While I've had a Fitbit since April or so, I hadn't participated in any sort of Challenge until two weeks ago because I didn't know any friends who also had a Fitbit. Then my roommate got one and we learned a mutual friend of ours also had one. Our mutual friend invited us to a "Work Week Hustle" where you compete to have the most steps Mon-Fri. I didn't do so well last week because I was on a difficult and long work week.
However, this past "work week" I totally won! Not only that, but I almost got 10,000 steps every day! My step totals were 10,629; 10,708; 12,936; 6,552; and 11,972! I'm so proud of myself! Granted, two of those days were achieved through basic things like hula-hooping for 2hrs or bouncing on a medicine ball to work on my core, but it's still something. None of it was intense, hard workouts but something is better than nothing. It got me going which is all that matters.
It's my goal to reach at least 10,000 every day (with the exception of Sundays on my work week). That means I'm out and about, and once I've gotten in the habit then I can work my way up to strenuous exercises instead of simple walks and the like.
While I don't consider myself a competitive person, participating in Challenges like this with other people makes me accountable. If I'm aware that others will see my step count it motivates me to not skimp. "Beating" others isn't my goal, but in a small way it's an even greater sense of accomplishment. I'm excited to see how this next week turns out!
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