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Yes, the next three monthly challenges will be in this single three-month thread. I’ve been a little busy at work, and will be traveling some over the coming months. While there is a group of regulars, hopefully more of you will join in if the post is up longer. Please don’t be shy. The more the merrier, and you can join at any point during the challenge.
It is fall here in the North. OktoberFest in Munich is winding down (starts mid-September), but we’ve got several versions in Maryland throughout October. Halloween is on the way, and then Thanksgiving and end-of-year holiday parties. Lots of opportunities to put on weight … YIKES. You should definitely enjoy all those good times with family and friends, but too many rich meal days over the coming holidays can really add up. SO … tis the season to start planning out fitness and eating goals for the coming month and check in with Fitbit friends to get support for hitting your goals. Let’s get started!
General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.
How It Works
The primary purpose of these challenges is to keep track of your daily step goals and commit for a period of time; 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.
Post your daily goals for the month here in the thread. (And post subsequent monthly goals in the thread when the next month rolls around). 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
The idea is to find at least three pictures while you out and about based on a monthly theme.
For October, seasonal changes (a tree or flower or storefront at the beginning of the month, and again at the end); Halloween decorations/costumes, trick or treaters; German OktoberFEST related. For November, continue with seasonal changes, but also look for signs that tell you what NOT to do. NO smoking, NO dogs, NO bikes. For December, look for three versions of holiday memes/scenes — 3 Santas, 3 nativity scenes, 3 model train displays, 3 holiday scenes at the same store. (If you have other ideas over the coming months, post to the thread and I can update).
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 challenge 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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October Challenge (catch-up)
| In bed by 11 every day | 31/31 |
| 5 flights of stairs each day | 31/31 |
| 1000 steps per day | 31/31 |
| 5000 revs on the exercise pedaller daily | 31/31 |
| 3 Scavenger Hunt pictures | 3/3 |
I'm a bit late posting this, but before we get into November's double figures, I have another picture of the same tree, taken just a few days later, when most of the red leaves had fallen to the ground.
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Targets unchanged from October
All apply when I'm at home. Not sure about November 12th and 13th as those are the two days of hospital scans in London.
| In bed by 11 every day | 6/30 |
| 5 flights of stairs each day | 6/30 |
| 1000 steps per day | 6/30 |
| 5000 revs on the exercise pedaller daily | 6/30 |
| 3 Scavenger Hunt pictures | 3/3 |
One brave yellow rose, just on the turn.
Cotoneaster berries.
And here's where the red acer leaves fell to.
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7 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 5/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 2/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 2/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 10/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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8 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 6/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 3/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 3/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 13/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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9 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 7/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 4/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 3/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 15/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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11 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 8/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 4/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 3/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 17/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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@FishburnCo You just make up some goals for yourself and start posting your progress towards accomplishing your goals. If you look back at page one of this thread you can see what goals other people have, and you can modify them any time you want to. Be great to have you join!
12 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 9/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 5/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 20/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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13 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 10/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 5/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 21/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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14 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 11/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 6/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 22/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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18 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 12/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 7/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 25/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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19 November
15 days over 10,000 steps 13/15
10 days over 12,000 steps 8/10
6 days over 15,000 steps 4/6
35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance) 28/35
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 2/3
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November Day 19
| 12K steps/day for 25 days | 17/25 | |
| 15 floors/day for 20 days | 17/20 | |
1 pushups for 25 days | 19/25 | |
12 weight-lifting days | 4/12 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6:00 hours + 15 days or more during the month | 8/15 | |
1 pull-ups for 25 days | 19/25 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days | 17/20 | |
| 15 dry days | 9/15 | |
| Beat November 2023 bike mileage (414 miles) | 185/414 | |
| 120 intensity minutes 20 days. | 10/20 |
@Vidd -- Good news on the Parkinson's test! I'm amazed at how long it takes to get your MRI results in Shropshire. I understand that there are mobile MRI scanners (in the US, anyway) that travel to hospitals or clinics that don't have an MRI scanner onsite. I understand why it might take while to get a scan scheduled if the machine is only in town a couple times a month, but I guess there must be some sort of shortage of doctors or techs qualified to read the results too.
I found the buck below in one of our city parks. It is hunting season in much of Maryland right now, but he was in a safe area.
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