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Welcome to the not at all serious, but hopefully light-hearted and entertaining, War of the Walkers! You can't be something you're not Be yourself, by yourself Stay away from me A lesson learned in life Known from the dawn of time Respect, walk Being a fan of Pantera is not required to join this challenge. I just like the song The war begins tomorrow, on November the 7th, and will end on November 30th. Among the expected casualties are Sedentary Lifestyle, Bad Habits, and Lame Excuses. This challenge is open to anyone who wants to join, and our goal is to go for at least one walk every day. They don't have to be outside, if you have access to an indoor option like a long corridor or a treadmill, feel free to use that. Our goal here is to get up and move around at least once a day, not to force our way out into the freezing November weather and suffer the rain and sleet. The challenge will span a total of 23 days, and for every day you get up and walk at least once, you get a point. First one to 23 wins! Wait. That's not going to work, is it? Let me try this again: Get yourself to a total of 23 days with at least one walk, and you will win. The grand prize, for all lucky hard working winners, is the formation of a new and healthy habit. And bragging rights. Massive bragging rights. To avoid confusion later on, here is the small number of simple rules all challengers who join will be expected to follow: A walk is at least 10 minutes long. Feel free to go for longer, but you need to be up and moving around for at least ten minutes in a row. Talking for five minutes, taking a break and then walking for five more minutes, does not count as a walk for the purposes of this challenge. Only walking counts. Running, cycling, swimming, rollerblading, crawling, riding your combat trained mastiff into battle, or belly dancing for ten minutes, are all great things. However, doing any one of them will not give you credit towards this challenge. Walking twice tomorrow won't make up for a missed walk today. We're counting the number of days we get at least one walk done, not the number of walks we can fit in before the challenge ends. If you don't get a walk in during the day, you have to come here and tell everyone why. This is a very important rule. Equally important: No one is gong to mock you or be mean to you, no matter what the reason is. Challenging each other in PvP doesn't mean we are going to be jerks to each other about it. We're going to hold each other accountable, but we'll do it respectfully. Progress goes on this spreadsheet. Anyone who wants to join this challenge is welcome to do so. If you join after the 7th, simply count the days to find what your maximum number of points are going to be, and aim for that number. Let's walk, everyone!