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.

[YojanaFitbit]

STANDby July 22

9k steps per day	8	20
Activities	6	10
Photo Scavenger Hunt	7	15
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	7	20
Update post	9	31
Squats 30/day	12	20
Pregnancy stretches	15	31
Mindfulness Sessions	16	15
Fruit Challenge	17	31

[SteppingBooks]

STANDby July 22

13K Steps/Day: 18/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 22/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 22/31

Weights 2x/week: 02/8

Stretch 4x/week: 05/16

Squats 30/day: 08/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 328,164/403,000

[SunsetRunner]

STANDby July (2021) — Day 23

8,000+ steps:  12/10 days

10,000+ steps: 4/8 days

12,000+ steps: 4/8 days 

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

Lose 1 kg (starting 67. Kg): 1.3/1

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 18/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 5/10 days

Scavenger hunt pics: 4/3

[YojanaFitbit]

I didn't find it but I thought it's a great way to stay creative during this difficult time.

[NellyG]

24 July

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      15/20

20 days over 12,000                                         11/20                

14 days over 15,000 steps                               4/15

5 days over 20,000 steps                                     1/5           

Physio exercises 20 days                                17/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   13/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      9/3

[Starchild68]

STANDby July (2021) goals: DAY 23
10,500 steps: 20/31
6 hours sleep: 16/31
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

 

[Starchild68]

Technical question: Hey, folks, I had a big problem getting my pic to actually display in my message. I had taken the photo on my iPhone, airdropped it to my desktop computer, and then tried to "insert photo" to my message.  I finally reduced the size of my jpg by 50% and that seemed to work. Is there a size limit on photos? Or maybe because I had airdropped it? It wasn't that big a file to start with. Oh well.

[Baltoscott]

@Starchild68 — Try using a different browser.  I’ve got a Mac and if I’m using Safari I always have problems posting pics — usually get some sort of ‘invalid html’ message.  But Chrome works fine.

[Starchild68]

STANDby July (2021) goals: DAY 24
10,500 steps: 21/31
6 hours sleep: 16/31
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

Weekends are always harder for me in terms of getting enough sleep. We tend to stay up later and then I have to get up early on Sat & Sun for various scheduled meetings. I will work on doing better "winding down" during the week.

P.S. Thanks for the tip, Scott. I'll try a diff. browser next time.

[SunsetRunner]

STANDby July (2021) — Day 24&25

8,000+ steps:  13/10 days

10,000+ steps: 4/8 days

12,000+ steps: 4/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program): 16/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 67. Kg): 1.3/1

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 19/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 6/10 days

Scavenger hunt pics: 4/3

Sorry about your  veranda, too, @NellyG . Sending happy thoughts your way. 

Nice pic, @Starchild68. I upload photos from my iPhone, but I have to always remember when I select it to change the pop-up menu to a smaller version (eg medium size).

[YojanaFitbit]

@Baltoscott Thank you for your help! I don't use iOS devices that much so I don't have too much experience in this topic. 

@Starchild68 I hope you have better luck this week. Weekends are also hard for me but do what you can, I'm sure it'll enough. 🤗

[Baltoscott]

@Starchild68 - as @SunsetRunner said you can also upload directly from your iPhone.  I’ve had some odd things happen when I do that too. Sometimes the picture is sideways.  But even with your phone you can try a different browser.  When I use chrome on the iPhone after selecting the picture click “actual size” to get a pop up menu that lets you pick small, med or large.  Med or large seem to work fine for me.

 

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July Day 25

17K steps/day		22/28
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		25/31
15 weight-lifting days		14/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		17/20
1 pull-up		25/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		24/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 170 lbs (July 1)	7/25	166.7
Use Cutback Coach for the month		25/31

[PureEvil]

STANDby July (2021) goals:

10k steps per day	25	/31
13,699 steps per day	20	/19
17k steps per day	12	/11
Activities	24	/7
Photo Scavenger Hunt	3	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	14	/11
Finish challenges	8	/9
Update post	7	/7

[SteppingBooks]

STANDby July 23-25

13K Steps/Day: 19/31

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 25/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 25/31

Weights 2x/week: 02/8

Stretch 4x/week: 06/16

Squats 30/day: 09/16

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 366,031/403,000

I'm a wee bit confused how August is next week.  Summer break is almost over and I haven't even begun to get prepped for the next semester.  😱  We go back to the offices full time next month so I will definitely be getting my steps in (especially if I have to park in the farthest lot out)

[SunsetRunner]

STANDby July (2021) — Day 26

8,000+ steps:  13/10 days

10,000+ steps: 4/5/8 days

12,000+ steps: 4/8 days 

Bellicon (15-min program): 17/25 days

Lose 1 kg (starting 67. Kg): 1.3/1

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 20/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 7/10 days

Scavenger hunt pics: 4/3

[YojanaFitbit]

Last week of July, let's do our best! This piece of art is sell on the streets of Guatemala. 👌

Indigenista art 

[Baltoscott]

@YojanaFitbit I guess I was so impressed with all the color that I scrolled right through that -- Lava tus manos / Wash your hands -- mural without even registering what it said.  Way cool.

[Baltoscott]

STANDby July Day 26

17K steps/day		23/28
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		26/31
15 weight-lifting days		15/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		18/20
1 pull-up		26/31
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		25/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 170 lbs (July 1)	7/25	166.7
Use Cutback Coach for the month		26/31

[YojanaFitbit]

@Baltoscott I know, the colors are so mesmerizing that it's hard to read it paying attention to the context. 😁