Zoom Zoom June Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

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.

[NellyG]

27 June

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   24/20

20 days over 12,000                                                      20/20

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

[Jotex]

Zoom Zoom June - Day 25-28

10,000+ steps:  14/15 days

15,000+ steps:  1//2 days
6,000+ steps:  4/6days

Exercises & weights: 11/15 days

Stomach exercises: 11/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 12/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 12/15 days

Lose 2 kg (from 65 kg on 31.5.20): 0.2/2

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

I have had to lower my daily step goal from 10,000 to 6,000 due to the bummed knee. The good news is I have lost the weight I’d gained since the beginning of the month and .2 kilo. Now only 1.8 kilos to lose to reach my goal. Oh boy 🙄

[Baltoscott]

Day 28

17K steps/day		26/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		28/30
15 weight-lifting days		16/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 15 days or more during the month		14/15
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		28/30
Unicycle: At least 10 free starts/day for 25 days		27/25
Drop 2 lbs.  Start 163 lbs	6/28	163.2

Not going to make the weight goal this month. I was down a bit early on, but gained it back over the past two weeks. Not a big difference though.

Finally got a few new Zoom Zoom pics of me on (and getting off) my Unicycle. This is the 26" wheel. It's part of my identify now. We are off to visit friends this afternoon and I've been asked to bring it along to demonstrate :-). 

And ... he's off!swing those arms to the left ...... and to the right

[Jotex]

Nice pics! Congrats @Baltoscot!!!

I’m still having problems with my knee so only reached my goal of ‘eat a piece of fruit’. Will add it to my goals tomorrow. 

Can’t believe June is almost over!!!! 

[denteenzo]

so sorry hope you have taking some pills

[Jotex]

Thanks @denteenzo. I have taken some pain pills, and practiced RICE: rest, ice, compression and elevation. It seems to get a little better every day, thankfully.

[CatLover74]

I've been AWOL for the last few months.  I lost my MOJO, and it had streaked so far in front of me it seemed impossible to get it back again.  I joined a gym this month though, so hopefully I can get back into things in July in a couple of days time.

[WendyB]

ZOOM ZOOM June Day 28

Steps: Goal 10000: 28/30

Boxing: 28/30

Bike 2 times : 28/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 15/30

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 28/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 28/30

Waist/Stomach: 28/30

Leg Exercises: 28/30

250 Steps per hour : 28/30

Log food daily : 28/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 2/3

Did not make my weight loss goal.  I was real snacky this week even tho I did not go over my calorie goal. On to another month!

@Baltoscott  You are doing so good on that Unicycle. I think its awesome!

@JotexCongrats on losing the weight! Woot! So sorry about the Knee. I hope it heals fast

[SteppingBooks]

Zoom Zoom June 26-28:

12K Steps/Day:  15/30

500 Cal/Day:  23/30

20 Squats/Day: 08/20

**IF 16x/Month:  24/20**

Yoga 1x/week: 2/4

Weights 2x/week: 1/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

[Baltoscott]

@SteppingBooks @WendyB @CatLover74 @Jotex @PureEvil @benvegi 

FYI July is up.

[Jotex]

Zoom Zoom June - Day 29

10,000+ steps:  14/15 days

15,000+ steps:  1//2 days
6,000+ steps:  5/6days

Exercises & weights: 11/15 days

Stomach exercises: 11/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 13/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 13/15 days

Lose 2 kg (from 65 kg on 31.5.20): 0.2/2

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

[WendyB]

ZOOM ZOOM June Day 29

Steps: Goal 10000: 29/30

Boxing: 29/30

Bike 2 times : 29/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 16/30

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 29/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 29/30

Waist/Stomach: 29/30

Leg Exercises: 29/30

250 Steps per hour : 29/30

Log food daily : 29/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 2/3

[Baltoscott]

Day 29

17K steps/day		27/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		29/30
15 weight-lifting days		17/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes 15 days or more during the month		15/15
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		29/30
Unicycle: At least 10 free starts/day for 25 days		28/25
Drop 2 lbs.  Start 163 lbs	6/28	163.2

[PureEvil]

Zoom Zoom June:  Day 29

Let's see here:

10k steps per day: 29/30

13,699 steps per day: 22/21

17k steps per day: 15/15

Activities: 9/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: 2/3

[SteppingBooks]

Zoom Zoom June 29:

12K Steps/Day:  15/30

500 Cal/Day:  24/30

20 Squats/Day: 08/20

**IF 16x/Month:  25/20**

Yoga 1x/week: 2/4

Weights 2x/week: 1/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

@Baltoscott Thanks for the head's up!  I'll have to reassess my goals.  Some weeks of June were better than others, and I don't know that I can expect myself to keep up with the amount of steps I was getting with working (still WFH mode).  

[NellyG]

@Baltoscott You are looking quite accomplished now!

30 June

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   25/20

20 days over 12,000                                                      20/20

12 days over 15,000 steps                                            12/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                                3/3

10 lunges a day for 20 days                                         22/20

12 swims and/or bike rides per month                     11/12                                   

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                    3/3

[WendyB]

ZOOM ZOOM June Day 30

Steps: Goal 10000: 30/30

Boxing: 30/30

Bike 2 times : 30/30

Weights DVD 17 Days: 17/30

DVD Has Balance, Cardio: 30/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups : 30/30

Waist/Stomach: 30/30

Leg Exercises: 30/30

250 Steps per hour : 30/30

Log food daily : 30/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos : 4/3

Lose 3 Pounds: 2/3

Love the pics @PureEvil 

[Jotex]

Zoom Zoom June - Day 30

10,000+ steps:  14/15 days

15,000+ steps:  1//2 days
6,000+ steps:  6/6days

Exercises & weights: 11/15 days

Stomach exercises: 11/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 13/15 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 14/15 days

Lose 2 kg (from 65 kg on 31.5.20): -0.2/2 🙄

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3

Oh dear at month’s end instead of losing I was up by 2/10’s kilo. {sigh ...}

[SteppingBooks]

Zoom Zoom June 30:

12K Steps/Day:  15/30

500 Cal/Day:  25/30

20 Squats/Day: 08/20

**IF 16x/Month:  26/20**

Yoga 1x/week: 2/4

Weights 2x/week: 1/8

Photo Scavenger Hunt: --/3

[PureEvil]

And to close out the month:

10k steps per day: 30/30

13,699 steps per day: 23/21

17k steps per day: 16/15

Activities: 9/8

Photo Scavenger Hut: 2/3