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November 2023 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

It’s already November and 2023 is nearly gone; but we’ve still got our goals.

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.

Much like October. 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 and so on. Bonus points for pictures during the ‘golden’ hour, the hour before sunset.

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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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November 15

7,500 steps: 2/15

Beautiful rainbow in my town this afternoon. The colors were particularly intense — striking! 💙💜💚🧡💛

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I’m glad you’ve made it to November @Jotex. Some months I’m more active here than others, but reporting in and seeing regulars and occasional Nubes helps my fitness commitment too. Thanks for being part of our little group. 

Scott | Baltimore MD

Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro

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16 November 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      9/15

8 days over 12,000                                          6/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 3/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   23/20

100km on my bike                                             85/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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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November 15

13.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 2/22

10K Steps/Day Weekends: 2/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 14/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 14/30

Weights 2x/week: 2/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: /10

80oz Water daily: 1/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 129,886/375,000

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November 156

13.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 2/22

10K Steps/Day Weekends: 2/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 15/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 15/30

Weights 2x/week: 3/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: /10

80oz Water daily: 1/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 133,171/375,000

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17 November 

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

8 days over 12,000                                          7/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   26/20

100km on my bike                                             85/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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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November 17

7,500 steps: 3/15

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18 November 

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

8 days over 12,000                                          7/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   27/20

100km on my bike                                             129/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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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November 18

7,500 steps: 4/15

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November 17 through 19

13.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 2/22

10K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 18/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 18/30

Weights 2x/week: 3/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: /10

80oz Water daily: 1/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 161,525/375,000

 

Hopefully the math is correct; my Google sheet I use for tracking is being....difficult and keeps giving me "log in" errors and "the forumlas may not be working correctly" error.  🙄

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20 November

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

8 days over 12,000                                          7/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   28/20

100km on my bike                                             129/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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November 20

13.5k Steps/Day Weekdays: 2/22

10K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 19/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 19/30

Weights 2x/week: 3/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: /10

80oz Water daily: 1/30

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 172,061/375,000

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21 November 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      11/15

8 days over 12,000                                          8/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 4/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   30/20

100km on my bike                                             129/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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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November - Day 21

50 floors every day we're at home.

21/31

3 walks with Walter the collie every day, wherever we are.

21/31

Play the piano to Walter every day.  

\We've just finished Bach's 48 Preludes and fugues for a second time, so I'm going to give him a bit of Percy Grainger next.  That should please @NellyG!

21/31

In bed by midnight every day..

21/31

..and by 11pm at least 5 days in every 7.19/22
Cleaning/DIY/gardening every day when I'm at home.21/31

15,000 steps every day

 

21/31

Finally persuade my Doc to mark my referral as urgent.

YES - my letter to him did the trick!  I now have an appointment  - this part of our rather broken health system still works.

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3 Scavenger Hunt photos3/3

I posted this one last month to show the dogwood just starting to change colour:

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All the leaves are now gone from our bright red maple, and the dogwood is preparing its winter show.

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November 22

7,500 steps: 4/15

Unfortunately my plan to get back in the saddle again (yep, Texas-speak) hit a snag. Covid hit both of us … feeling awful and having no energy the past few days has been rough. Looking forward to better days. 

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Oh, @Jotex , sorry to hear that: it's not nice when you get it.  Hope you both get through that soon.

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23 November 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      12/15

8 days over 12,000                                          9/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   33/20

100km on my bike                                             129/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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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24 November 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      13/15

8 days over 12,000                                          10/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   36/20

100km on my bike                                             129/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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25 November   A month to christmas!

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      13/15

8 days over 12,000                                          10/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   37/20

100km on my bike                                             172/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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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26 November 

10,000 steps a day for 15 days                      14/15

8 days over 12,000                                          11/8             

5 days over 15,000 steps                                 5/5           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   38/20

100km on my bike                                             172/100

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      3/3

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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