One Thousand Move Goals
by Volker Weber
On my 1002nd day of wearing the Apple Watch I completed my 1000 move goals. I missed it only on two days: on June 20th in 2016 I missed it by 3 calories since I did not pay attention, and then again last October when I woke up in the ICU. This may sound like a big achievement but it is kind of inevitable. Once you establish your daily routine, you just keep going. A day, a full week, a complete month. Three months later your reach 100. Complete the year to get to 365, and 500 is less than five months ahead. After that is is quite a stretch. How do you eat an elephant? In small bites. Eventually it will be gone.
What now? Just keep going. #dontbreakthechain
PS: This isn't a crazy thing that only I do. Detlev and Fridolin completed the challenge before I did. And so can you. Start today and then keep going.
Reached my 1000 Move Goal badge today.
— Detlev Poettgen (@netzgoetter) February 2, 2018
Thanks to @vowe for the motivation #dontbreakthechain pic.twitter.com/e6IWxRF8lw
Did it! #dontbreakthechain @vowe 1000-day-streak is in reach. pic.twitter.com/0xbKO2OARP
— Fridolin Koch (@fridomac) February 6, 2018
Comments
Congrats Volker! I’m currrntly in my way to 365 and see no reason to break the chain! I took a break from the AW0 after having it replaced due to the glue failing but came back with an AW3 SB SS and loving it. Haven’t missed a day since and look forward to 500 and 1000 day achievements. Thanks for the inspiration.
Congrats Volker!
Congrats, Volker! And thank you for your inspiration. I have to blame you for doing now 56 consecutive days... and I love it!
Congratulations! This is inspiring and impressive!
Since I've just ordered my second treadmill desk for the home office - wondering what you think about these to hit some walking goals while doing office work still. (Works great for me ymmv) - keywords to search: treadmill desk tr-1200 dt5
Cheers,
Daniel
I need to get outside, walk the dog, smell the air, experience the forest. When return, I am a better person, that can work faster and make up for the time that wasn't lost at all.
Respekt.
Gestartet Anfang Januar, bin ich nun auch täglich dabei ... but far behind ... anyway: getting (just a little bit) better ... rather slowly, but continuing.
Nice! I'm about to go out for my walk on day 144. We spoke last September about my struggles with the Apple Watch as I started a weight loss study at a local university hospital. My personal version of #dontbreakthechain is that since October 7, 2017, I have gone outside EVERY DAY for a walk no matter what the weather is. The study wanted us to get a minimum of 20 minutes/day of exercise but my goal started at 20-30. I've now doubled that and will also start running as soon as it warms up here a bit more.
It's easy to track my progress and requires no equipment - I simply don't skip any days no matter what, so all I have to do is count the days. This is more exercise than I have done in 20 years and is a huge win for me. I finally found the right motivation to actually step out every day - I don't want to start over at day 1. Some of my class and my wife have also adopted versions of #dontbreakthechain.
I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that last week I tried an Apple Watch again and I think this time it's going to stick, especially since I bought it locally, slightly used.
Thanks for the kick to get us healthier.