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It is the first full month of fall. The weather has been cooler for the past week or so, a real relief after all the heat in my neck of the woods; it is weird to be wearing pullovers again! But time moves quickly. The holidays and parties are just around the corner and I am already trying to be mindful of all the goodies coming my way in the next few months. Moderation. Moderation. Moderation. But for NOW, so long as I am not in the path of a hurricane, I plan to enjoy the weather and the changing seasons and get out and MOVE.
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
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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10 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 8/20
15 days over 12,000 7/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 6/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 2/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 8/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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12 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 10/20
15 days over 12,000 9/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 7/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 2/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 10/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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13 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 11/20
15 days over 12,000 10/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 8/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 2/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 11/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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14 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 12/20
15 days over 12,000 11/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 8/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 2/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 12/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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16 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 14/20
15 days over 12,000 12/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 9/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 3/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 14/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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17 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 15/20
15 days over 12,000 13/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 10/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 3/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 16/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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18 October
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 16/20
15 days over 12,000 14/15
10 days over 15,000 steps 11/10
3 days over 20,000 steps 3/3
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 17/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 4/3
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