Jumpin' June 2017 (Step) Goal Challenge

[A_Lurker]

How It Works:

The purpose of this challenge is to keep track of your daily step goals for June 2017. This is not a competition to see who can do the most amount of steps, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency . So whether you do 100,1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of 30 for the month can you hit your goal.

Some of you might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and some might have a variable goal throughout the week, for example.

Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day

Sat & Sun = 6k steps a day

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for this 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 / 30.

Optional

3) Post either your constant or variable (anything you want) goal.

4) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved / 30.

Oddly enough, the optional items keep growing, that's why I changed the title slightly.  In the end it's about setting goals and improving habits.  So the optional items can really be anything.  Running, biking, weight lifting, food goals, etc.  Some will add a goal that is not daily - ie. wanting to do so many strength training workouts in the month - so you would be aiming for a number not necessarily out of 30.  Really, it's just completely open.

Injury Notice

If you injure yourself during the month and decide scale back the number of steps due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your daily step 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.

[A_Lurker · Accepted solution]

Sigh... I still think I need to set a swimming goal, but I keep wavering on the AR in SMART.  Attainable and Realistic.  I know what my schedule is like over the next 4 weeks and I feel I'm going to have a time with steps and workouts.  Some of my strength training workouts are going to be hotel / bodyweight ones but I know enough about building a routine that will push me so I'm going to count them.

1) 10,000 steps a day

2) 26 days strength training (6 days on, 1 day off)

3) 15 days of laps in the pool

#3 is going to kill me the most - more of a time thing.  I haven't done any real laps this spring so I can't even estimate what a good target will me.  Just doing them will be the issue.

[Dave001]

I hoped it might be Jubilant June, but I can do a Jumpin' June. 😜

Two goals for me this month:

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month. 

Thanks @A_Lurker for taking the time to start another month. 

[A_Lurker]

We can do Jubilant July 

[Baltoscott]

My step goal for May was 20K/day, which is below my average, but can be a challenge on days with lots of meetings, or travel.  I like success every day and bonus reps, so I am lowering it to a count I almost always get (10K) and I'll see how long I can keep a consecutive day streak going.  When I get more I'll report the bonus.  And to make SURE I get a good exercise streak going, I'll do one pushup/day and report any bonuses for that.  My lifting goal is a bit harder because I need to build in rest days.  I got 15 done in May.  I'll shoot for 14 in June.  So:

Goals

10K steps/day

1 Pushup/day

14 lifting days

[A_Lurker]

1) 10,000 steps a day

2) 26 days strength training (6 days on, 1 day off)

3) 31 days - single push-up

4) 15 days of laps in the pool

I've been doing 45-degree and 30-degree push-ups, but I like the idea that @Baltoscott  had of adding a single push-up.  I'll do them either on their own or before my strength training (which at the moment is cable-based).

[almost_where]

Lifting Goal = 16 days

Chart Burn Goal = 26 Days 1

Cheat Day Goal = 4 Days 2

1

Chart burn is equating calories consumed with calories burned

1,900 cals consumed = 2,400 calories burned

cals consumed go up 19 for every additional 50 calories burned.

2,500 cals consumed = 4,000 calories burned

2

3,500 max cals and 4k burn min per cheat day.

[benvegi]

I'm in for Jumpin' June!  Fully recovered from surgery and ready to make up for low performance in May.

Daily goals

Steps: 10 k

Floors: 35

Miles: 5

And like the idea of push ups, start at 5 per day and see where it goes. Have not been doing any weight training in past 6 months and need to add that back in my schedule. 

Hope you all have a great month!

[Bhuvana]

I am in! 🙂 I want to be consistent as much as possible. I like the idea of doing at least one push up a day. I am going to do the plank every day. I build up to 75 secs now. Hopefully I should continue. Here are the goals I set for this month.

1) 13 k step goal (1000 more from last month)

2) Run - 10 days

3) Active minutes: 30 +

4) Plank: 75 secs

5) If I do the push up and plank on the same day, I would take this as a bonus. But definitely I would push for this...

Good luck every one....

[JenniferinFL]

I think I'm also going to use that idea of Baltoscott's. I've been toying with the idea of adding multiple goals.

I was going to up my step goal, but, I think instead I will leave it at 10,000 and add different goals.

10,000 steps for 30 days

Half an hour of activity for 30 days

1 pushup+ for 30 days (I'll do at least one per day, more if I can- I did one regular pushup and 4 modified this morning)

1 crunch+ for 30 days (I'll do at least one per day, that's an easy enough goal.)

1 plank+ for 30 days (I'll just aim for as long as I can go, once a day)

AND, here's the crazy goal. I just found out that 10 servings of fruit and vegetables is around 28 ounces. I don't know if I've ever managed that in my life. So, my crazy goal is to do that for 10 days out of 30. That's the goal I'm not sure I'll meet. I felt like I ate a ton of fruit yesterday and it was only around 15 ounces. But, it will be interesting to try.

[DanielleinDC]

My step goal is 10,000 a day. My active minutes goal is 45 (which is a bit harder to get!)

I'm a bit shy of my steps goal, but hey, the day is still young. I've already hit my active minutes goal.

[Dave001]

Day One

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!

1/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.

4.3/70

Day one has set the tone for the month, it's just after 8pm here. I've smashed my 10k steps (16.2k) and have just got back from a short run. I had to wait until now as summer has arrived! Next run is parkrun on Saturday morning. I'm hopeful that I'll beat my PB. 

[ThatGreen]

It's about time to hit bed for me, but I'll think about my goals until tomorrow and post it then.

This post is just to remind myself to actually do it.

[Bhuvana]

Day 1: Completed my goal steps and achieved other goals too... Pretty much happy to start the month like this. 

1) 13 k step goal (1000 more from last month) - 1/30

2) Run - 10 days - 0/10

3) Active minutes: 30 + -  1/30

4) Plank:  - 1/30

5) Push up : 1/30

Thank you  @Baltoscott for the idea of 1 push up a day. As soon as I finished plank, I did the push up. Accountability is the key.  It makes me to do it.

[A_Lurker]

1) 10,000 steps a day

2) 26 days strength training (6 days on, 1 day off)

3) 30 days - single push-up

4) 15 days of laps in the pool

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1/30 on the steps

1/26 on the strength training

1/30 on the push-ups

0/15 for the pool

I had to do a couple of push-ups before I felt I got a decent form one.  Well, decent for me.  I should have probably added something about sleep in there.  I lay down too early, slept for 4 hour and couldn't get back to sleep.  Now I'd have to be up in 4-1/2 hours and I can't get back to sleep.  I'm actually considering just booting up my work laptop and doing some work.

[Baltoscott]

June 1:

Goals
10K steps/day -- 1/30 + 10K bonus steps
1 Pushup/day -- 1/30 + 24 bonus reps
14 lifting days

[JenniferinFL]

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10,000 steps for 30 days

Half an hour of activity for 30 days

1 pushup+ for 30 days (I'll do at least one per day, more if I can- I did one regular pushup and 4 modified this morning)

1 crunch+ for 30 days (I'll do at least one per day, that's an easy enough goal.)

1 plank+ for 30 days (I'll just aim for as long as I can go, once a day)

28 ounces of fruit/vegetable 10/30

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10k steps 1/30

.5 hour activity 1/30

1+ pushup 2/30 (Best so far, 1 regular + 4 modified)

1+ crunch 1/30 (10 total)

1+ plank 1/30 (45 seconds, but, I was counting myself, will use stopwatch next time as it was probably more like 30 seconds)

28 ounces fruit/veg 0/10

So, had my alarm set yesterday to remind me to do pushups/crunches/plank. Alarm went off, but, I was in my car and I forgot completely about it by the time I got home. I had already done the push up in the morning, but, I forgot crunches and plank.. lol 

I did them already this morning so I wouldn't forget. I guess it takes awhile to make something a habit. 

I only half-hearted attempted the fruit/veg goal and made it to something like 16.8 ounces. I'll have to go grocery shopping again tonight as that was all the fruit and veg. Glad I only decided to attempt it 10 days of the month. 🙂 

[almost_where]

0 for 1 out of 30 Chart Burn

0 for 16 Lifting

Still in a post Memorial Day slump and had a mini food binge yesterday but wanted to post.

[Dave001]

Day Two

1. 10,000 steps/day. I will be consistent in June!

2/30

2. Running. I will run 70 miles during the month.

4.3/70

No running today. I'm trying to run on alternate days with one long run (9+ miles) each week. I'm worried that if I run more often I'll risk injury or losing the enjoyment of it. 

The hardest thing at the moment is not running every day. My heart says "do it", my brain says "behave!"

[ThatGreen]

Almost forgot, but finally ready to join.

June goals:

1) 2/26 days - 5000 steps or equal stationary activity (like spinning)

2) 1/9 days - gym program

3) 1/4 days - hiking

4) 0/4 days - take it slow

All four are minimums. I decided to add the 'take it slow' in there because I need to remind myself to slow down and take a rest day every now and then to avoid chronic pain.