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
05-04-2023 04:52
05-04-2023 04:52
Marvelous May Flowers 3
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: 2/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 3/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 3/31
Weights 2x/week: 2/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: 2/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 32,301/350,000
05-04-2023 06:12
05-04-2023 06:12
From my ride last weekend. I think the small guy is a young mule. He was very attached to the mare and initially hid behind her when I pulled over to take the picture. Ears don’t seem long enough for a donkey and the tail seems more like a horse than a donkey.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
05-04-2023 06:33
05-04-2023 06:33
LOVE the critter pics 💖
05-04-2023 06:34
05-04-2023 06:40
05-04-2023 06:40
🌸Marvelous May Flowers May 1 - 3
10k steps per day - -/4 days
13k steps per day - 2/18 days
15k steps per day- 1/2 days
16k steps per day - -/2 days
18k steps per day - -/3 days
Over 20k steps per day - -/2 days
Weights - 2/14 days
Yoga/pilates/stretch - 1/14 days
90 oz Water every day - -331 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
05-05-2023 01:30
05-05-2023 01:30
5 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) 4/20
250km on my bike 84/250
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.
05-05-2023 01:37
05-05-2023 01:37
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 4
8,000 steps: 0/10 days
10,000 steps: 3/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 1/15 days
Blue days: 1/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3
05-05-2023 05:06
05-05-2023 05:06
Marvelous May Flowers 4
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: 3/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 4/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 4/31
Weights 2x/week: 2/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: 2/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 47,577/350,000
05-05-2023 14:18
05-05-2023 14:18
Marvellous May Flowers - Day 5
Marvellous May Flowers: GOALS 150 floors every day that I'm at home in Shropshire | 5/31 |
10 miles at least with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are. | 5/31 |
Play the piano to Walter every day. | 5/31 |
In bed by midnight ever day.. | 5/31 |
..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7. | 5/26 |
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home. | 5/31 |
30,000 steps every day. | 5/31 |
3 Scavenger Hunt photos | 4/3 |
Long Mynd ponies. They live on the hills all through the year.
I love colourful bulbs. They come up every year - such a lot of pleasure from not much effort. These ones grow around a magnolia tree.
05-06-2023 02:50
05-06-2023 02:50
6 May
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 3/15
8 days over 12,000 2/8
5 days over 15,000 steps 1/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 4/20
250km on my bike 84/250
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.
05-06-2023 02:54
05-06-2023 02:54
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 5
8,000 steps: 1/10 days
10,000 steps: 3/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 1/15 days
Blue days: 1/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3
05-07-2023 21:26
05-07-2023 21:26
🌸Marvelous May Flowers week ending May 7th
10k steps per day - 1/4 days
13k steps per day - 3/18 days
15k steps per day- 2/2 days
16k steps per day - 1/2 days
18k steps per day - -/3 days
Over 20k steps per day - -/2 days
Weights - 3/14 days
Yoga/pilates/stretch - 3/14 days
90 oz Water every day - 6/31 days
8 lb weight loss - -1/8 pounds lost
3 (at least) for photo scavenger hunt - 1/3 photos
Mindfulness Minute/Meditation at least 2 minutes/Positive focused thinking- 1/7Smells so GOOD! This is a special lilac bush 🙂
Planting some different pots is relaxing to me after a long week.
05-08-2023 01:14
05-08-2023 01:14
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 6, 7
8,000 steps: 310 days
10,000 steps: 5/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 3/15 days
Blue days: 2/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
05-08-2023 04:53
05-08-2023 04:53
Marvelous May Flowers 5 through 7
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: 3/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 7/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 6/31
Weights 2x/week: 2/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: 2/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 68,407/350,000
05-08-2023 14:27 - edited 05-08-2023 14:28
05-08-2023 14:27 - edited 05-08-2023 14:28
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 8
8,000 steps: 4/10 days
10,000 steps: 5/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 4/15 days
Blue days: 3/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
05-09-2023 04:53
05-09-2023 04:53
Marvelous May Flowers 8
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: 4/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 8/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 7/31
Weights 2x/week: 2/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: 2/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 81,517/350,000
05-09-2023 05:10
05-09-2023 05:10
9 May
10,000 steps a day for 15 days 3/15
8 days over 12,000 2/8
5 days over 15,000 steps 1/5
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 6/20
250km on my bike 84/250
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.
05-09-2023 10:57
05-09-2023 10:57
Marvelous May Flowers - Day 9
8,000 steps: 5/10 days
10,000 steps: 5/10 days
12,000 steps: 0/5 days
Rebounding: 4/15 days
Blue days: 3/12 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
05-09-2023 14:14
05-09-2023 14:14
Marvellous May Flowers - Day 9
Marvellous May Flowers: GOALS 150 floors every day that I'm at home in Shropshire | 9/31 |
10 miles at least with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are. | 9/31 |
Play the piano to Walter every day. | 9/31 |
In bed by midnight ever day.. | 9/31 |
..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7. | 8/26 |
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home. | 8/31 |
30,000 steps every day. | 9/31 |
3 Scavenger Hunt photos | 4/3 |
05-10-2023 04:52
05-10-2023 04:52
Marvelous May Flowers 9
12k Steps/Day Weekdays: 5/23
9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8
2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 8/31
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 8/31
Weights 2x/week: 2/8
Stretch 4x/week: 2/15
Squats 30/day: 2/10
80oz Water daily: -/31
Lose 3 pounds: --/3
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 94,270/350,000