STANDby July 2024 Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July?  Honestly, it’s been so hot you might want to practice standing in the shade or head beck inside for most of the day just to survive!  Well, maybe it’s not so bad if you get out early. So do that, move about, pay attention to the heat and do your harder workouts early in the day (or inside with AC) and stay hydrated (and if you live in the southern hemisphere layer up when you go out)  🙂

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

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

Picture Scavenger Hunt — 3 pictures

Art? Sez who?

The theme this month is one we’ve done before — street art.  Pretty much anything outside. Murals, sculptures, graffiti … functional art is especially cool (i.e., painted fire hydrants etc.)

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.

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 12, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        12/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 7/18

418011 steps left to hit a million steps for July.

[NellyG]

13 July

15 days over 10,000 steps                     11/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      9/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         4/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   24/35

3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                      5/3

[Vidd]

STANDby July:  Day 13

In bed by 11 every day	13/31
5 flights of stairs each day	13/31
2500 revs on the exercise pedaller daily	13/31
3 Scavenger Hunt pictures	4/3

One more bit of street art, within my limited scope - some minimalist hand-painted lettering!

@UnderTenPercent  That's a nice 50k day there!

[Jotex]

STANDby July - day 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

• 5,000 Steps  10/10 days
• 8,000 Steps  1/8 days
• 10,000 Steps  2/8 days
• Sleeping 6 hours  7/10 days
• Sleeping 8 hours  3/10 days
• Fitness Center  3/10 days
• Visit museums & galleries  1/4 days
• Scavenger Hunt Pics 0/3

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 13, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        13/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 7/18

356,506 steps left to hit a million steps for July.

[UnderTenPercent]

@Vidd Thanks!

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 14, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        14/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 8/18

299,492 steps left to hit a million steps for July.

[Heather-S]

@UnderTenPercent Wow, that's so ambitious, but it looks like you'll get it done! Do you have a very active job? You must to get all those steps in!

[UnderTenPercent]

@Heather-S I do not.  I trade futures for 2 hour a day and this month is the only month where I have the time to do this.  I don't plan on doing this again as I don't see myself having the time to do this again in future, unless I'm retired.

[NellyG]

16 July

15 days over 10,000 steps                     12/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      10/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         5/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   28/35

3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                      5/3

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 15, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        15/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 9/18

242,436 steps left to hit a million steps for July.

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July Day 16

17K steps/day for 20 days		12/20
1 pushups for 25 days		16/25
9 weight-lifting days		2/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		6/15
1 pull-ups for 25 days		16/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		12/20
20 dry days		9/20
Beat July 2023 bike mileage (561 miles) Too much. Realistic goal 425 miles		261.8
100 zone minutes 20 days.		13/20

I've posted pics of this tree before, but I haven't biked to the neighborhood for a while and I'm pleased to see it is still there. I don't remember the fox being red, so that may be a change. Pretty good use of a dead tree.

Whooo, knows where the fox lives

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 16, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        16/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 9/18

187,369 steps left to hit a million steps for July.

[Vidd]

STANDby July:  Day 17

In bed by 11 every day	17/31
5 flights of stairs each day	17/31
2500 revs on the exercise pedaller daily	17/31
3 Scavenger Hunt pictures	4/3

Wonderful tree, @Baltoscott , especially that beautiful fox - such beautiful colours!

@UnderTenPercent You are eating those steps for breakfast!  3 or 4 days to hitting that million, and then you can think about setting a very high monthly target.  You mentioned retirement a few posts back, but I guess that's a long way off, judging from your videos.  It's nice when you get there!

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July Day 17

17K steps/day for 20 days		13/20
1 pushups for 25 days		17/25
9 weight-lifting days		2/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		6/15
1 pull-ups for 25 days		17/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		12/20
20 dry days		9/20
Beat July 2023 bike mileage (561 miles) Too much. Realistic goal 425 miles		273.8
100 zone minutes 20 days.		13/20

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 17, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        17/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 10/18

137,261 steps left to hit a million steps for July.

[NellyG]

18 July

15 days over 10,000 steps                     13/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      11/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         6/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   30/35

3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                      5/3

[Jotex]

STANDby July - day 14, 15, 16, 17

• 5,000 Steps  13/10 days
• 8,000 Steps  2/8 days
• 10,000 Steps  2/8 days
• Sleeping 6 hours  9/10 days
• Sleeping 8 hours  3/10 days
• Fitness Center  4/10 days
• Visit museums & galleries  1/4 days
• Scavenger Hunt Pics 0/3

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July Day 18

17K steps/day for 20 days		14/20
1 pushups for 25 days		18/25
9 weight-lifting days		2/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		6/15
1 pull-ups for 25 days		18/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		13/20
20 dry days		10/20
Beat July 2023 bike mileage (561 miles) Too much. Realistic goal 425 miles		302.3
100 zone minutes 20 days.		14/20

Falling off on weight lifting days so I'm getting one in tomorrow. 

[UnderTenPercent]

Stats for July 18, 2024:

20 days over 40,000 steps                                        18/20

18 exercise sessions (calisthenics - pull-ups, dips,

front lever progressions, planche progressions, etc) 11/18

83001 steps left to hit a million steps for July.