Stomping STEPcember Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPcember Challenge and Scavenger Hunt

Anything Goes August is almost over and it is time to start a new step challenge.  So here comes the STOMPING STEPCEMBER Step Challenge and Scavenger Hunt.  Yes, STOMPING because just like kids going back to school, we know it sucks that summer is over (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway), and that it sometimes helps to express your feelings with a stomp or two.

General monthly instructions are below, but we are also continuing the practice started last month of a picture scavenger hunt:  

Take your phone or other camera on your walks and look for, snap, and post three pics or more of the following: 

1 - the oldest structure in your area (of any type, oldest house, monument, school, whatever — tell us what it is and how old it is); 

2 - storm drain or manhole or other utility cover (keep your eyes pealed — there are some very artsy manholes in the world); 

3 - a wild animal.  (Going to the zoo is OK.  The animal need not be alive.  Statutes are OK.  If you use a stuffed animal, put it somewhere usual for the shot).  I found this guy in the DC hood ...

  

Although a picture of your dog/cat other pet won’t satisfy the scavenger hunt, post those anyway.  We love ‘em.                                                           

   
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

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]

15 September

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                  12/20            

Swim 2x per week                                         2/2      4/8                             

Dance 6 hours a week                                  5/6     14/24                           

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     1/1     3/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                  3/3    

[SunsetRunner]

Day 16 of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 16/30
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 7/8; 2.5/4
• By the end of the month have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6601 Day 1 -> 7014 Day 15 (Showing the average of 28 days to yesterday.) Yippee!
  
• One or more 2 km walks or longer on ten days in the month (can include running): 6/10 
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 13/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 2/3.

[Jotex]

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@GershonSurge wrote:

@Jotex

Hope the cortisone shot works again for you.

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Thanks a lot @GershonSurge. I already felt a big difference the first day. I attended a teachers’ conference and could almost run up and down stairs. Before the shot, I was slow and had to hold onto the handrail in stairwells. Coukd even finish getting in my steps and doing jumping jacks when I got home in the evening, rather than.crashing on the sofa. 

Stomping STEPcember 15

20 x 13,000 steps — 10/20

20 x 40 jumping jacks — 10//20

3 x scavenger hunt photos — 3/3

BONUS *** getting to 20,000 steps — 0

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 16

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month  -  4/10.

15,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  1/5.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach  -  0/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  13/15.

10 wall push ups on at least 15 days of the month  -  7/15.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -  2/3.

So tired at the moment.  I walked 12 kilometres this morning as part of the City to Bay fun run here in Adelaide.  I haven't done that distance since 2001 (when I did it in 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds).  Today I finished the distance in 2 hours 23 minutes 22 seconds.  Hopefully I won't be too sore tomorrow.  I want to get out and do my first beach walk for the month.  

After my week long migraine, I've revised down my goals for 10,000 steps, and also my wall push-ups.

[GershonSurge]

 

[Jotex]

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@CatLover74 wrote:

STEPtember 16

So tired at the moment.  I walked 12 kilometres this morning as part of the City to Bay fun run here in Adelaide.  I haven't done that distance since 2001 (when I did it in 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds).  Today I finished the distance in 2 hours 23 minutes 22 seconds.  Hopefully I won't be too sore tomorrow.  I want to get out and do my first beach walk for the month.  

After my week long migraine, I've revised down my goals for 10,000 steps, and also my wall push-ups.

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Way to go @CatLover74!!! 

Stomping STEPcember 16

20 x 13,000 steps — 11/20

20 x 40 jumping jacks — 11/20

3 x scavenger hunt photos — 3/3

BONUS *** getting to 20,000 steps — 0

[Baltoscott]

STEPtember 16

15K steps/day	16/30
50 Floors/day 20 times	13/20
1 pushup/day 2/30	16/30
14 non-weight gym days	10/14
9 weight-lifting days	4/9
post 3 scavenger hunt pics	3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month	8/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Sept 2 = 162.3 on TW)	-0.6

Weight down another 0.3 lbs this week.  In the right direction, but below pace to lose 2 lbs for the month.

More scavenger pics

Mount Clare Mansion is the oldest colonial structure in Baltimore.  Built in 1754. 

Mount Clare MansionMount Clare MansionWait, What? I'm not a deer, I'm not here, Just pretend you don't see me ...

[WendyB]

STEPtember 16

Steps: Goal right now is 11000 16/30 This will increase as I go
Boxing 30 days: 16/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 16/30
Weights 12 days: 5/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 16/30
250 Steps per hour 15/30

Lose 3 Pounds 1/3
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

Wow haven't posted for a few days.

Great pictures @Baltoscott That Mansion is awesome!

[SunsetRunner]

Day 17 of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 17/30
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 8/8; 3/4
• By the end of the month have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6601 Day 1 -> 7152 Day 16 (Showing the average of 28 days to yesterday.)
  
• One or more 2 km walks or longer on ten days in the month (can include running): 7/10 
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 13/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 2/3.

[GershonSurge]

I plan to reduce my mileage a bit to avoid overtraining.

@Baltoscott

Nice picture. That little deer looks like it just came into spontaneous existence like the whale in "So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish."

[lavabelle]

I will need to come back and catch up on all of your posts...such an active thread!! 🙂

September 17 Update

Steps 10k - 15/30 (down from 15k)

Hikes (3+hours) - 3/6

Weight loss 0.2/6 (sad face...was up to 5.1 lbs at one point...)

Scavenger hunt 2/3

I am hoping my gain is water from changing my workout routine...and I will recover and shed the water weight from the inflammation...just in case, I have gone back to recording my food to make sure I am staying on track ( I had not been recording since the end of August and was still losing, but now I am a bit worried...)

[WendyB]

STEPtember 17

Steps: Goal right now is 11000 17/30 This will increase as I go
Boxing 30 days: 17/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 17/30
Weights 12 days: 6/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 17/30
250 Steps per hour 16/30

Lose 3 Pounds 1/3
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

[Jotex]

Had a full day with a seminar in Bern this morning (refresher on Swiss driving rules), doing some paperwork in the afternoon, meeting friends for a quick bite to eat and then attending a 2.5 hour seminar about US taxes, financial planning and inheritance tax laws for Americans living in Switzerland. Then home again.

I’m shy 1,650 steps of meeting my goal for today, but just can’t make myself do it. Back at it tomorrow, Peeps! 

[Baltoscott]

STEPtember 17

15K steps/day	17/30
50 Floors/day 20 times	14/20
1 pushup/day 2/30	17/30
14 non-weight gym days	10/14
9 weight-lifting days	4/9
post 3 scavenger hunt pics	3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month	8/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Sept 2 = 162.3 on TW)	-0.6

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 17

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month  -  4/10.

15,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  1/5.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach  -  0/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  14/15.

10 wall push ups on at least 15 days of the month  -  8/15.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -  2/3.

[GershonSurge]

   

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 18

10,000 steps on at least 10 days of the month  -  4/10.

15,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  1/5.

4 walks along the foreshore of my local beach  -  0/4.

7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  15/15.

10 wall push ups on at least 15 days of the month  -  8/15.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -  2/3.

[SunsetRunner]

Day 18 of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 18/30
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 8/8; 3/4 (I might have made >7000 today, but I need to check if there were any phantom steps while driving and flying so I won't count them yet.)
• By the end of the month have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6601 Day 1 -> 7262
  Day 17 (Showing the average of 28 days to yesterday.)
  
• One or more 2 km walks or longer on ten days in the month (can include running): 7/10 
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 13/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 2/3.

[WendyB]

STEPtember 18

Steps: Goal right now is 11000 18/30 This will increase as I go
Boxing 30 days: 18/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 18/30
Weights 12 days: 6/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 18/30
250 Steps per hour 17/30

Lose 3 Pounds 1/3
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

@CatLover74:  That's awesome! WTG on that walk!

[Jotex]

Stomping STEPcember 18

20 x 13,000 steps — 12/20

20 x 40 jumping jacks — 12/20

3 x scavenger hunt photos — 3/3

BONUS *** getting to 20,000 steps — 0

Success this time. Whoop!