STANDby July Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

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.

[PureEvil]

STANDby July (2021) goals:

10k steps per day	5	/31
13,699 steps per day	3	/19
17k steps per day	2	/11
Activities	7	/7
Photo Scavenger Hunt	1	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	0	/11
Finish challenges	2	/9
Update post	2	/7

[SteppingBooks]

STANDby July 2-5

13K Steps/Day: 04/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 051/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 05/31

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: --/16

Squats 30/day: 01/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 80,699/403,000

Oh, it felt so nice to be off for three days.  Didn't accomplish much, but I at least got some yardwork done.  

[YojanaFitbit]

STANDby July 1-6

9k steps per day	3	20
Activities	1	10
Photo Scavenger Hunt	0	15
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	4	20
Update post	1	31
Squats 30/day	5	20
Pregnancy stretches	5	31
Mindfulness Sessions	5	15
Fruit Challenge	6	31

Wow, you guys are really good, sorry I was gone but I'll do my best during this following days. 😎

[Ify-ginia]

I'm so excited to be a part of this challenge, loving it already.

10,000+ steps: Monday-Friday

5000+ steps: Saturday and Sunday

30-45mins exercise: 5-6x a week 

Daily IF (16:8) making sure to have a very early dinner.

Log water daily (2500ml)

Sleep at least 6.5hours or more.

64 oz of water (20)

5 flights of stairs (20)

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3+

[CatLover74]

STANDby July 6

7,500 steps on 10 days of the month  -  1/10.

12,000 steps on 21 days of the month  -  5/21.

1 piece of fruit a day  -  6/31.

4 gym visits a week. - 3/4, -/4.

10 wall presses on 15 days of the month  -  2/15.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[CatLover74]

STANDby July 7

7,500 steps on 10 days of the month  -  1/10.

12,000 steps on 21 days of the month  -  6/21.

1 piece of fruit a day  -  7/31.

4 gym visits a week. - 4/4, 1/4.

10 wall presses on 15 days of the month  -  3/15.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[SteppingBooks]

STANDby July 6

13K Steps/Day: 05/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 06/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 06/31

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: 01/16

Squats 30/day: 02/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 97,193/403,000

I don't think I will be able to get weights in this week.  I decided I would take on bringing down the grape vine that was on one of the tree.  Pulled yards and yards of it off (who knew there'd be that much).  Now I am feeling it big time.  

[NellyG]

7 July

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

20 days over 12,000                                         3/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               1/15

5 days over 20,000 steps                                     -/5           

Physio exercises 20 days                                7/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   3/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[Trillium_Travel]

Have to think about this. How do you format the information? I'm doing 15,000 steps a day this week. Here is a photo for the fun of it. 

[Trillium_Travel]

Well, the picture didn't show up. Oh well!

[Trillium_Travel]

Ok, here goes. 

Gym workout 4 days a week

Steps 10,000 some weeks, 15000 other weeks. 

3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures 

5k walk/run Gasparilla 2/2022! 

Lose another 4 pounds this month. 

[Trillium_Travel]

Nice work.

[Trillium_Travel]

Oooh, I should build one of those!

[Shirlzz]

July 7

8,000+ steps :    0 / 5 days

11,000+ steps :  1 / 10 days

13,000+ steps :  3 / 15 days

17,000+ steps :  3 / 5 days

Cardio Workouts  0 / 12

Lose 8 pounds  1 / 8

Sleep 8hrs :  0 / 8 days

Scavenger photos : 3+

[Heather-S]

STANDby July 2021: 7/1 to 7/6:

10K+ steps: 6/31 days

15K+ steps: 5/20 days

20K+ steps: 3/10 days

Total July Steps: 111,709 // 450K steps (avg. 13,532 steps per day needed)

[Starchild68]

STANDby July (2021) goals: DAY 6
10,500 steps: 6/31
6 hours sleep: 4/31 
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3

Injured my leg, alas, the one day I did mostly indoor stepping.  I just managed to get all my steps on the 6th, but may have to cut back for a couple of days to rest it. We'll see how it goes. I can walk forward but lateral movement hurts...

[YojanaFitbit]

STANDby July 7

9k steps per day	4	20
Activities	2	10
Photo Scavenger Hunt	1	15
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	5	20
Update post	2	31
Squats 30/day	6	20
Pregnancy stretches	6	31
Mindfulness Sessions	6	15
Fruit Challenge	7	31

Urban art on the street 😯

@Trillium_Travel Nice pic jeje and nice stats too.

@Shirlzz Keep up going! I really like to see  you here. 🤗

[Jotex]

STANDby July (2021) — Day 6&7

8,000+ steps:  5/10 days

10,000+ steps: 1/8 days

12,000+ steps: 0/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program): 4/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 67. Kg): .9/1

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 6/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 1/10 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3+

[Shirlzz]

 My scavenger photo. Does it count?

[YojanaFitbit]

@Jotex Congratulations, you have high steps goals! 😀

Missing  your Scavenger Hunt Pics thought.

@Shirlzz Great picture, everything counts! Where did you see this? 😮