03-2023 12:25
05-03-2023 12:25
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 2,3
8,000 steps: 0/10 days
10,000 steps: 2/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 1/15 days
Blue days: 1/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3
05-03-2023 14:05
05-03-2023 14:05
Early bilberries high up on the hills
Bed time, until Mummy forbids it.
05-04-2023 04:41 - edited 05-06-2023 02:48
05-04-2023 04:41 - edited 05-06-2023 02:48
4 May
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 2/15
8 days over 12,000 2/8
5 days over 15,000 steps 1/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 3/20
250km on my bike 32/250
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.