Noteworthy November Step Challenge and Picture Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

November Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Wow.  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. 

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.

[benvegi]

Won't change my goals, still 20 k+ per day and 25 floors, weights and yoga 3x a week

11/9 Steps 25,951, floors 27

11/10 steps 21,323, floors 39  It was raining and 39 but Jake took me for a walk anyway!

11/11 steps 20,870, floors 29  skiff of snow on the ground this morning

11/12 steps 24,896, floors 41

weights & yoga 5/12

Here is link to an article about the benefits of exercise and addresses the issue of "how much" works.

https://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/running-just-10-minutes-day-can-reduce-your-risk...

And the pictures of change.  OK, it's not a lot of snow

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 13

Steps: Goal 10000: 13/30

Boxing: 13/30

Bike 3 times : 13/30

Weights DVD: 7/16

Stomach YouTube : 13/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 13/30

Leg Exercises: 13/30

250 Steps per hour : 13/30

Log food daily : 13/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

[Baltoscott]

Good article @benvegi -- though I question whether the authors of the study were aware of the condition of your icy deck when they reported that 'all cause' mortality drops for runners.  For some causes, maybe ... but from comical pratfalls? Maybe not 🙂

[Baltoscott]

Noteworthy November Day 13

18K steps/day		12/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		13/30
15 weight-lifting days		5/12
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		7/17
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		13/30
1 50 mile bike ride		__/1
Lose 2 lbs (Starting (11/1) at 163.7 lbs)	11/10	163.5

Dang.  Wasn't paying attention and missed my 18K step goal last Friday.

I saw a lot of functional bikes like the one below when I was in Amsterdam a few years ago.  I'm excited to see they are becoming more common in the US.  Spied this one in DC yesterday morning.  I like the rider's rain cape too.

Kid (or grocery) basket in front

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 13
8,000 steps: 4/10 days
10,000+ steps: 5/15 days
15,000+ steps: 2/1 day
Exercises & weights: 9/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 9/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 9/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: 0/2 kg*
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

[SteppingBooks]

Noteworthy November 13:

15.5k Steps/Day: 07/30

2K(Or Less) Calorie Intake: 01/30

Yoga: --/4

Weights: --/8

*NEW* IF 3 days/week:  01/4 weeks

[NellyG]

14 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   13/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      11/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             10/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               5/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           3/8              

Dance prac 4+ hours a week                                         8/20

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      3/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 14

Steps: Goal 10000: 14/30

Boxing: 14/30

Bike 3 times : 14/30

Weights DVD: 7/16

Stomach YouTube : 14/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 14/30

Leg Exercises: 14/30

250 Steps per hour : 14/30

Log food daily : 14/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Neighbors tree in my back yard

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 14
8,000 steps: 4/10 days
10,000+ steps: 5/15 days
15,000+ steps: 2/1 day
Exercises & weights: 9/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 9/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 10/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: 0/2 kg*
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

[NellyG]

15 November 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   14/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      12/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             11/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               6/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           3/8              

Dance prac 4+ hours a week                                         8/20

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      3/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[SteppingBooks]

Noteworthy November 14:

15.5k Steps/Day: 07/30

2K(Or Less) Calorie Intake: 02/30

Yoga: --/4

Weights: --/8

*NEW* IF 3 days/week:  01/4 weeks

Happy Friyay!  So glad for the weekend 🤤

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 15
8,000 steps: 4/10 days
10,000+ steps: 6/15 days
15,000+ steps: 2/1 day
Exercises & weights: 10/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 10:20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: .9/2 kg*
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

TGIF @SteppingBooks and All!

[Joy2019]

Starting weight for 1st November 68.7kg.

16/11

10k steps - 13/30 days

18/6 fasts - 15/30 days

15k+steps - 9/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 10/30 days

500 calories deficit - 8/20 days

Weight training - 8/15 days

I've missed a few days. I thought I was better. I most definitely was not!!! I'm going to take it easy and slow for the next week

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 15

Steps: Goal 10000: 15/30

Boxing: 15/30

Bike 3 times : 15/30

Weights DVD: 8/16

Stomach YouTube : 15/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 15/30

Leg Exercises: 15/30

250 Steps per hour : 15/30

Log food daily : 15/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Shocked I got my steps in. We went out to lunch and then my DH wanted to go for  a beer. We spent a good 2 hours talking to the owner of the Brewery. Was interesting and fun. He even bought us a beer that I did not need

[NellyG]

16 November

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   15/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      13/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             12/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               6/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           3/8              

Dance prac 4+ hours a week                                         8/20

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      3/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3

[Jotex]

Noteworthy November  - Day 16
8,000 steps: 5/10 days
10,000+ steps: 6/15 days
15,000+ steps: 2/1 day
Exercises & weights: 11/20 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 11/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 12/15 days
NEW! Lose 2 kilos: .9/2 kg*
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

Way to go @WendyB! Hang in there @Joy2019! 

[Joy2019]

Starting weight for 1st November 68.7kg.

16/11

10k steps - 14/30 days

18/6 fasts - 16/30 days

15k+steps - 10/15 days

30 minutes HIIT - 11/30 days

500 calories deficit - 8/20 days

Weight training - 8/15 days

Thanks @Jotex it's very easy to over estimate how well I am! With 3 children under 5 (5,4 and 4) there's no rest for wicked me!!! I need to run away and hide for a week! Fat chance of that happening tho

[Jotex]

@Joy2019 — I remember those days, and I only had 1 child {Note to self: no, hubby does not count! 😂} There was never really a day off; only a couple of hours, at most, from time-to-time. But you seem to me to be doing exceptionally well on your goals. There are times when it’s not in our best interest (ie health-wise) to push ourselves beyond doing the best we can with what (energy) we’ve got. As Scarlett O’Hare once said, “Tomorrow is another day.” 

[WendyB]

Noteworthy November Day 16

Steps: Goal 10000: 16/30

Boxing: 16/30

Bike 3 times : 16/30

Weights DVD: 8/16

Stomach YouTube : 16/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 16/30

Leg Exercises: 16/30 250

Steps per hour : 16/30

Log food daily : 16/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

[WendyB]

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@Jotex wrote:

{Note to self: no, hubby does not count! 😂}  ROFL 😀🤣😂