OctoberFest 2022 Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

It is the first full month of fall. The weather has been cooler for the past week or so, a real relief after all the heat in my neck of the woods; it is weird to be wearing pullovers again! But time moves quickly. The holidays and parties are just around the corner and I am already trying to be mindful of all the goodies coming my way in the next few months. Moderation. Moderation. Moderation. But for NOW, so long as I am not in the path of a hurricane, I plan to enjoy the weather and the changing seasons and get out and MOVE. 

General monthly instructions are below, including the monthly picture scavenger hunt.                                              

How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to keep track of your daily step goals for the month; though many of us track other things as well, like body weight exercises, sleep, trips to the gym, logging food, etc. This is not a competition to see who can do the most of whatever, instead it is a challenge to measure your consistency. So whether you do 1k, 5k, 10k or even 40k steps a day, this is measuring how many days out of the monthly total you can hit your goal.

Some might have a constant goal of 10k steps every single day and others might have a variable goal throughout the week, (and some might even plan days off!) for example.
Monday -> Friday = 10k steps a day
Sat & Sun = “6k steps a day,” or “not tracking”

Regardless of how you structure your daily goals, the only thing that matters for the monthly challenge is whether or not you reach what you set out to do.

Suggested Posting Format    
1) Post either your constant or variable step goal.
2) Keep track of the # of daily goals achieved out of the monthly minimum and or monthly total

Picture Scavenger Hunt

The theme this month is … seasonal changes (a tree or flower or storefront at the beginning of the month, and again at the end); Halloween decorations/costumes, trick or treaters; German OctoberFEST related.  

Halloween in Vienna - 2014

Posting

Although you certainly don’t have to post daily, you’ll likely stay closer to what you set out to do by updating the thread several times/week

Injury Notice
If you injure yourself during the month and need to scale back due to the injury, then all you have to do is adjust your goal for that period. If you normally do 10k steps a day but pull a hamstring and decide to do minimal walking (2k steps a day), then all you have to do is change your goal.

[NellyG]

26 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      20/20

15 days over 12,000                                         18/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               14/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   23/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

[Baltoscott]

All — I’ll be posting November in a day or two. Any ideas on a theme for the scavenger hunt? Usually we continue with the changing seasons theme.

[Baltoscott]

OctoberFest Day 26

16K steps/day		19/28
10 6-10 minute calisthenics workout		3/10
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 15 days or more during the month		15/15
1 pull-up (modified)		25/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		22/28
13 Dry (no alcohol) days	10/26	11/13
Beat October 2021 bike mileage (226.4 miles)		266.3
1 pushup		25/28

We are starting to get a lot of color ...

[Jotex]

Beautiful pics @Baltoscott especially the bird at the end. For next month, one idea: Noteworthy November. 🙂

[SteppingBooks]

OctoberFEST 26

17k Steps/Day Weekdays: 4/21

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 6/10

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 21/31

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 23/31

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: 1/15

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 345,898/450,000

[Carrie71]

OctoberFest Days 25, 26

Close all 5 circles	5	20
Drink 45oz water	7	20
Sept 2021 steps	238,906	324,298
Sept 2021 floors	469	383
Sept 2021 miles	104.11	146.58
Sept 2021 calories	52,661,	65,572
Scavenger Hunt pics	3	3

@Baltoscott unfortunately my husband and son are Dolphins fans!  They were pretty grumpy after that game.

[Baltoscott]

@Carrie71 — I think Miami QB Tagovailoa was out for that one, but he was back this past Sunday and won so your husband and son are probably happier now. And you can see more of the game on TV anyway, right 🙂

Thanks for the November idea, @Jotex, I liked that bluebird pic too. 

[Baltoscott]

OctoberFest Day 27

16K steps/day		20/28
10 6-10 minute calisthenics workout		4/10
15 weight-lifting days		10/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 15 days or more during the month		16/15
1 pull-up (modified)		26/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		23/28
13 Dry (no alcohol) days	10/26	11/13
Beat October 2021 bike mileage (226.4 miles)		274.6
1 pushup		26/28

[NellyG]

28 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      22/20

15 days over 12,000                                         20/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               16/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   25/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

[Vidd]

Agreed, @Jotex: fabulous autumn colours captured there, @Baltoscott.

Another idea for November - notices prohibiting anything - the funnier or weirder the better.

Here's the result of autumn rain - the Lightspout Waterfall, which I've featured before, and is just a mile and a half up the valley from home.

[NellyG]

29 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      23/20

15 days over 12,000                                         21/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               17/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   26/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

[Vidd]

OctoberFest 2022 - Day 29 report

Minimum 40000 steps each day I'm at home	29/31
20 days of meaningful gardening or DIY	24/20
Play some piano or organ every day I'm at home	28/31
Three dog walks per day, with each one at least 3 miles	29/31
280000 steps per week (my average daily requirements for the year's total are still reducing slowly!)	4/4. Week 1 315923; Week 2 312768; Week 3 308968; Week 4 309839
1.25 million steps in the month	1289899/1250000
In bed before midnight every day	29/31
3000 floors in October	2978/3000
Scavenger hunt pictures	5/3

The acer always goes this lovely colour, and then the leaves drop.  The dogwood is hanging on to its foliage for longer, but the stems are worth it for their colour alone, which I'll photograph in midwinter.

My suggestion for next month should have referred to NOvember. (There must be an autocorrect on this site.....)

[Baltoscott]

Nice waterfall @Vidd and thanks for the scavenger hunt idea for November.  Speaking of which ... NOtable NOvember is up!

So ... @NellyG @Vidd @Carrie71 @SteppingBooks @Jotex @4DB @rantenny @kaynelvb (you had a lot going on in October but November is a new month), @Heather-S (come on back) @Julia_G (it's been a long time) @alexthecat (it's been a while for you too), and ANYONE ELSE reading this, go on over to NOtable NOvember and post your goals.

[Baltoscott]

@Vidd -- Oh NO.  Good thing I can edit 🙂

Great color both top and bottom in that pic.

[Jotex]

OctoberFest 2022 — Day 26, 27, 28, 29

8,000 steps:  8/10 days

10,000 steps: 10/10 days

Calisthenics: 16/10 days

Work with Weights: 10/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 29/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3

[NellyG]

Beautiful photo @Vidd 

30 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      24/20

15 days over 12,000                                         22/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               18/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   27/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

[NellyG]

31 October

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      25/20

15 days over 12,000                                         23/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               19/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  5/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   29/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      4/3

[Jotex]

OctoberFest 2022 — Day 30

8,000 steps:  9/10 days

10,000 steps: 10/10 days

Calisthenics: 17/10 days

Work with Weights: 10/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 30/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3

Planted dahlias this year and they’re still blooming due to record breaking warm temperatures here in Switzerland.

[Baltoscott]

OctoberFest Day 31

16K steps/day		29/28
10 6-10 minute calisthenics workout		4/10
15 weight-lifting days		13/15
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6:10 hours + 15 days or more during the month		17/15
1 pull-up (modified)		30/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		27/28
13 Dry (no alcohol) days	10/31	11/13
Beat October 2021 bike mileage (226.4 miles)		315.8
1 pushup		30/28

@Jotex -- glad the dahlias are still going. We've had a lot this year too. So pretty.

Another month in the books. Pretty happy about the bike miles this month. A few more pics. The first is my wife Jane who always goes over the top for Halloween. And our local liquor store always seems to have a quip for a holiday.

Wife JaneYes -- I like puns

[Jotex]

OctoberFest 2022 — Day 31

8,000 steps:  10/10 days

10,000 steps: 10/10 days

Calisthenics: 18/10 days

Work with Weights: 10/10 days

Intermittent Fasting: 31/31 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3/3