01-28-2021 18:32
01-28-2021 18:32
So how did your January Reset go? Are you still holding strong on those New Years’s resolutions? Or have you completely forgotten about them? 🙂
Well, Welcome to Very Varied February. Just switch things up a bit. MAYBE make your goals a little less lofty. Instead of 6 days a week at the gym, commit to putting on your workout shoes for 3 mornings and walking a couple of miles, followed by some body weight exercises. Change one thing in your diet each week or two and see if it sticks instead eliminating entire food groups. If whatever it was you committed to in January was just too hard to catch up on if you missed a couple of days, aim to do half as much of it in February and see how that goes. (Of course, if you hit your goals in January, YAY YOU! Now keep practicing the goals you want as lifetime habits, and increase effort or time a bit).
General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.
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
Picture Scavenger Hunt
This month’s scavenger hunt is free flowing and likely to be VERY VARIED. Tell a story with words and pictures about where you live - your neighborhood, your town/city. Maybe just about a particular building, or maybe the founding of the area, or maybe a famous person who lived in or visited or died where you live. It doesn’t have to be a lot of pictures and doesn’t have to be historical. Most comic strips are just 3 or 4 panels. But it does have to be pictures you take while walking this month. From when I did this challenge a couple of years ago:
1. What looks like ...
2. A well-locked bike ...
3. Can be ...
4. Just a well-locked bike frame
Moral -- lock goes through frame + wheels!
Posting
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
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.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-11-2021 05:27
02-11-2021 05:27
Very Varied February 10:
11.5K Steps/Day: --/28
700+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 06/28
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 10/28
Weights 2x/week: -/8
Stretch 4x/week: 04/16
Squats 20/day: 01/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 77,144/322,000
02-11-2021 07:34
02-11-2021 07:34
My goal are pretty much the same. 10 k steps per day, 20 floors, weights, yoga, stretching each day.. Plus trying for 14 of 14 active hours per day.
Feb steps 10 K -- 10 of 10 over 15,000 3 days
Feb 20 floors -- 7 of 10
Active hours -- 3 of 10 (averaging 12.4 floors)
Exercise etc 10 of 10
02-11-2021 12:00
02-11-2021 12:00
Very Varied February - Day 10&11
6,000+ steps: 1/5 days
8,000+ steps: 4/15 days
10,000+ steps: 5/5 days
12,000+ steps: 0/5 days
Lose ½ kg (starting 1.2.21 at 66.9*): -.8/.5 kg
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 9/25 days
Drink ACV drink 30min before meals: 10/25
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics
02-11-2021 14:27
02-11-2021 14:27
2/10- 12412
February Goals
>10K -9/24
>11K -10/16
>12K -6/4 met
Steps- 122477 /310000
BP/BG 10/20
Well it is spitting freezing rain now..I got a walk this morning but treadmill for probably the next 4 days. 😛
02-11-2021 18:48
02-11-2021 18:48
Very Varied Day 11
16K steps/day | 11/28 | |
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 11/28 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 6/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 7/20 | |
1 pull-up | 11/28 | |
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 10/25 | |
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.8 (Feb. 1) | 2/7 | 167.1 |
Heavy wet snow here. But the streets were clear enough that I got the unicycle ride in around lunch time.
Broken branch weather
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-12-2021 00:59
02-12-2021 00:59
12 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 12/20
20 days over 12,000 10/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 5/14
4 day over 20,000 steps 1/4
Physio exercises 20 days 12/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 11/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
02-12-2021 05:34
02-12-2021 05:34
Very Varied February 11:
11.5K Steps/Day: --/28
700+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 06/28
IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 11/28
Weights 2x/week: -/8
Stretch 4x/week: 05/16
Squats 20/day: 02/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3
Total Steps: 85,799/322,000
02-12-2021 12:32
02-12-2021 12:32
2/11- 8491
February Goals
>10K -9/24
>11K -10/16
>12K -6/4 met
Steps- 130968 /310000
Ice ice ice ice. It is 12:30 and I am under 1000 steps for the day
02-12-2021 14:42
02-12-2021 14:42
Very Varied February - Day 12
6,000+ steps: 2/5 days
8,000+ steps: 4/15 days
10,000+ steps: 5/5 days
12,000+ steps: 0/5 days
Lose ½ kg (starting 1.2.21 at 66.9*): -.8/.5 kg
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 10/25 days
Drink ACV drink 30min before meals: 11/25
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics
02-13-2021 01:12 - edited 02-13-2021 03:43
02-13-2021 01:12 - edited 02-13-2021 03:43
13 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 13/20
20 days over 12,000 11/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 5/14
4 day over 20,000 steps 1/4
Physio exercises 20 days 13/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 12/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
02-13-2021 08:17
02-13-2021 08:17
Hey @SunsetRunner -- I saw you just posted in the January Challenge (which I have now closed) and wanted to let you know we've moved onto the new month -- Very Varied February. You should be able to get to it by responding to this message in your email, or just look for it in the pinned threads at the top of Get Moving area of the Fitbit forums.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-13-2021 12:22
02-13-2021 12:22
Very Varied February - Day 13
6,000+ steps: 2/5 days
8,000+ steps: 5/15 days
10,000+ steps: 5/5 days
12,000+ steps: 0/5 days
Lose ½ kg (starting 1.2.21 at 66.9*): -.8/.5 kg
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/25 days
Drink ACV drink 30min before meals: 12/25
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics
02-13-2021 19:09
02-13-2021 19:09
Very Varied Day 13
16K steps/day | 13/28 | |
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 13/28 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 7/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 2/3 | |
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month | 7/20 | |
1 pull-up | 13/28 | |
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days | 12/25 | |
Lose 2 lbs. Start 166.8 (Feb. 1) | 2/7 | 167.1 |
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
02-14-2021 09:19
02-14-2021 10:39
02-14-2021 10:39
Week 2 update, doing ok 😀
12,000 steps per day: 14/14
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day: 7/7
1 hr of exercise each day: 14/14
6.5 hr sleep each day: 11/14
3 pictures: 1/3
Canadian Geese are common here
02-14-2021 10:49
02-14-2021 10:49
Very Varied February - Day 14
6,000+ steps: 2/5 days
8,000+ steps: 5/15 days
10,000+ steps: 6/5 days
12,000+ steps: 0/5 days
Lose ½ kg (starting 1.2.21 at 66.9*): -.8/.5 kg
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/25 days
Drink ACV drink 30min before meals: 12/25
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics
02-14-2021 12:08
02-14-2021 12:08
@Baltoscott @Thanks! Thought it was strange that i wasn’t seeing anyone else’s posts! I’ll move to the February thread.
02-14-2021 12:11
02-14-2021 12:11
Here’s the post from Friday that I put on the wrong thread! 🙃
Hi everyone! I didn’t get a chance to post last week but everything has been going good. Down 2.0 last week and another 2.2 this week. Started with the OT this week so am super tired. Did manage to do video workouts 5x’s and a bike ride on Saturday. Starting to work 6 days a week now so it will be a bit more challenging to fit everything in. Goal is still at least 2x week at the gym and a bike ride on the weekend. Have a great week everyone!!
02-15-2021 01:08 - edited 02-15-2021 03:40
02-15-2021 01:08 - edited 02-15-2021 03:40
15 February
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 14/20
20 days over 12,000 12/20
14 days over 15,000 steps 6/14
4 day over 20,000 steps 2/4
Physio exercises 20 days 15/20
20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance, gym) 13/20
3 Scavenger Hunt pics -/3
Helen | Western Australia
Want to discuss ways to increase your activity? Visit Get Moving in the Lifestyle Discussion Forum.
02-15-2021 06:46
02-15-2021 06:46
2/12- 3473
2/13-10,138
2/14 - 10,066
February Goals
>10K -11/24
>11K -10/16
>12K -6/4 met
Steps- 154645 /310000
NEW GOAL Stability work - 0/10
Oof the last 4 days have taken me off pace for my goal this month, going to have to step it up! But, I discovered Saturday that my recovering sprained ankles are not recovered enough for snow/ice. The unstable non-flat surface caused my ankles to burn in under 1/4 mile. Still burning today. Adding stability work to the routine. Work is closed for ice but sadly work from home continues. I think it is supposed to warm up and start raining either today or tomorrow.