Readjust August 2020 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Readjust August — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

Late summer usually means some vacation for my family, and this year is no exception; except it is a bit. Not flying anywhere, but will be taking a road trip. Indoor eating at restaurants is off-limits at the moment, so we will be getting a lot of takeout and trying out the kitchen in the house we will rent.  Exercise won’t involve the gym, but there will be a lot of bike rides, unicycle practice and walking.  In sum, there will be lots of adjustments during Readjust August. :-). 

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 August is a nod to wanderlust and the road (some will note this is a repeat from August last year).  My friend @NellyG suggests bridges and overpasses along the way, and water when you get there … or was it the other way around?  Well, post your goals below and post your pics throughout the month.

Budapest

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.

[Baltoscott]

Day 10

15K steps/day		10/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		10/30
10 weight-lifting days		0/10
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 17 days or more during the month		5/17
1 pull-up		10/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		10/25
Maintain weight. Start 163.3 lbs	8/9	164.3

I’ve really enjoyed having the unicycle with me on the beach. Get out on it every day and get lots of smiles.

Unicycling (almost) on the beachNot all birds get caught in windmillsSunset in Delaware

[Baltoscott]

@TessaKeo - prepping the veggies shortly after bringing them home really is the key to eating them vs. throwing them out. We have gotten much better about that around my house. Sharp knives and/or a food processor are great tools to help with good eating habits.

[NellyG]

11 August 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      10/20

20 days over 12,000                                         10/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               6/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            8/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    11/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 6-10:

12K Steps/Day:  06/20

500 Cal/Day:  08/31

20 Squats/Day: 01/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 09/20

Yoga 1x/week: -/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: -/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 03/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

The long weekend was a nice change!  Now to go tame my work email 😢 64 emails for two days vacation.  Eek!

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 11

6,000+ steps:  3/10 days

8,000+ steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps:5/10 days

Exercises & weights:5/15 days

Stomach exercises:5/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks:5/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:4/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 11

Steps: Goal 10000: 11/31

Boxing: 11/31

Bike 2 times : 11/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 6/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 11/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 11/31

Waist/Stomach: 11/31

Leg Exercises: 11/31

250 Steps per hour : 11/31

Log food daily : 11/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

[NellyG]

12 August 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      11/20

20 days over 12,000                                         11/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               6/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            10/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    11/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 11:

12K Steps/Day:  06/20

500 Cal/Day:  09/31

20 Squats/Day: 01/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 10/20

Yoga 1x/week: -/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 1/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 04/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 12

6,000+ steps:  3/10 days

8,000+ steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps:6/10 days

Exercises & weights:6/15 days

Stomach exercises:6/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks:6/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:4/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 12

Steps: Goal 10000: 12/31

Boxing: 12/31

Bike 2 times : 12/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 7/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 12/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 12/31

Waist/Stomach: 12/31

Leg Exercises: 12/31

250 Steps per hour : 12/31

Log food daily : 12/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

[TessaKeo]

Readjust August – Days 10 & 11 (Monday & Tuesday)

5,000 steps Monday-Friday:  7/21

7,500 steps Saturday-Sunday:  4/10

3 times each week strength training:  2/12

increase my water intake & focus on healthy meals:  11/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos:  0/3

This walking is getting to be a part of my day that I look forward to and I am having no trouble exceeding my step/distance goals. It helps that I have a lovely walking/biking trail near my home. Still need to figure out how to resize my photos so they fit the format required here - maybe a project for the weekend.

[benvegi]

Gosh, having so much fun I forgot to join up for August.  Really, mostly just trying to avoid the virus. Our county has taken a big jump in cases recently so we've been staying home. 

Changing my goals for August:

Steps 10k + per day

floors 20

active hours 14 of 14

8/1 thru 8/12

steps over 10k 12 of 12, (5 days over 15K)

floors 7 days over 20

active hours 9 of 12 with 14 of 14, and two days at 12 of 14

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 12:

12K Steps/Day:  06/20

500 Cal/Day:  10/31

20 Squats/Day: 01/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 11/20

Yoga 1x/week: -/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 1/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 06/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[NellyG]

13 August 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      12/20

20 days over 12,000                                         12/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               6/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            10/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    11/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3

[TheCemeteryMom2]

10/21 - 8k goal met 

1/0 - 10k met 

Otherwise everything else is the same. Day 8 of 276 lbs. 

[Heather-S]

Day 7-12

Oops, I got busy and forgot to post.  Oh well!  Had some really big step days last week, but slowed down this week.  Need to get back on track if I'm going to hit 500K this month.

Steps for August: 229,438 // 500,000

Steps Remaining: 270,562

Average Per Day Required: 14,240

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 12

6,000+ steps: 4/10 days

8,000+ steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps:6/10 days

Exercises & weights:6/15 days

Stomach exercises:6/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks:6/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:5/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 13

Steps: Goal 10000: 13/31

Boxing: 13/31

Bike 2 times : 13/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 7/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 13/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 13/31

Waist/Stomach: 13/31

Leg Exercises: 13/31

250 Steps per hour : 13/31

Log food daily : 13/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

@benvegi  Good to see you!

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 13:

12K Steps/Day:  06/20

500 Cal/Day:  11/31

20 Squats/Day: 01/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 12/20

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 1/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 06/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[NellyG]

14 August

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      13/20

20 days over 12,000                                         13/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               6/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            11/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    13/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3