LEVEL UP!: Strength

Strength

Strength, or STR, is the most straight-forward of the skills.  It means your physical strength.  In game, it determines how hard you can hit someone with a melee (non-ranged) attack, how much you can lift and carry, etc.  It's the Mr. Obvious of all the skills.

For Level Up!, I've determined that STR is going to apply to one's physical fitness.  Any cardiovascular or strength-based exercise would belong here.  Workouts that focus on flexibility and/or precision/grace, such as yoga or dance, will be addressed when we discuss DEX.

If you're lazy and unfit like me, this category is easy to fill up with goals such as "run a mile without stopping," or "do twenty push-up."  If you're already a fitness guru and can push out a 5K like the rest of us push out a Netflix marathon, you can put some more creative, adventurous goals like rock-climbing or doing the Warrior Dash.

I have listed some different options to help you make your list below:

♦ Participate in a marathon or physical competition.
♦ Do a physical feat (x number of push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups).
♦ Be able to lift a goal weight.
♦ Run a mile without stopping.
♦ Run/walk/bike/etc a goal amount of miles (100?  1000?).
♦ Complete a fitness challenge or program, like P90X, Insanity, 200 Squats Challenge, etc..