05-28-2020 17:28 - edited 05-28-2020 17:28
05-28-2020 17:28 - edited 05-28-2020 17:28
The May Flowers step challenge is nearly over so it’s time to start thinking about next month. I know that nowadays everyone thinks “Zoom” involves sitting on your butt in front of a computer and talking, but instead go with the retro meaning and add a few (higher intensity) intervals to your daily exercise — maybe a couple of 10-30 sec jogs in your daily walk, or 10-30sec sprints in your run. :-). Be creative.
How It Works:
The primary purpose of these monthly challenges has been 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
The theme of the photo scavenger hunt is Zoom. Anything that shows some speed (running dogs, kids, bikers, hotrods …. ).
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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
06-20-2020 13:33
06-20-2020 13:33
Zoom Zoom June - Day 20
10,000+ steps: 13/15 days
15,000+ steps: 1/4 days
20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 9/15 days
Stomach exercises: 9/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 9/20 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/15 days
Lose 2 kg (from 65 kg on 31.5.20): 0/2
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
06-21-2020 01:23 - edited 06-21-2020 04:43
06-21-2020 01:23 - edited 06-21-2020 04:43
21 June
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 18/20
20 days over 12,000 16/20
12 days over 15,000 steps 11/12
3 day over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 16/20
12 swims and/or bike rides per month 9/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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06-22-2020 02:14
06-22-2020 02:14
22 June
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 19/20
20 days over 12,000 17/20
12 days over 15,000 steps 12/12
3 day over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 17/20
12 swims and/or bike rides per month 10/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
A couple more zooming photos!
Swans doing a gentle zoom
Out on my bike ride this morning we passed these guys zooming along
Helen | Western Australia
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06-22-2020 07:24
06-22-2020 07:24
Zoom Zoom June 18-21:
12K Steps/Day: 14/30
500 Cal/Day: 16/30
20 Squats/Day: 08/20
IF 16x/Month: 19/20
Yoga 1x/week: 1/4
Weights 2x/week: 1/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3
06-22-2020 08:41
06-22-2020 08:41
Zoom Zoom June - Day 22
10,000+ steps: 14/15 days
15,000+ steps: 1/4 days
20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 1015 days
Stomach exercises: 1015 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 1020 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/15 days
Lose 2 kg (from 65 kg on 31.5.20): 0/2
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
06-22-2020 18:22
06-22-2020 18:22
Day 22
17K steps/day | 20/30 | |
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 22/30 | |
15 weight-lifting days | 13/15 | |
post 3 scavenger pics | 1/3 | |
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 15 days or more during the month | 9/15 | |
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 22/30 | |
Unicycle: At least 10 free starts/day for 25 days | 21/25 | |
Drop 2 lbs. Start 163 lbs | 6/21 | 163.1 |
Well, damn. I grabbed back the weight I lost last week and now I'm over my starting weight. A few too many beers over the weekend. Will try to adjust a bit this week.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
06-23-2020 04:37
06-23-2020 04:37
23 June
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 20/20
20 days over 12,000 18/20
12 days over 15,000 steps 12/12
3 day over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 18/20
12 swims and/or bike rides per month 10/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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06-23-2020 05:11
06-23-2020 05:11
Zoom Zoom June 22:
12K Steps/Day: 14/30
500 Cal/Day: 17/30
20 Squats/Day: 08/20
IF 16x/Month: 19/20
Yoga 1x/week: 1/4
Weights 2x/week: 1/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3
06-23-2020 16:09 - edited 06-23-2020 16:12
06-23-2020 16:09 - edited 06-23-2020 16:12
Day 23
17K steps/day | 21/30 | ||
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day | 23/30 | ||
15 weight-lifting days | 13/15 | ||
post 3 scavenger pics | 1/3 | ||
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 15 days or more during the month | 10/15 |
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3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day | 23:30 |
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Unicycle: At least 10 free starts/day for 25 days | 22/25 |
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Drop 2 lbs. Start 163 lbs | 6/21 | 163.1 |
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Going to miss my step goal for the second day in a row. Locked at my desk for a virtual meeting most of the day, and now I’m waiting out the rain so I can grill the steak for dinner. Fun watching the dream come off the grill, but I hope I don’t run out of gas before the downpour passes.
Scott | Baltimore MD
Charge 6; Inspire 3; Luxe; iPhone 13 Pro
06-23-2020 16:25
06-23-2020 16:25
ZOOM ZOOM June Day 23
Steps: Goal 10000: 23/30
Boxing: 23/30
Bike 2 times : 23/30
Weights DVD 17 Days: 12/30
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 23/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 23/30
Waist/Stomach: 23/30
Leg Exercises: 23/30
250 Steps per hour : 23/30
Log food daily : 23/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 1/3
@BaltoscottBeer always makes me fill Bloated so I drink more water the next day and it goes away.
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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06-24-2020 04:54
06-24-2020 04:54
24 June
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 21/20
20 days over 12,000 18/20
12 days over 15,000 steps 12/12
3 day over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 19/20
12 swims and/or bike rides per month 10/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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06-24-2020 06:10
06-24-2020 06:10
Zoom Zoom June 23:
12K Steps/Day: 14/30
500 Cal/Day: 18/30
20 Squats/Day: 08/20
**IF 16x/Month: 20/20**
Yoga 1x/week: 1/4
Weights 2x/week: 1/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3
06-24-2020 13:41
06-24-2020 13:41
ZOOM ZOOM June Day 24
Steps: Goal 10000: 24/30
Boxing: 24/30
Bike 2 times : 24/30
Weights DVD 17 Days: 13/30
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 24/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 24/30
Waist/Stomach: 24/30
Leg Exercises: 24/30
250 Steps per hour : 24/30
Log food daily : 24/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 1/3
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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06-24-2020 20:28
06-24-2020 20:28
Zoom Zoom June - Day 23 & 24
10,000+ steps: 14/15 days
15,000+ steps: 1/4 days
20,000+ steps: 0/2 days
Exercises & weights: 11/15 days
Stomach exercises: 11/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 11/15 days
Eat 1 piece of fruit: 11/15 days
Lose 2 kg (from 65 kg on 31.5.20): 0/2
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3
I hurt my knee last weekend. Sometimes it doesn’t hinder getting steps, but the last two days it was too painful to go on the treadmill. It feels like a muscle strain? Sprain? Hope to be back in form soon. As far as my weight loss goals go, I hope to get back to my starting weight at the beginning of the month. I don’t drink beer @Baltoscott, but maybe one or two many glasses of wine.
06-25-2020 04:41
06-25-2020 04:41
25 June
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 22/20
20 days over 12,000 19/20
12 days over 15,000 steps 12/12
3 day over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 20/20
12 swims and/or bike rides per month 11/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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06-25-2020 05:20
06-25-2020 05:20
Zoom Zoom June 24:
12K Steps/Day: 14/30
500 Cal/Day: 19/30
20 Squats/Day: 08/20
**IF 16x/Month: 21/20**
Yoga 1x/week: 1/4
Weights 2x/week: 1/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3
This week has been harder. It's been cooler at night, and so getting up in the morning has not been an easy one. Sadly, I haven't gotten a chance to find zoom-like pictures since I've barely left the house.
06-26-2020 05:05
06-26-2020 05:05
26 June
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 23/20
20 days over 12,000 19/20
12 days over 15,000 steps 12/12
3 day over 20,000 steps 3/3
10 lunges a day for 20 days 21/20
12 swims and/or bike rides per month 11/12
3 Scavenger Hunt pics 3/3
Helen | Western Australia
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06-26-2020 05:23 - edited 06-26-2020 05:23
06-26-2020 05:23 - edited 06-26-2020 05:23
Zoom Zoom June 25:
12K Steps/Day: 14/30
500 Cal/Day: 20/30
20 Squats/Day: 08/20
**IF 16x/Month: 222/20**
Yoga 1x/week: 2/4
Weights 2x/week: 1/8
Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3
06-26-2020 23:54
06-26-2020 23:54
ZOOM ZOOM June Day 26
Steps: Goal 10000: 26/30
Boxing: 26/30
Bike 2 times : 26/30
Weights DVD 17 Days: 14/30
DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 26/30
Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 26/30
Waist/Stomach: 26/30
Leg Exercises: 26/30
250 Steps per hour : 26/30
Log food daily : 26/30
Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3
Lose 3 Pounds: 2/3
@JotexSadly I drink both. But give me Wine over Beer any day😀
Wendy | CA | Moto G6 Android
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06-27-2020 00:05
06-27-2020 00:05
😂 Cheers! Wine (preferably red) is my go-to drink. But there are others ... Jack Daniels #7 on the rocks, G&T.