Day 13 and 14 completed yesterday, as I was squatting and spray painting lattice for about 3 hours. Day 15 completed today, as I was reaching down, lifting heavy things (my stove wood for the winter), carrying them 10 or 15 feet and stacking to from the floor to a height of 7 and a half feet, for an hour. Half a cord an hour, with six cords to stack. “Wood warms you twice” - at least!
What the trainer types call “functional movement” exercise!
In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. Ernest Hemingway
Let us not emphasize all on which we differ but all we have in common. Let us consider not what we fear separately but what we share together. John F Kennedy
It’s organised quite regularly depending on the motivation. We would like to motivate as many people as possible and stick but it’s easier said than done. You can search challenge+month. I think we had one almost every month last year if I remember correctly.
Day 18 done! I’m splitting the lunges and crunches in sets, otherwise I lose count and it gets boring. Push-ups 8 reps, little break, and then the other 8 with my legs + body combat at the gym! I’m done for today! tomorrow’s forecast again 38C with approx 70% humidity…
As Franzi already mentioned there has been a challenge almost every month. But if you are totally motivated, you can also start your own challenge e.g. for August, and we’ll join you! Feel free!
Day 15 and 16 completed, sprinkled in with some more stacking of wood. I have maybe 30-45 minutes left on this delivery.
You do me wrong to take me out o’ th’ grave.
Thou art a soul in bliss; but I am bound
Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears
Do scald like molten lead. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
Day 19 done half… I went for a 7K walk (combined with intervals) and once I got home I was soaking wet! I did the push-ups with my feet in 2 sets, and the rest 1/2 of each… That was enough! Still happy I got my ass out there with 35C! I can’t even complain about this challenge, cause I chose it!
Did Day 4 today since I started over! I’ve been all the place each day and mostly just getting outside and giving it my best if not too hot and TIRED! I am feeling stronger though and charged up more days than usual.
Day 17 done at the gym. I did more, but not enough for me to qualify it as a second day. I am really close to getting back on track.
@Jesile - we’re going to institute the “Jenny” rule. - any challenge has to have at least one day off for every 10 on! This is brutal!
Faith, I have been a truant in the law,
And never yet could frame my will to it,
And therefore frame the law unto my will. William Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I
Day 20 done! + 7K walk. Push-ups in 2 sets with my feet, lunges normal, and the crunches I did 50 + I swapped the last 25 with a 60 secs plank to give some more variety
Day 22 done! I did a 9K walk, and in the middle of that I stopped to do the exercises out in the woods where nobody can see me, I hope… I did change some of the 100 something squats for triceps dips and abdominal exercises, otherwise it just gets never ending! Push-ups done with my feet in 2 sets, so I’m improving with that!
I’m done for today! tomorrow’s forecast again 38C with approx 70% humidity… 
+ 7K walk. Push-ups in 2 sets with my feet, lunges normal, and the crunches I did 50 + I swapped the last 25 with a 60 secs plank to give some more variety
I did change some of the 100 something squats for triceps dips and abdominal exercises, otherwise it just gets never ending! Push-ups done with my feet in 2 sets, so I’m improving with that! 