Free Printable 30-Day Challenge Template + 70 Ideas

30-day challenges are one of the best ways to get you motivated and consistent when trying to start a new habit or add a little something extra to your life. To help you stay on track, I have created 2 free printable 30-day challenge trackers for you and also put together a huge list of 30 day challenge ideas to help get you inspired!

Free Printable 30-Day Challenge Template

Firstly, you can download your free printable 30-day challenge tracker printables from my free printable resource library. In here you will also find some pre-made 30-day challenges, such as a no-spend challenge, a 30-day declutter challenge and much more.

There are 2 different styles of 30-day challenge templates.

One is a 30-day challenge calendar-style template that has space for to add specific tasks or goals to each day of the challenge. This one is perfect if each day of your challenge looks a little different, like increasing the number of push-ups you want to do or cleaning a certain area of your home.

The other template is a basic 30-day challenge tracker printable with 30 circles to mark off as you complete each task. This one is perfect if your challenge is simply about consistent action, such as journaling daily or going for a daily walk. This one is a lot more like a daily habit tracker.

Tips For Doing A 30-Day Challenge

A 30-day challenge can be fantastic motivation if you’re trying to build a new habit into your routine or go all in on something for a month. Some challenges are just for fun too, which means adding more joy into your life!

And while the list below might have you eager to try and stack as many different challenges into one month as you can manage, that’s typically a recipe for disaster!

Instead, choose a challenge that you know will fit within your current lifestyle and one that you do have the time and motivation for. Don’t just choose one because it might be a good idea. If you’re not committed, the challenge will be a flop right from the start.

And as far stacking different habits or challenges, you will usually have better success with a single new habit formation than you will with many so I wouldn’t recommend doing more than 2 or 3 max at a time.

Ideally, choose just one and go all in on that for 30 days and choose another the next month and so on. There’s enough inspiration below to fill a full 12 months… for several years!

Ideas For 30-Day Challenges

Now that you’ve got your free trackers, unless you’ve got a clear idea in mind of what you’re planning to track, you might find some perfect ideas below. These 30-day challenge ideas include everything from improving your home, to improving your life or health, saving money and even adding some extra creativity into your life!

Here is the list of 30-day challenge ideas:

Personal Development Challenges

1. Read for 15 minutes a day.
2. Write in a journal daily.
3. Practice daily gratitude.
4. Complete a morning routine each day.
5. Meditate for 10 minutes each day.
6. Learn a new word daily.
7. Practice daily self-care.
8. Give your life a glow-up.
9. Do something that makes you feel more confident each day.
10. Do a self-love challenge.
11. Take a photo each day.

Health and Fitness Challenges

1. Walk 10,000 steps daily.
2. Do 30 push-ups a day.
3. Drink 8 glasses of water each day.
4. Follow a daily yoga routine.
5. Eat a salad every day.
6. Cook a healthy meal each day.
7. Run or jog for 20 minutes daily.
8. Go sugar-free.
9. Stretch every morning and evening.
10. Engage in different wellness activities each day.

Creativity and Skill-Building Challenges

1. Draw or paint something every day.
2. Practice an instrument daily.
3. Practice a new language for 15 minutes daily.
4. Write daily (creative writing, journaling, or even book writing)
5. Knit or crochet a row of a project daily.
6. Draw something each day – this is a fun one to do with your kids and you can find 100 drawing prompts here.
7. Try a new recipe every day.
8. Build something with LEGO bricks daily.
9. Write a poem each day.
10. Work on a puzzle daily.

Financial Challenges

1. Save $5 a day.
2. Take your lunch to work.
3. Create a budget and stick to it.
4. Refrain from eating out.
5. No-spend challenge (no unnecessary purchases).
6. Create a new product for your side hustle or business each day.
7. List one unused item to sell a day.
8. Do a 1-month savings challenge like $500 in 30 days.
9. Invest spare change.
10. Don’t buy coffee.

Home and Organisation Challenges

1. Declutter one area of your home daily.
2. Do a small home improvement task each day.
3. Try a 30-day deep clean challenge.
4. Create a meal plan weekly and stick to it.
5. Donate one unused item a day.
6. Set a cleaning schedule and follow it.
7. Daily 5-minute tidy up.
8. Clean your kitchen before bed.
9. Do a big cook-up each day so you can load your freezer with meals.
10. Plan your day the night before.

Mental Well-being Challenges

1. Practice affirmations daily.
2. Spend 30 minutes in nature each day.
3. Unplug from technology for an hour daily.
4. Listen to a podcast or audiobook daily.
5. Practice deep breathing exercises.
6. Write down one positive thing that happened each day.
7. Disconnect from work after hours.
8. Do a 30-day happiness challenge.
9. Do a digital detox.
10. Take a daily nap or rest period.

Social and Relationship Challenges

1. Call or video chat with a friend daily.
2. Write and send a letter or postcard each day.
3. Plan a family activity every day.
4. Do a random act of kindness daily.
5. Spend 30 minutes of quality time with a loved one daily.
6. Compliment someone each day.
7. Reconnect with an old friend.
8. Do a 30-day relationship challenge to rekindle your spark.
9. Hug your partner each day.
10. Add some spice with a 30-day intimacy challenge.

You’re sure to find a few monthly challenge ideas to get you inspired and keep up the momentum! I love a 30-day challenge to keep me motivated. There’s something fun about ‘gamifying’ life sometimes and trying to beat your own perfect record. And even if you don’t get the full 30 days in a row, at least you got closer than you might have otherwise, so that’s still worth celebrating!