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I love October! The heat of summer is mostly gone, and the icy cold of winter isn’t quite here yet. It is a GREAT time to get outside and move around. Plus at least two good festive events — German Beer/bratwurst/sauerkraut — Halloween!
How It Works
The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to encourage you to set and hit 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 — 3 pictures
The theme this month is … 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 OctoberFEST related.
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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October Fest Day 1
Steps: Goal 10,000: 1/31
Boxing 31 days: 1/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 1/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 0/17
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 1/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 1/31
Leg Exercises 31 days: 131
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 1/31
Log food daily 31 days: 1/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3
They have a Pumpkin patch where I walk. Then they sell them
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Welcome back @shawnkp
2 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 2/20
12 days over 12,000 2/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 2/6
2 days over 20,000 steps -/2
Swim 2x per week 1/8
Dance prac 4+ hours a week 2/20
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 1/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3 1st pictures
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October Fest Day 2
Steps: Goal 10,000: 2/31
Boxing 31 days: 2/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 2/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 1/17
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 2/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 2/31
Leg Exercises 31 days: 2/31
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 2/31
Log food daily 31 days: 2/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 3/3
Went to Oct Fest Saturday. I bought the glass thinking it would be great for water as I drink a lot through out the day. But its to big and heavy.
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Boring I am, same goals as the last several months, 20,000+ steps per day, 25 floors. May do better on the photo challenge this month. We will be off for two weeks at different horse camps. October is a beautiful time to ride in the Ozarks.
First, September final update. All days over 20k, step average for month was 27,142. floors, 23 of 30 over 25. Weights and yoga 12 of 12.
October 1st steps 27,886, floors 43 weights 7 yoga 1 of 12
On our walk this morning we found this dead snake on the road. Sure is pretty. Not sure what it is, may be a pygmy rattlesnake but the color is not right.
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3 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 3/20
12 days over 12,000 2/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 2/6
2 days over 20,000 steps -/2
Swim 2x per week 2/8
Dance prac 4+ hours a week 2/20
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 1/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3 1st pictures
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October Fest Day 3
Steps: Goal 10,000: 3/31
Boxing 31 days: 3/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 3/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 1/17
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 3/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 3/31
Leg Exercises 31 days: 3/31
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 3/31
Log food daily 31 days: 3/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 3/3
@benvegiI will admit the pattern is nice 😀
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OctoberFEST Day 3
| 15K steps/day | 3/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 3/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 3/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month | 1/16 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 3/31 | |
1 50 mile bike ride | /1 |
Two scavenger hunt picks
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