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Nifty November Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt
Wow. It’s November. The year is nearly gone, but we’ve still got time for another challenge or two.
General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.
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
While you are out and about getting in your walks/hike/rides this month take a few pics that show the changing seasons in your area, fall (or spring) colors, holiday displays, if you are in a beach area, the boardwalk shutting down or opening up, something that shows change or inspires the time of year.
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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Nifty November 6 MTD results:
Steps: 5,000 steps 30/30 days - 6/30
Steps: 10,000 steps 20/30 days - 6/20
Floors: 10 floors 30/30 days - 6/30
Aquafit Classes or Swimming (45 minutes each time): 14/30 days - 3/14
Squats (10): 20/30 days - 6/20
Scavenger Hunt: three times / 30 days - 2/3
Lose 5 lbs in November: 2.0/5 lbs
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6 November
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 6/20
6 days over 15,000 steps per month 1/6
1 day over 20,000 steps 1
Swim 2x per week 1/2 2/8
Dance 6 hours a week 3/6 8.5/24
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 2/6
Post Scavenger Hunt Pictures 5
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@LisefromCanada wrote:Nifty November 6 MTD results:
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Mr. Pumpkin Head, we thank you for your sacrifice 😔😔
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-Day 6-
Exceeded my step goal for today - walked along the Buffalo Bayou trails. For those of you not from Houston, Buffalo Bayou is a slow moving - 52 mile waterway that has existed since the founding of Houston. The bayou itself remains in its original state and contains an incredibly diverse urban ecosystem supporting dozens of native species of flora and fauna. When Hurricane Harvey came through Houston last year, this bayou spilled out of its banks and flooded many areas around it. The area around the bayou has been transformed over the years (re-designed most recently after Harvey) with walking trails and parks to make the area appealing and accessible to those seeking green space in the middle of Houston's urban landscape.
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Nifty November Day 7
Steps: Goal 13000 30 days: 7/30
Boxing 30 days: 7/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 7/30
Weights DVD 17 days: 5/30
Stomach Youtube 30 days: 7/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 7/30
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 7/30
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 1/1
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Nifty November 7 MTD results:
Steps: 5,000 steps 30/30 days - 7/30
Steps: 10,000 steps 20/30 days - 7/20
Floors: 10 floors 30/30 days - 7/30
Aquafit Classes or Swimming (45 minutes each time): 14/30 days - 3/14
Squats (10): 20/30 days - 7/20
Scavenger Hunt: three times / 30 days - 2/3
Lose 5 lbs in November: 2.4/5 lbs (almost 50% there - yes!!!)
It started snowing tonight. I guess winter is here!
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8 November
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 7/20
6 days over 15,000 steps per month 2/6
1 day over 20,000 steps 1
Swim 2x per week 2/2 3/8
Dance 6 hours a week 5.5/6 11/24
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 2/6
Post Scavenger Hunt Pictures 5
Best AnswerDay 7 was one of those "I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT" kinda days. Needless to say, I did not hit my 8k daily step goal, but I'm ok with that. I did see that some jerk had kicked over a police motorcycle!
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Nifty November Day 8
| 15K steps/day | 8/28 | |
30 jumping jacks/day | 8/30 | |
1 pushup/day | 8/30 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 3/15 | |
post scavenger pics | 3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month | 4/12 | |
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Nov 1 = 160.2 on TW) | Nov 4 | -0.1 |
After the time change I’m starting to see some nice sunsets as I leave work. This was after rain for most of the day around 5 pm.
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Nifty November Day 8
Steps: Goal 13000 30 days: 8/30
Boxing 30 days: 8/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 8/30
Weights DVD 17 days: 5/30
Stomach Youtube 30 days: 8/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 8/30
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 8/30
Post Scavenger hunt photos: 2/2
Think this is it for this year. Went to another park this afternoon and nothing is changing. But we will see as it was pretty cold this morning like its supposed to be and has not been. Had to dig out heavier coat and gloves
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9 November
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 9/20
6 days over 15,000 steps per month 3/6
1 day over 20,000 steps 1
Swim 2x per week 2/2 3/8
Dance 6 hours a week 5.5/6 11/24
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 2/6
Post Scavenger Hunt Pictures 5
Here is a spring pic I took last month
Best AnswerDay 8: Went well above my step goal. Its been overcast and dreary in Houston for the last few days, but I was able to find a tiny bit of fall on my lunchtime stroll.
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