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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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25 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 24/20
12 days over 12,000 20/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 10/6
2 days over 20,000 steps 3/2
Swim 2x per week 7/8
Dance prac 4+ hours a week 21/20
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 6/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3 1st pictures
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OctoberFEST Day 25
Steps: Goal 10,000: 25/31
Boxing 31 days: 25/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 25/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 13/17
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 25/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 25/31
Leg Exercises 31 days: 25/31
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 25/31
Log food daily 31 days: 25/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 7/3
Where I walk the county is letting the people who take care of the place go at the end of Nov. ☹️
So they are selling some stuff. Yesterday They were selling the Pumpkin Festival things. So I went running. I have never had Halloween decorations before
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OctoberFEST Day 25
| 15K steps/day | 22/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 25/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 41015 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month | 13/16 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 25/31 | |
1 50 mile bike ride | 1/1 |
Wow. I didn't realize it, but it's been quite a while since I reported my numbers. Thought I was further behind in my sleep goal, but I think I can make it. On track for the weight-lifting days goal, as well as push-ups and pull-ups goal (those are part of an everyday ritual).
This is another call out for a November theme. Here is what we had for the scavenger hunt last year:
"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."
Speaking of the Scavenger Hunt: here are a few more pics for this month -- including a few that might be off-theme ...
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I'm a new Fitbit Versa owner and just discovered thIs challenge. What a nice idea!
My goal is 5k during the week and 10k on Sat and Sun.
So far I've made my goal 17/25 days (Not that I was trying...I only got my watch on 9/29). I came very close the past couple of Sundays but really needed to fall into bed instead of worrying about a few hundred steps.
Here's one of me in costume two weeks ago for our local Witches Shoppe Hop.
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26 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 25/20
12 days over 12,000 21/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 11/6
2 days over 20,000 steps 4/2
Swim 2x per week 7/8
Dance prac 4+ hours a week 21/20
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 7/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3 1st pictures
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OctoberFEST Day 26
Steps: Goal 10,000: 26/31
Boxing 31 days: 26/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 26/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 13/17
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 26/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 26/31
Leg Exercises 31 days: 26/31
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 26/31
Log food daily 31 days: 26/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 7/3
@Baltoscott I vote for what we did last year. Its easy to take those kind of pictures
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27 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 26/20
12 days over 12,000 22/12
6 days over 15,000 steps 11/6
2 days over 20,000 steps 4/2
Swim 2x per week 7/8
Dance prac 4+ hours a week 21/20
6 bike rides or interval walks per month 7/6
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3 1st pictures
3/3 2nd pictures
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OctoberFEST Day 27
Steps: Goal 10,000: 27/31
Boxing 31 days: 27/31
Bike 3 times 31 days: 27/31
Weights DVD 17 days: 13/17
Stomach YouTube 31 days : 27/31
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 31 days: 27/31
Leg Exercises 31 days: 27/31
250 Steps per hour 30 days: 27/31
Log food daily 31 days: 27/31
Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 7/3
I was suppose to do Weights today but my Arms are sore for some reason. Will have to make it up somewhere
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OctoberFEST Day 27
| 15K steps/day | 24/31 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 27/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 11/13 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 3/3 | |
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month | 13/16 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 27/31 | |
1 50 mile bike ride | 1/1 |
More budget cuts in the school crossing safety officer program ...
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