I feel like we’ve been inundated with the idea of 30-day or 75-day challenges of late— or is it just me?
I have tried challenges in the past. I just did a 15-day challenge which if I had tracked consistently, I might have found I had a 50% success rate (but my data is incomplete and can’t be trusted).
That being said, I’m still planning to attempt multiple challenges this year as part of my goal to lose weight to get out of the obese zone.
As I mentioned, I just completed a 15-day challenge (1/1-1/15) and while it didn’t go exactly as I had hoped, I think it was still beneficial.
My main goals were:
- 15-ish minutes of physical therapy each morning
- An extra 1500 steps on treadmill each evening
- Do one intentional lap around work on weekdays
- 15-min WalkFit app workout on Saturdays
- 15-min treadmill hike or run on Sundays
- At least one 15oz tumbler of electrolytes
- Tracking my meals in MyFitnessPal
- Weekly weigh in and progress photo
- Meditate once a week
So how did I do? I was most consistent with the PT, the PM treadmill and tracking meals in MFP. My fails were taking an intentional walk around work (did once) and meditating (didn’t do at all).
I will be starting a 30-day challenge on Wednesday 1/21. I added my goals to my Habit app for easy tracking, and am planning to create a check-in page in Notion so I’m hoping to be more consistent with tracking, and thus knowing my success rate. I’m aiming for 80% in the each of the areas.
I am also planning 45-day and 60-day challenges before attempting some type of 75 Soft (I think), and then rounding out the year with a much simpler 1-habit 100-day challenge.
I will check in from time to time, as I finish each one.
Have you ever done a fitness challenge?
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