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2020 has been a crazy year. January resolutions have been long forgotten; the pandemic has changed all your routines; and you are headed straight into holiday season! YIKES! Time to surrender? NO WAY! Set yourself a few modest movement and eating goals, get out of the house and take a few pics of what is outside, and join in for November Surrender? NO WAY!
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.
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Week 1 update 😀
12,000 steps per day: 7/7
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: 3/3
Lose 1/2 lb/week: 0
1 hr of exercise each day: 7/7
6.5 hr sleep each day: 4/7
Lose 1/2 inch off waist: 0
Log meals & water daily: 7/7
3 pictures: 1/3
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8 November
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 6/20
20 days over 12,000 6/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 4/14
4 day over 20,000 steps -/4
10 lunges a day for 20 days 6/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 4/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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Steps: Goal 5000 7 /30
Boxing 30: 7/30
Bike 2 times: 7/30
Weights DVD 18 Days: 5/18
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 7/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups:7/30
Squats 10: 7/30
Lunges 10: 7/30
Leg Exercises: 7/30
250 Steps per hour : 7/30
Log food daily : 7/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3
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Day 8
| 16K steps/day | 8/30 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 8/30 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 5/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month | 5/18 | |
1 pull-up | 8/30 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 8/30 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1) | 11/08 | 165.7 |
| Log meals 30 days | 8/30 |
Whoops. Up a pound this week.
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9 November
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 7/20
20 days over 12,000 7/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 4/14
4 day over 20,000 steps -/4
10 lunges a day for 20 days 7/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 5/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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Day 8
Steps: Goal 5000 8/30
Boxing 30: 8/30
Bike 2 times: 8/30
Weights DVD 18 Days: 6/18
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 8/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups:8/30
Squats 10: 8/30
Lunges 10: 8/30
Leg Exercises: 8/30
250 Steps per hour : 8/30
Log food daily : 8/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 0/3
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Day 9
| 16K steps/day | 9/30 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 9/30 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 6/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month | 5/18 | |
1 pull-up | 9/30 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 9/30 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1) | 11/08 | 165.7 |
| Log meals 30 days | 9/30 |
Got some fancy new bar tape for my bike this past weekend. I don't think it makes me go any faster, but I do like the look 🙂
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@Baltoscott It looks really nice! (Bet it does go faster!)
10 November
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 8/20
20 days over 12,000 8/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 4/14
4 day over 20,000 steps -/4
10 lunges a day for 20 days 8/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 6/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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November Surrender? No Way! Day 8-10
5,000+ steps: 4/10 days
6,000+ steps: 5/10 days
8,000+ steps: 0/5 days
Knee Exercises from physiotherapy: 7/30 days
Lose 1 kilo before (U.S.) Thanksgiving: .0/1 kg
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 5/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3 pics
Now that my knees are slowly but surely healing from the surgery, I can do a bit of housework. The windows all need cleaning, so I decided to use the opportunity to put up my holiday lights.
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Day 10
| 16K steps/day | 10/30 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 10/30 | |
13 weight-lifting days | 6/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 15 minutes +18 days or more during the month | 5/18 | |
1 pull-up | 10/30 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 10/30 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 164.7 lbs (Nov. 1) | 11/08 | 165.7 |
| Log meals 30 days | 10/30 |
Pretty nice driveway ...
@Jotex -- did you get surgery on both knees or just one? I thought I remembered you saying you getting one done at a time ...
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I'll keep it simple again, step goal is 10 K per day, floors 15, weights, yoga, stretching every day. I'm adding the activity per hour hoping for at least 12 of 14 hours.
steps: 11/1 15,061 -- from Nov 1 to 11/7 averaged 12.7 of 14 active hours
11/2 -- 13,432 from Nov 8 -- 11/10 averaged 12 of 14 hours
11/3 -- 14,041
11/4 -- 13,043 Floors from 11/1 to 11/7 averaged 17 floors per day (2 days below 15), from 11/8 to 11/10 averaged 29 floors per day
11/5 -- 10,128
11/6 -- 15,477
11/7 -- 15,867
11/8 -- 12,572
11/9 --12,795
11/10 -- 12,342
Picture of change
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