[spezzy]

 

Trying something a bit different this challenge and joining the rest of NerdFitness for a ZERO WEEK MINI CHALLENGE

 

The goal is to take a walk each day, for 5 days in a row. The walk can be of any length at all!

 

The challenge will run 9/6 to 9/10. 

 

You don't have to create your  challenge before you join the mini challenge (and actually, you don't have to participate in the 5 week challenge at all, if you just want to do the mini challenge, that's fine!)

 

This will be a great way to stay on track during this upcoming week between challenges, as well as a way to go into your next challenge with a big win under your belt. 

 

Also it will help us all stay connected during that week!

 

We're running this alongside NerdFitness  It will have a Facebook Group where we'll have livestreams from coaches on the NF team (Coach Jim will be doing the most, and I'll be doing at least one as well) with tips and tricks on how to get started, stay motivated, and build consistency across all areas of fitness.  

 

The livestreams will be uploaded to youtube and I'll  post in this thread afterwards, so if you don't like FB, you can just do everything in here in the forums 

 

There will also be prizes  

 

We ask that you officially sign up here - you'll receive your main resources and facebook group invite that way, and this is how you officially sign up for the prizes.

SIGN UP HERE

 

 

[MaeradCase]

Déjà vu... Should I quote my comment in the previous iteration of this post? 😅

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

 

[Whisper]

1 hour ago, spezzy said:

The livestreams will be uploaded to youtube and I'll  post in this thread afterwards, so if you don't like FB, you can just do everything in here in the forums 

Thank you for this. Missed it the first read through and wasn't sure I would be able to take part.

 

Sounds like a good kick in the pants and out the front door!

[Heidi]

Seems like we've come a long way from the days where mini challenges were just the forum thread (with a spreadsheet if we got all fancy).

 

Not sure where to log my walk of the day, since I don't watch videos and don't have Facebook. Might be time to break out the log book from 2011 when I decided to walk to Mordor.  🙂

[Heidi]

7 hours ago, spezzy said:

I'll  post in this thread afterwards, so if you don't like FB, you can just do everything in here in the forums 

Whoops, I missed that part in the middle. 

[TiogaGirl]

 

[MaeradCase]

3 hours ago, Heidi said:

Seems like we've come a long way from the days where mini challenges were just the forum thread (with a spreadsheet if we got all fancy).

 

Not sure where to log my walk of the day, since I don't watch videos and don't have Facebook. Might be time to break out the log book from 2011 when I decided to walk to Mordor.  🙂

I'm tracking my distances by using the Google Doc provided in the Walk to Mordor post on NF: https://www.nerdfitness.com/LOTR-Challenge

[RES]

 

Not a fan of hers but to keep with the theme  

[Danoria]

I was JUST typing out in my challenge wrap up that I want to have daily activity.  Perfect timing. Thanks!

[Rhovaniel]

Let's go!! 

 

[Moira]

Every morning, these good girls (me and my dog) will be walking at least 2 miles, sometimes 3. 🦮 

[WolfDreamer]

Perfect way to recover from the 15 mile race I just finished Saturday. Looking forward to getting some mindful miles and keeping my legs fresh until I get back to running again.

 

 

[spezzy]

9 hours ago, Heidi said:

Seems like we've come a long way from the days where mini challenges were just the forum thread (with a spreadsheet if we got all fancy).

 

We really have - and complete transparency here, we're trying a lot of new things at Nerd Fitness right now. One of our big focuses is creating and providing more free content, and I've been working with leadership on different ideas of how to integrate the forums back in to everything else we're doing at NF.  So many of these challenges are super valuable, and applicable to everyone here, too, so it's silly we don't find ways to use them and integrate them already

 

We're also hoping to bring the forums in a bit more so that this community doesn't feel as if it's completely separate, and more people will start joining because they know about it again (which is a completely understandable piece of feedback we received in the survey that we are looking at ideas to remedy ) 

 

We're starting with the technology that we have available, but are 100% looking into ways to improve tech for the future.  It may be a bit clunky (where I upload things here once they're posted on FB) at first, but we'll grow up over time, too, and learn from each thing!  

 

After this one, please don't be afraid to provide feedback or suggestions on how we can do better next time, too (and what you liked about this one!). 

 

[Everstorm]

19 minutes ago, spezzy said:

how to integrate the forums back in to everything else we're doing at NF.

As an "oldtimer" on NF, I am really happy to see this.  It feels like forum participation has declined with the advent of the app and coaching.

[Scaly Freak]

We're posting  songs about walking, are we...? 

 

 

[Everstorm]

[Whisper]

So excited for this I decided to get a jump start on it today!  Been a long time since I walked out in nature, I've really missed it. 

Spoiler

 

[Scaly Freak]

Well, I have signed up for the walking challenge, but I live in the land of summer wildfires and the smoke that comes with them, and I have asthma, so my participation levels will depend a lot on the air quality on any given day.

[TiogaGirl]

Zomg whisper, your walking environment is stunning!!! 

[Everstorm]

5 minutes ago, Scaly Freak said:

Well, I have signed up for the walking challenge, but I live in the land of summer wildfires and the smoke that comes with them, and I have asthma, so my participation levels will depend a lot on the air quality on any given day.

 

Is there some indoor place you could walk safely?  Stroll the mall or something?

[Scaly Freak]

48 minutes ago, Everstorm said:

 

Is there some indoor place you could walk safely?  Stroll the mall or something?

 

Nothing at an acceptable distance, no.

 

Editing to add: I'm not going to drive for over half an hour just to get to a place where I can walk for 15-20 minutes, and then drive back home for another half hour. That's a total of an hour and a half that I can spend on something better. The fact that my driving contributes to bad air quality makes it even more counter productive.  

[Jean]

This may be what I'm needing to start focusing on useful and valuable habits once again. I don't know where this will lead but... Thanks for this!

 

 

4 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

I live in the land of summer wildfires and the smoke that comes with them

 

Well, congratulations! It looks like you've made it to Mordor already. Since you've already done the "There" part of it, I wish you a Hobbit journey and that the autumn will bring with it a "Back again" that will allow for you to enjoy the outsides again at some point. The only replacement I would see would be a treadmill at a gym but it's quite not the same experience...

[sarakingdom]

7 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

Nothing at an acceptable distance, no.

 

The rules say "take a walk", they do not say you can't do it in your own living room, if the outside gives you an asthma attack. And if you choose to walk in place in your own living room with the TV on rather than buy a treadmill, well, you are merely an advocate for the message that fitness doesn't rely on buying things, but on doing things. It is a consistency challenge. It's not about doing the optimal thing. It's about finding a way to do some version of the thing somehow.

 

Also, a lot of Star Trek can be watched this way. And speaking of walking in a virtual environment in your living room...

 

 

...you'd be in good company.

[Scaly Freak]

17 minutes ago, sarakingdom said:

The rules say "take a walk", they do not say you can't do it in your own living room, if the outside gives you an asthma attack. And if you choose to walk in place in your own living room with the TV on rather than buy a treadmill, well, you are merely an advocate for the message that fitness doesn't rely on buying things, but on doing things. It is a consistency challenge. It's not about doing the optimal thing. It's about finding a way to do some version of the thing somehow.

 

This is an excellent point. It might even be an obvious one. Thank you for pointing out the obvious.