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Still not out to win prizes, just trying to heal and enjoy life while I'm doing it. Apparently I can't (don't know how? maybe it's not possible) retroactively tag this challenge. If I could, 'chronic lower back injury', 'rehab', 'walking', and 'simple' would all be included. Challenge #5 Main quest: Make my back better (as better as it can be *hopehopehope*) and protect it while staying active. Support goal A: Establish a daily walking habit. STA 5 Method: Walk every day of this challenge, and the next, and the next, et cetera... Support goal B: Improve lower back strength, durability, mobility and decrease pain. CON 5 Method: Complete the prescribed (by the osteopath) # of sets of my back exercises every night for as long as the doctor says I need to [the rest of my life]. Bonus support goal C: Improve lower back strength and overall core strength. Method: Increase hold times in plank position, beginning with a 20-second hold. Glossary: walk: at least 20 minutes spent putting one foot in front of the other for the sole (Ha! *ahem* Sorry.) purpose of working out (does not include time spent walking to/from car, buildings, etc. just to get myself from point A to day: a 24-hour period which contains somewhere during it safe weather/outdoor conditions suitable for walking (I won't be penalized for circumstances outside my control which prevent me from walking) bonus: a 'no pressure' goal; no frequency requirement assigned to it, no x-amount of minutes to reach; testing the water to see if my lumbar discs will stay happy in a plank Disclaimer: Nope, this challenge doesn't quite follow the rules- I mean the rules to qualify for prizes. It'll be okay, promise.