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AUGUST 2024 Walk/jog/run/bike miles OR steps Challenge

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  • TanyaSoFlo26
    TanyaSoFlo26 Posts: 1 Member
    Hello all and Happy August. New to MFP and new to commenting in a group ever ☺️. New changes and new habits, so here goes…My name is Tanya and my August goal is 8k steps/day. I sit all day and barely break 4k. So…intention and motivation leads to goal setting and action and consistency leads to goal achievement. So lets get it!!!!
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,019 Member
    Tanya welcome to the group 👋 see you on the trail 🐾


    August 🏊🏼‍♀️ 🍄⭐️
    Daily Step Goal: 8K 🐾
    1st week Total 26K steps

    2nd week
    04. 12
    05. 09
    06. 09
    07. 11
    08. 12
    09. 11
    10.
    Total K steps

    3rd week
    11.
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    Total K steps

    4th week
    18.
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    5th week
    25.
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    31.
    Total K steps

    Keep moving forward 🚣🏻 🚣🏻
    💞 Karen
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

  • lislisa123
    lislisa123 Posts: 862 Member
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    I keep thinking today is the day I'm going to walk outdoors again and then it starts raining. Lol. Ugh, I'm getting a bit stir-crazy stuck inside every day due to rainy weather. ☔ I'm still working out it's just a whole week on workout videos.
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

    Sunday again BUT 7am BUT walked an hour before church!
    2.00 Walk miles…TOTAL 34.50

  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,019 Member
    Yesterday steps 11K 🥁🐾
  • lislisa123
    lislisa123 Posts: 862 Member
    I was actually able to walk outside later on yesterday. It was so hot and humid. 🥵 I miss cold fronts, I really do. I walked 11,000 steps, somewhere between 4.50 and 4.90 miles.

    Does anyone else use the Map My Walk app or have a Fitbit tracker?
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

    Sunday again BUT 7am walked an hour before church!
    2.00 Walk miles…TOTAL 34.50

    Aug 12th….3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..38.00



  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,699 Member
    I'm in for 150,00 total steps in August
    08/01 - 08/03 - 22,438 steps for 10.13 miles ...pretty hot here in Northern California!!
    08/04 - 08/07 - 16,720 steps for 7.63 miles ...39,158 total steps ...17.76 total miles
    08/08 - 08/11 - 40,581 steps for 18.14 miles ...79,739 total steps ...35.90 total miles
    Good luck everyone!
    Chris
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,699 Member
    I'm in for 150,00 total steps in August
    08/01 - 08/03 - 22,438 steps for 10.13 miles ...pretty hot here in Northern California!!
    08/04 - 08/07 - 16,720 steps for 7.63 miles ...39,158 total steps ...17.76 total miles
    08/08 - 08/11 - 40,581 steps for 18.14 miles ...79,739 total steps ...35.90 total miles
    Good luck everyone!
    Chris
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,699 Member
    edited August 13
    @lislisa123 Does anyone else use the Map My Walk app or have a Fitbit tracker?
    I have a Fitbit watch and use the Fitbit app on my phone. I also track on Samsung Health on my phone.
    Chris

  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,019 Member
    Today’s steps 9K 🐾🥳
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

    Sunday again BUT 7am walked an hour before church!
    2.00 Walk miles…TOTAL 34.50

    Aug 12th….3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..38.00

    Aug 13th…,,3.00 walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..41.00
  • mandylanerocks
    mandylanerocks Posts: 100 Member
    Goal: wall 2 miles purposely every day

    August 8th: ✅ ended the day with 10,073 steps | 4.43 miles
    August 9th: 4,311 steps | 1.83 miles ★ I half forgot and half didn't have time. It was a crazy day. 😞🤪
    August 10th: ✅ 9,819 steps | 4.39 miles
    August 11th: ✅ 9,190 steps | 4.04 miles
    August 12th: ✅ 8314 steps | 3.66 miles

    Hopefully going to walk in a little bit to complete my goal for today
  • lislisa123
    lislisa123 Posts: 862 Member
    @cpanus Do you think the exercise calorie burn is accurate on Fitbit or too generous?

    I have a Polar Loop tracker as well, but it doesn't have the built-in heart rate monitor so I bought a Fitbit charger 6 thinking I could have a better reading when it comes to calorie burn. However, I searched online and a lot of people think Fitbit is very inaccurate with calorie burn. I am wondering how far off the reading is. I walk and do a lot of intense workout videos that I set as walking exercise on my Fitbit for the calorie burn. It usually says I burn about 1,000 calories each workout of 60 mins. I'm hoping it's close to the real calorie burn but I'm not sure.

    Do you have this issue as well?

    When I walk outside, I tend to rely more on the map my walk app than my Fitbit for a calorie burn reading. The distance and steps between the two are pretty close but the calorie burn is always off.


  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

    Sunday again BUT 7am walked an hour before church!
    2.00 Walk miles…TOTAL 34.50

    Aug 12th….3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..38.00

    Aug 13th…,,3.00 walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..41.00

    Aug 14th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL walk miles….44.50

  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,019 Member
    edited August 15
    August 🏊🏼‍♀️ 🍄⭐️
    Daily Step Goal: 8K 🐾
    1st week Total 26K steps
    2nd week Total 75K steps

    3rd week
    11. 11
    12. 09
    13. 08
    14. 09
    15.
    16.
    17.
    Total K steps

    Keep moving forward 🚣🏻 🚣🏻
    💞 Karen
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

    Sunday again BUT 7am walked an hour before church!
    2.00 Walk miles…TOTAL 34.50

    Aug 12th….3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..38.00

    Aug 13th…,,3.00 walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..41.00

    Aug 14th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL walk miles….44.50

    Aug 15th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….47.50

  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,019 Member
    Yesterday steps 13K 👍😁
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,786 Member
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    August 1st…..3.00 Walk miles

    August 2nd….3.25 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….6.25

    ADDED 2.50 Push mowing steps late evening as it never rained!
    TOTAL Walk miles/steps….8.75
    August 3rd……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..11.75
    . Aug 4th…
    Sunday’s are hard due to morning & eve church services. Heat mid day! Managed 8am 1.0 mile walk before.
    TOTAL Walk miles…..12.75

    Aug 5th…..3.00 Walk miles…
    TOTAL Walk miles…..15.75

    Aug 6th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..18.75

    Aug 7 th……3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….21.00

    Aug 8th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..24.00

    Aug 9th…..5.00 Walk miles/mow
    TOTAL Walk miles….29.00

    Aug 10th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..32.50

    Sunday again BUT 7am walked an hour before church!
    2.00 Walk miles…TOTAL 34.50

    Aug 12th….3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..38.00

    Aug 13th…,,3.00 walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles…..41.00

    Aug 14th…..3.50 Walk miles
    TOTAL walk miles….44.50

    Aug 15th…..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….47.50

    Aug 16th..,..3.00 Walk miles
    TOTAL Walk miles….50.50