![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
I met the challenge (50K steps per week for 6 weeks). I also met most of my daily challenges (10K steps per work day, 5K steps per weekend day). My plan worked!
So now I am switching my focus to the year-long "Middle Kingdom March to War" for which the goal is to travel some multiple of 400 miles outside of your daily activities by walking, running, biking (divided by four), and swimming. Each 400 miles represents the journey of one soldier to the battleground.
I'm noticing interesting differences between these two challenges. For example, because the travel has to be beyond your daily goals, then catching one of the less convenient buses home (which requires an extra mile of walking at the end) doesn't help like it does with the pedometer challenge. Similarly, if I don't bring my lunch and walk to lunch, that walking doesn't count the way walking at lunchtime counts if I brought my lunch. Jogging to the bus stop doesn't count if I'm afraid I'll miss my bus. But if not, especially if I'm sleepy and would rather be walking, then it does. (Well, that's my interpretation.)
Also, doing my pilates video or the 7-minute workout don't count the way they did for my other challenge where I was allowed to convert those to step equivalents.
So, I've been doing a little extra walking in the evening, even if I didn't need it for my step count, just to have some more to count toward the Marching challenge. And as of last night, I've decided to bring weights and work on my arms during those night walks. At first they will be tiny. Eventually I will graduate up to small. We wouldn't want to go overboard now.
I've calculated that for the Marching challenge, I need to travel an average of 1.1 miles per day per soldier. Or, if I can do double on work days, 1.4 miles per work day and 0.7 miles per weekend day. I've decided that although providing a single soldier would not be automatic, it would be an easy goal. Providing two would take more work, but is also certainly within reason. Providing three may be reasonable if I get more into jogging after I retire next year.
So I'm planning to continue doing both challenges. I will try for a minimum of 5K or 10K total steps each day (depending whether it's a work day). But I will also try for an average of at least 1.4 or 2.8 extra miles each day (also depending). Currently I am on track to supply 1.35 soldiers after the year is up. Our group as a whole has already supplied its first soldier, so we now officially have an army. A tiny, pathetic army. But that soldier will inspire others to join.
But, I will be taking a Spanish class next fall (details coming), and I think that might end up taking a crazy huge amount of time. Spanish will be prioritized over exercise, so we'll see what happens.
So now I am switching my focus to the year-long "Middle Kingdom March to War" for which the goal is to travel some multiple of 400 miles outside of your daily activities by walking, running, biking (divided by four), and swimming. Each 400 miles represents the journey of one soldier to the battleground.
I'm noticing interesting differences between these two challenges. For example, because the travel has to be beyond your daily goals, then catching one of the less convenient buses home (which requires an extra mile of walking at the end) doesn't help like it does with the pedometer challenge. Similarly, if I don't bring my lunch and walk to lunch, that walking doesn't count the way walking at lunchtime counts if I brought my lunch. Jogging to the bus stop doesn't count if I'm afraid I'll miss my bus. But if not, especially if I'm sleepy and would rather be walking, then it does. (Well, that's my interpretation.)
Also, doing my pilates video or the 7-minute workout don't count the way they did for my other challenge where I was allowed to convert those to step equivalents.
So, I've been doing a little extra walking in the evening, even if I didn't need it for my step count, just to have some more to count toward the Marching challenge. And as of last night, I've decided to bring weights and work on my arms during those night walks. At first they will be tiny. Eventually I will graduate up to small. We wouldn't want to go overboard now.
I've calculated that for the Marching challenge, I need to travel an average of 1.1 miles per day per soldier. Or, if I can do double on work days, 1.4 miles per work day and 0.7 miles per weekend day. I've decided that although providing a single soldier would not be automatic, it would be an easy goal. Providing two would take more work, but is also certainly within reason. Providing three may be reasonable if I get more into jogging after I retire next year.
So I'm planning to continue doing both challenges. I will try for a minimum of 5K or 10K total steps each day (depending whether it's a work day). But I will also try for an average of at least 1.4 or 2.8 extra miles each day (also depending). Currently I am on track to supply 1.35 soldiers after the year is up. Our group as a whole has already supplied its first soldier, so we now officially have an army. A tiny, pathetic army. But that soldier will inspire others to join.
But, I will be taking a Spanish class next fall (details coming), and I think that might end up taking a crazy huge amount of time. Spanish will be prioritized over exercise, so we'll see what happens.