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.

[NellyG]

31 July

15 days over 10,000 steps                     20/15

10 days over 12,000 steps                      16/10             

6 days over 15,000 steps                         11/6           

35 exercise sessions (swim, bike, walk, gym, dance)   54/35

3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                      5/3

[Jotex]

STANDby July - day 18 to end

• 5,000 Steps  18/10 days
• 8,000 Steps  11/8 days
• 10,000 Steps  4/8 days
• Sleeping 6 hours  12/10 days
• Sleeping 8 hours  4/10 days
• Fitness Center  6/10 days
• Visit museums & galleries  3/4 days
• Scavenger Hunt Pics 0/3

Got behind … low energy month. Hope to step up my game in August. 

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July Wrap up.

17K steps/day for 20 days		24/20
1 pushups for 25 days		31/25
9 weight-lifting days		4/9
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		11/15
1 pull-ups for 25 days		31/25
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 20 days		20/20
20 dry days		15/20
Beat July 2023 bike mileage (561 miles) Too much. Realistic goal 425 miles		473
100 zone minutes 20 days.		25/20

Not too bad for a really hot month. 

@Vidd - I'm wrapping up the month with one last bit of street art, or a least some fleeting art on the street. The shadow of unicycle man riding hands free.

Shadow unicycle man

[Vidd]

I like it, @Baltoscott  - thank you!

You've highlighted the problem about a cycle of beating last year's achievements for this year's goals.  At some point, you have to retrench!