STANDby July? Well, yeah, it is pretty dang hot so we might have to practice standing in the shade or inside for most of the day just to survive …. Nah, just kidding. Get outside and move about. But pay attention to the heat and try get those workouts in 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. There are a lot of regulars here, but we welcome NEWBEs, and it is fine to start in the middle of the month if that's when you first see this thread. 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
The theme this month is one we’ve done before — street art. Pretty much anything outside. Murals, sculptures, graffiti, even … sewer covers.
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.
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A bit late - my goals for July
10,000 steps a day for 20 days
20 days over 12,000
14 days over 15,000 steps
5 days over 20,000 steps
Physio exercises 20 days
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)
3 Scavenger Hunt pics
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10,000 steps a day for 20 days 1/20
20 days over 12,000 1/20
14 days over 15,000 steps -/15
5 days over 20,000 steps -/5
Physio exercises 20 days 2/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 1/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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10,000 steps a day for 20 days 2/20
20 days over 12,000 2/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 1/15
5 days over 20,000 steps -/5
Physio exercises 20 days 3/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance) 2/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
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STANDby July (2021) goals:
| 10k steps per day | 3 | /31 |
| 13,699 steps per day | 2 | /19 |
| 17k steps per day | 1 | /11 |
| Activities | 5 | /7 |
| Photo Scavenger Hunt | 1 | /3 |
| Full 'Reminders to Move' Days | 0 | /11 |
| Finish challenges | 1 | /9 |
| Update post | 1 | /7 |
Here's a picture of a bunny on our back yard:
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July 4
8,000+ steps: 0/6 days
10,000+ steps: 4/24 days
Weights: 1/8 days
Yoga: 1/8
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| 17K steps/day | 4/28 | |
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 5/31 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 2/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 2/20 | |
1 pull-up | 5/31 | |
| Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 5/25 | |
| Lose 2 lbs. Start 170 lbs (July 1) | 7/1 | 170 |
| Use Cutback Coach for the month | 5/31 |
I think this counts as street art. A mini-gallery in the neighborhood! They even have little people checking out the art on the walls. I don't think you can see it, but the first paper/card in the stack on the right is an instruction to take a blank sheet, do your own art, and then add it to the gallery.
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