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 1

15K steps/day		2/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		2/30
10 weight-lifting days		0/10
post 3 scavenger pics		1/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 17 days or more during the month		0/17
1 pull-up		2/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		2/25
Maintain weight. Start 163.3 lbs	8/1	163.3

Sunrise in Dewey, DE, with Jane, Jayhawk and Cali.

Dewey, DEDewey, DEDewey, DE

[WendyB]

Day 1 & 2

Steps: Goal 10000: 2/31

Boxing: 2/31

Bike 2 times : 2/31

Weights DVD 20 Days: 1/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 2/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 2/31

Waist/Stomach: 2/31

Leg Exercises: 2/31

250 Steps per hour : 2/31

Log food daily : 2/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 0/3

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 1-2:

12K Steps/Day:  01/20

500 Cal/Day:  02/31

20 Squats/Day: --/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 01/20

Yoga 1x/week: -/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: -/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 01/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

My stay-at-home vacation is over.  Time to get back to the grind. 

[NellyG]

3 August

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      2/20

20 days over 12,000                                         2/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               1/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     1/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            1/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    2/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       4/3

Very wet day here and I gpt soaked when out walking!

 

 

 

 

[TessaKeo]

Not sure if this is the correct way to do this (new to FitBit & the Communities) - guessing I reply each time I post to the introductory message (feel free to correct me cause I didn't see any instructions) AND thanks to those who welcomed me to this Readjust August 2020 - much appreciated.

Readjust August – Day 1 & 2 (Saturday & Sunday)

5,000 steps Monday-Friday:  0/21

7,500 steps Saturday-Sunday:   2/10

3 times each week strength training:   0/12

increase my water intake & focus on healthy meals:   2/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos:   0/3

Rather than dropping my ballot in the mail, I walked to the nearest collection site on Saturday (warm sunny day) and accomplished two goals - voting and getting my steps in this weekend. Spent part of Sunday prepping vegetables so I have everything ready to go for meals. All in all, a good start. Love seeing all the photos and will be sure to take my mobile with me on walks this week. 

[Heather-S]

Day 2:

Had a good weekend.  20K steps on Saturday and 16K on Sunday.  We walked our pup around our neighborhood then took him to Starbucks where the husband and I got lattes and the pup got a puppacino (a small cup filled with whipped cream for dogs).  He loves going through drive-thrus!

 

Steps for August: 36,299/500,000

Steps Remaining: 463,701

Average Per Day Required: 15,990

[WendyB]

Day 3

Steps: Goal 10000: 3/31

Boxing: 3/31

Bike 2 times : 2/31

Weights DVD 20 Days: 2/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 3/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 3/31

Waist/Stomach: 3/31

Leg Exercises: 3/31

250 Steps per hour : 3/31

Log food daily : 3/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 0/3

@Heather-S  I did not know Starbucks had Puppacino's. I dont have a dog so thats probably why. But I thinks its cool that they do! I will have to ask my friend if she knows cause she has never gotten her Dog one when we have gone anyways

[NellyG]

4 August  Another wet day, but nothing like yesterday. We got in in the vicinity of 120mm of rain in one day. Lots of flooding and trees down.

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      3/20

20 days over 12,000                                         3/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               2/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     2/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            2/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    4/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       4/3

[Baltoscott]

Hey @TessaKeo you did it right. You can reply to any message in this topic (not just the first one) and your response will end up at the end of the thread when you post.  If you want to get the attention of anyone in particular put the an @ in front of their name (as soon as you type the symbol a list of names appears consisting of recent posters, keep typing the letters of the name until you find the person you want to reply to).

@NellyG, feels like we are next door to you now; at this very moment, on the other side of the world from you, we are getting plenty of rain and wind too - tropical storm Isaias. 

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 3:

12K Steps/Day:  02/20

500 Cal/Day:  03/31

20 Squats/Day: --/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 02/20

Yoga 1x/week: -/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: -/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 02/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[Heather-S]

Day 3:

Steps for August: 56,803/500,000

Steps Remaining: 443,197

Average Per Day Required: 15,828

[NellyG]

@Baltoscott It is definitely wet here, but not at all tropical!🤣

[Jotex]

Readjust August - Day 4

6,000+ steps:  1/10 days

8,000+ steps:  0/10 days
10,000+ steps:  2/10 days

Exercises & weights: 3/15 days

Stomach exercises: 3/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 2/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

In June I somehow twisted my right knee and sprained it. It’s a lot better unless the weather changes suddenly. But yesterday I did something similar to my left knee. Oh boy, getting old is a bummer sometimes! 

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 4

Steps: Goal 10000: 4/31

Boxing: 4/31

Bike 2 times : 4/31

Weights DVD 20 Days: 2/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 4/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 4/31

Waist/Stomach: 4/31

Leg Exercises: 4/31

250 Steps per hour : 4/31

Log food daily : 4/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 0/3

@JotexIm so sorry hope it heals fast 😐

[NellyG]

5 August

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      4/20

20 days over 12,000                                         4/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               3/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     3/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            3/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    5/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       lots/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SteppingBooks]

Readjust August 4:

12K Steps/Day:  03/20

500 Cal/Day:  04/31

20 Squats/Day: --/20

IF (16:8) 20/Month: 03/20

Yoga 1x/week: -/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: -/8

Drop 3 pounds: --/3

Obtain Water Goal: 02/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[TessaKeo]

@Baltoscott Thanks for your reply and "good to know" information as I get the hang of this!

Readjust August – Days 3 & 4 (Monday & Tuesday)

5,000 steps Monday-Friday:  2/21

7,500 steps Saturday-Sunday:  2/10

3 times each week strength training:  0/12

increase my water intake & focus on healthy meals:  4/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos:  0/3

Thankfully we have pleasant, warm, sunny weather here in Seattle - August is always lovely. Hope everyone who may be in the path of Isaias stays safe. Really am appreciating this Challenge as it keeps my goals in the front of, rather than the back of, my mind. And I know I will be back in two days' time to account - so I'm getting in those steps early in the day.

[Heather-S]

Day 4:

So far so good, managing to hit my daily goal I need to get 500K steps.  Still a long way to go!

Steps for August: 74,131/500,000

Steps Remaining: 425,869

Average Per Day Required: 15,773

[Jotex]

Thanks @WendyB. It isn’t as bad as the right one, thank goodness. 

Readjust August - Day 5

6,000+ steps:  2/10 days

8,000+ steps:  0/10 days
10,000+ steps:  2/10 days

Exercises & weights: 3/15 days

Stomach exercises: 3/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 3/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[WendyB]

Readjust Day 5

Steps: Goal 10000: 5/31

Boxing: 5/31

Bike 2 times : 5/31

Weights DVD 20 Days: 3/31

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 5/31

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups: 5/31

Waist/Stomach: 5/31

Leg Exercises: 5/31

250 Steps per hour : 5/31

Log food daily : 5/31

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 3/3

Lose 2 Pounds: 0/3