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.

[benvegi]

Good to be "back"!

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 14

Steps: Goal 10000: 14/31

Boxing: 14/31

Bike 2 times : 14/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 8/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 14/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 14/31

Waist/Stomach: 14/31

Leg Exercises: 14/31

250 Steps per hour : 14/31

Log food daily : 14/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

Did not do weights this morning as we went to the winery. I surprised myself and came home and did them. That was a first 😀

I'm getting tired of this pandemic as well. I really need a haircut 😐😮 My hubby can get his as it outside the zone area. I just might have to go to his

[NellyG]

15 August

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      14/20

20 days over 12,000                                         14/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               6/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            12/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 13 & 14

6,000+ steps: 6/10 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: 615 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

I had a group of friends over Thursday evening, which went late, so forgot to post. Yesterday I ran out of energy so couldn't reach a higher step count or do any exercises, and again forgot to post. Yikes! Today I'm making Taqueria-style Pickled Jalapeños and Carrots (8 1/2 pint jars).

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 13 & 14

6,000+ steps: 6/10 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: 615 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

I had a group of friends over Thursday evening, which went late, so forgot to post. Yesterday I ran out of energy so couldn't reach a higher step count or do any exercises, and again forgot to post. Yikes! Today I'm making Taqueria-style Pickled Jalapeños and Carrots (8 1/2 pint jars).

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 15

Steps: Goal 10000: 15/31

Boxing: 15/31

Bike 2 times : 15/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 8/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 15/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 15/31

Waist/Stomach: 15/31

Leg Exercises: 15/31

250 Steps per hour : 15/31

Log food daily : 15/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

@Jotex  Hubby will be over for some jalapenos. I will stay away I don't like them 😄 Enjoy!

[Baltoscott]

Day 15

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

Back in Baltimore after two weeks on the beach in Delaware.  Nice to be home.  Pic below is of signage I saw when riding my bike through Towson University.  About six or so messages  repeating every 50 yards or so on the walkways around campus.  According to this one, if the students come back, they will have to log in daily and complete a symptom screening and temperature check. It is going to be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Daily check-ins ....

[Baltoscott]

Day 16

15K steps/day		16/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		16/30
10 weight-lifting days		1/10
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 17 days or more during the month		10/17
1 pull-up		16/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		16/25
Maintain weight. Start 163.3 lbs	8/16	164.7

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 14-16:

12K Steps/Day:  08/20

500 Cal/Day:  14/31

20 Squats/Day: 02/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 14/20

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 1/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 07/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

This week (and really the next two weeks) will be absolute chaos for me.  New student orientation Wednesday, classes starting next week, and everything is still up in the air. 

On the plus side, I found a cute fold-up, sit/stand desk at Michael's for half off!  So, I at least can sit at a desk now to work from home.  On the negative side of it, I think I pulled some muscles carrying it in the store (of course it was ALL the way in the back), and then up the stairs in my house.  Geesh, I'm going to be a mess by the time we get back to the offices.  Happy Half-way Through August!

[benvegi]

my goals for August:

Steps 10k + per day

floors 20

active hours 14 of 14

 8/12 thru 8/16

steps 4 of 4 over 10k, high of 17,235

floors zero of 4! (getting closer, two days at 17 and 2 at 19

active hours 1 of 4 (all >12 floors)

Here are two pics of a Luna moth that sat on our screen door for 36 hours. It is about 4" wide.

Here are two pics of a Luna moth that sat on our screen door for 36 hours. It is about 4" wide.

[WendyB]

@benvegiGreat pics! That first one I can see and elephant with sad eyes

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 15 & 17 

6,000+ steps: 6/10 days

8,000+ steps:3/10 days
10,000+ steps:7/10 days

Exercises & weights:7/15 days

Stomach exercises:7/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 8/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 7/15days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

Arthritis has flared, causing a lot of pain this weekend. I’m looking at my foods and and trying to identify what might be causing inflammation. Looks like I may have to eliminate flour for sure, and significantly decrease potatoes and other starches, and sugar (thankfully I don’t have a sweet tooth). 

[TessaKeo]

Readjust August – Days 12, 13 & 14 (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday)

5,000 steps Monday-Friday:  10/21

7,500 steps Saturday-Sunday:  4/10

3 time each week strength training:  4/12

increase my water intake & focus on healthy meals:  14/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos:  0/3 (scofflaw)

Completely forgot to post these days – busy week but good news is I kept up my daily walk, although I moved times to earlier in the day as it is so warm in the Pacific Northwest. Able to get my walk in and small shopping – feeling very cosmopolitan shopping for 2 days’ meals at a time.

[TessaKeo]

Readjust August – Days 15 & 16 (Saturday & Sunday)

5,000 steps Monday-Friday:  10/21

7,500 steps Saturday-Sunday:  6/10

3 time each week strength training:  5/12

increase my water intake & focus on healthy meals:  16/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos:  0/3 

With the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest (not really that bad - high 80/low 90 degrees) I was out early for my weekend walks AND the day is totally different that early in the morning. Was able to get in really good (for me) distances - double my goal amount on both Saturday and Sunday. Hope everyone else had a great weekend.

[Heather-S]

Day 13-16

Another busy week and weekend,  but not the kind of busy that resulted in steps.  Hoping to do better this week!  I also need to try to take some pictures on our walks this week.  🙂

Steps for August: 283,181 // 500,000

Steps Remaining: 216,819

Average Per Day Required: 14,455

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 17

Steps: Goal 10000: 17/31

Boxing: 17/31

Bike 2 times : 17/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 9/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 17/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 17/31

Waist/Stomach: 17/31

Leg Exercises: 17/31

250 Steps per hour : 17/31

Log food daily : 17/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

[NellyG]

18 August

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      15/20

20 days over 12,000                                         15/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               7/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            13/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    14/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 17:

12K Steps/Day:  08/20

500 Cal/Day:  15/31

20 Squats/Day: 02/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 15/20

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 1/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 07/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 18

Steps: Goal 10000: 18/31

Boxing: 18/31

Bike 2 times : 18/31

Weights DVD 17 Days: 9/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 18/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 18/31

Waist/Stomach: 18/31

Leg Exercises: 18/31

250 Steps per hour : 18/31

Log food daily : 18/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 1/3

[Baltoscott]

Day 18

15K steps/day		18/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		18/30
10 weight-lifting days		2/10
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 17 days or more during the month		11/17
1 pull-up		18/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		18/25
Maintain weight. Start 163.3 lbs	8/16	164.7

[NellyG]

19 August 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      16/20

20 days over 12,000                                         15/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               7/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            14/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    14/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3