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April 2020 has been unlike any other April I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been fortunate to be able to continue working, from home. But the mere fact that my daily commute is gone has dramatically changes so many other habits, from when I get up in the morning and go to bed at night, where, when, and what I do for exercise (One unexpected change was learning to Unicycle).
The new schedule has also greatly affected how much I eat throughout the day. I was up about a pound in April and I’m eager to take that back off. Maryland will likely begin to ‘reopen’ in May, but there is a pretty good chance I will continue to telework for at least another month, so I will have to continue to focus on my ‘at home’ habits.
But as different has April/May in 2020 is from the same months in 2019, they are much the same in one basic way: April has been wet and MUDDY, and May looks to be full of flowers. So, like last year, this month’s photo theme will be to find at least three different kinds of flowers on your daily walks.
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
As noted, the theme of the photo scavenger hunt is to find at least three different kinds of flowers (blooms) on your daily walks. The more colors the better.
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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Day 17
| 17K steps/day | 17/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 17/31 | |
16 weight-lifting days | 9/16 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 13 days or more during the month | 9/15 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 17/31 | |
| 25 days or more on my unicycle | 17/25 | |
| Drop 2 lbs. Start 161.7 lbs | 5/17 | 162.8 |
Up another 1/2 lbs this week. Exercise is down a little bit because of no commute. But I have been learning a new skill with the unicycle which is pretty cool. Just don't burn that many calories doing it. Jane got an owl on her iPhone earlier this week. Tried to find it today with the Nikon, but wound up with duck and flowers instead 🙂 ... and Cali ...
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18 May
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 18/20
15 days over 12,000 18/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 11/10
1 day over 20,000 steps 3/1
10 lunges a day for 20 days 16/20
8 swims per month 5/8
6 bike rides per month 2/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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May Flowers Day 18
Steps: Goal 10000: 18/31
Boxing: 18/31
Bike 3 times : 18/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 7/31
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 18/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 18/31
Waist/Stomach: 18/31
Leg Exercises: 18/31
250 Steps per hour : 18/31
Log food daily : 18/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 5/8
Hi Cali! I didn't see you hiding underneath that Owl 😀
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Day 17
| 17K steps/day | 18/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 18/31 | |
16 weight-lifting days | 10/16 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 13 days or more during the month | 9/15 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 18/31 | |
| 25 days or more on my unicycle | 18/25 | |
| Drop 2 lbs. Start 161.7 lbs | 5/17 | 162.8 |
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19 May
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 19/20
15 days over 12,000 19/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 12/10
1 day over 20,000 steps 3/1
10 lunges a day for 20 days 16/20
8 swims per month 5/8
6 bike rides per month 3/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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May Flowers Day 19
Steps: Goal 10000: 19/31
Boxing: 19/31
Bike 3 times : 19/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 7/31
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 19/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 19/31
Waist/Stomach: 19/31
Leg Exercises: 19/31
250 Steps per hour : 19/31
Log food daily : 19/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 5/8
@Baltoscott Looks like you are doing good! LOL on the Statue with a Mask 🤣
@JotexNo tears you still have the rest of the month
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20 May
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 20/20
15 days over 12,000 20/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 13/10
1 day over 20,000 steps 3/1
10 lunges a day for 20 days 16/20
8 swims per month 5/8
6 bike rides per month 3/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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May Flowers Day 20
Steps: Goal 10000: 20/31
Boxing: 20/31
Bike 3 times : 20/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 8/31
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 20/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 20/31
Waist/Stomach: 20/31
Leg Exercises: 20/31
250 Steps per hour : 20/31
Log food daily : 20/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 5/8
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21 May
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 21/20
15 days over 12,000 21/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 14/10
1 day over 20,000 steps 3/1
10 lunges a day for 20 days 17/20
8 swims per month 5/8
6 bike rides per month 3/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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May Flowers Day 21
Steps: Goal 10000: 21/31
Boxing: 21/31
Bike 3 times : 21/31
Weights DVD 18 Days: 8/31
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 21/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 21/31
Waist/Stomach: 21/31
Leg Exercises: 21/31
250 Steps per hour : 21/31
Log food daily : 21/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 5/8
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