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Modest August 2022— Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

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The end of summer looms and there are only a few more weeks for a getaway or two before we move into fall. Maybe not every day will be a big exercise day in Modest August, but you can get a good walk in just about anywhere and any time. So plan a little exercise and post your goals here.

                                     

How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to encourage you to set and hit 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 this month is water in any form. My friend @NellyG  suggests Clouds, rainbows, rain, hail and snow.  But waves, gardenhoses, birdbaths, squirt guns, and even pictures of water are all good.

A Rowhouse WaterfallA Rowhouse Waterfall

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

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Modest August 1-2

16.9k Steps/Day Weekdays: --/23

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 02/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 02/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: 4/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 20,403/450,000

 

Back from my stay-cation.  Happy August!  

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Modest August Day 2

12K steps/day

1

15

10K steps/day

0

10

8K steps/day

1

6

Close all 5 circles 

1

15

Drink 64oz water/day

1

15

Last August Steps

21,559

243,074

Last August Floors

35

323

Last August Miles

9.49

110.88

Last August Calories

4,274

63,949

Scavenger Hunt Pics

0

3

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Modest August 2022 GOALS - Day 2

10,000 steps:  2/20 days

12,000 steps:  0/5 days

Calisthenics: 1/20 days

Work with Weights: 1/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 2/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

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Modest August 2022 goals revised - Day 3 report

 

40000 minimum steps per day while at home3/31
300000 minimum steps per weekOngoing
Get to bed before midnight every day3/31
3 dog walks of three miles each per day3/31
20 days in which I do some meaningful gardening or DIY3/20
3 Scavenger hunt pictures0/3
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4 August 

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      4/20

15 days over 12,000                                         3/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               -/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   3/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Modest August Day 3

12K steps/day

1

15

10K steps/day

0

10

8K steps/day

2

6

Close all 5 circles 

1

15

Drink 64oz water/day

2

15

Last August Steps

30,355

243,074

Last August Floors

37

323

Last August Miles

13.9

110.88

Last August Calories

6,396

63,949

Scavenger Hunt Pics

0

3

 

Thanks for the birthday wishes @NellyG !

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Modest August 3

16.9k Steps/Day Weekdays: --/23

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 02/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 03/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: 4/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 33,958/450,000

 

Heatwave today; definitely going to take it easy.

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Modest August 4

16.9k Steps/Day Weekdays: --/23

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 03/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 04/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: 4/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 38,857/450,000

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Modest August 2022 GOALS - Day 3&4

10,000 steps:  2/20 days

12,000 steps:  1/5 days

Calisthenics: 2/20 days

Work with Weights: 2/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 4/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3


We’ve had one heatwave after another in Switzerland this year (yesterday it was hotter than in Texas!), so I was thrilled to be invited to a pool party. 🏊‍🥰

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Modest August Day 4

12K steps/day

1

15

10K steps/day

0

10

8K steps/day

2

6

Close all 5 circles 

1

15

Drink 64oz water/day

3

15

Last August Steps

35,988

243,074

Last August Floors

37

323

Last August Miles

16.35

110.88

Last August Calories

8,392

63,949

Scavenger Hunt Pics

0

3

 

That pool looks wonderfully refreshing @Jotex !!

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@Carrie71 — it sure was! I was in about 2-½ hours. SO refreshing after a very hot day. Our hostess had led us on a tour of Old Town Burgdorf and the 800-year old Castle! 

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5 August

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      5/20

15 days over 12,000                                         4/15                

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                                      3/3

 

View over the harbour as I walked

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Rainbow from the other day

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Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Modest August 2022 GOALS - Day 5

10,000 steps:  3/20 days

12,000 steps:  1/5 days

Calisthenics: 3/20 days

Work with Weights: 2/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 5/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

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6 August

 

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                                  1/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   7/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

 

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Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Modest August 2022 GOALS - Day 6

10,000 steps:  3/20 days

12,000 steps:  2/5 days

Calisthenics: 3/20 days

Work with Weights: 2/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 6/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: ⅔ 

 

Oh happy day, the lovely blessed sight of rain yesterday really watered the grass and plants, and cooled things off. 

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Had to wait for this one to get clear.  Lovely old steamer, the Daniel Adamson, on the river Weaver in Cheshire.

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7 August

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      7/20

15 days over 12,000                                         6/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               2/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   8/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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Modest August 5-7

16.9k Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/23

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 2/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 06/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 07/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/16

Squats 30/day: 4/16

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 85,728/450,000

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Windmill and clouds in Lewis De.

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Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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8 August

 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      8/20

15 days over 12,000                                         7/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               2/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   9/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

Community Council Member

Helen | Western Australia

Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.

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