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]

29 September

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

Swim 2x per week                                         2/2      8/8                             

Dance 6 hours a week                                  5/6     28/24                           

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     1/1     5/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                  3/3    

[SunsetRunner]

Day 29 of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 27/30 (missed out two).
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 13/8; 4/4
• By the end of the month have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6601 Day 1 -> 7004
  Day 28 (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): 10/10 
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 22/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 2/3.

Just one more goal to go 🙂

I'm wondering what will be the name of the October challenge. It's not an easy word to rhyme or match up.

[SeleneD]

September 28

• 16,0000 steps

I've posted this before, but it is really cute.

[WendyB]

STEPtember 29

Steps: Goal right now is 11000 29/30
Boxing 30 days: 29/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 29/30
Weights 12 days: 11/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 29/30
250 Steps per hour 28/30

Lose 3 Pounds 2/3

Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

Going to a Pumpkin Festival today. Never been before. Its held at the places I walk daily. Should be fun. But I will be getting steps in

[Baltoscott]

STEPtember 29

15K steps/day	29/30
50 Floors/day 20 times	20/20
1 pushup/day	29/30
14 non-weight gym days	14/14
9 weight-lifting days	8/9
post 3 scavenger hunt pics	3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month	11/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Sept 2 = 162.3 on TW)	-1.5

 50 mile bike ride today with nearly 500 floors .  (471 so far but I’ll get the badge before the end of the day).  Registration at 7 amBuddies Mike and John

[WendyB]

@BaltoscottLooks like a nice day for that ride!

Pumpkin Festival was a bust. We were in and out in about 10 minutes. Very few Vendors.

Mainly a kid thing as there were big slides and bounce houses etc.

I mainly  went to get my water bottle anyways

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 29

No change.

[Baltoscott]

@SunsetRunner @CatLover74 @WendyB @SeleneD @SunsetRunner @benvegi @Be50Gone @Ennay @Heather-S @NellyG @lavabelle

If you haven't found it yet, the OctoberFest Challenge is up.  Get your goals posted. 

[SunsetRunner]

Day 30 of thirty stomps:

• At least 5000 steps every day: 28/30 (missed out two).
• At least 7000 steps on two days each week: 14/8; 4/4
• By the end of the month have the 28-day average at 7000 steps: Average = 6601 Day 1 -> 7210
  Day 30 (Showing the average of 28 days to today so far. I won't be adding too many more steps tonight.)
  
• One or more 2 km walks or longer on ten days in the month (can include running): 11/10 
• At least 6 hours of sleep on 20 days a month: 23/20.
• 3 scavenger pics: 3/3.

The community centre is the third scavenger picture. Our town is relatively new. It was built in the late 1940s and early 1950s to house workers constructing a hydro-electric scheme. These days it is a tourist town, attracting people who like snow skiing, fishing, golf, mountain bike riding, horse riding, and the general outdoors. There are quite a few people like me who have retired here. Because of the sports (skiing, bike riding etc) it attracts doctors and teachers and has a healthy if, shall I say boutique?, retail sector and good eateries. So we're very well placed for services, unlike many other small towns.

The community centre was opened in 1951 and refurbished early this century. Clearly it was designed with function over form 😄 It is still the main venue for meetings and concerts and so on. It also houses an Op Shop (not seen in the photo. It's on the other side of the building.)

[NellyG]

30 September

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                  26/20            

Swim 2x per week                                         2/2      8/8                             

Dance 6 hours a week                                  7.5/6     30.5/24                           

One Interval walk or bike ride per week     1/1     5/4

Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures                  3/3    

[Baltoscott]

STEPtember 29

15K steps/day	30/30
50 Floors/day 20 times	20/20
1 pushup/day	30/30
14 non-weight gym days	14/14
9 weight-lifting days	9/9
post 3 scavenger hunt pics	3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month	12/12
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Sept 2 = 162.3 on TW)	-1.7

Pretty good month. 

My final weigh-in for the month took my TrendWeight down to 160.5 lbs.  I didn't quite make the 2-4lb loss range I was aiming for, but I'm not too upset by that.  Learning a lot about my body and how to manage weight without feeling hungry.  I hit my sleep and weight lifting goals today, and I'm still posting pics for the scavenger hunt.  I found two more lions in front of another pub today.

[CatLover74]

STEPtember 30

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

15,000 steps on at least 5 days of the month  -  2/5.

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

7 hours sleep on at least 15 days of the month  -  20/15.

10 wall push ups on at least 15 days of the month  -  16/15.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -  3/3.

That's Steptember done and dusted Down Under.  Not off to such a good start in October, already missing my sleep goal by a paltry 13 minutes, but hopefully the only way is up from here with the rest of my goal plan.

[WendyB]

STEPtember 30

Steps: Goal right now is 11000 0/30
Boxing 30 days: 0/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 3/30
Weights 12 days: 12/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 0/30
250 Steps per hour 0/30

Lose 3 Pounds 2/3

Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3

Didn't make the weight loss but thats ok.

New baby goats where I walk

[benvegi]

September goals

Steps 15k per day

30+ floors per day

7+ miles per day

Three or more pics of each scavanger hunt topic. 

Check in at least 2x a week.

Last but not least, lose 4 ugly pounds, now just 3 to go.

9/22 steps 19,862, 3 floors, 9.51 miles

9/23 steps 15,674, 5 floors, 7.31 miles

9/24 steps 15,357, 34 floors, 7.26 miles

9/25 steps 18,817, 6 floors, 9.09 miles

9/26 steps 21,542, 38 floors, 9.84 miles

9/27 steps 16,102, 15 floors, 7.62 miles

9/28 steps 19,748, 42 floors, 9.39 miles

9/29 steps 18,635, 45 floors, 8.68 miles

9/30 steps 20,714, 12 floors, 9.64 miles

Whew, should check in more often......... off to October! 

[SunsetRunner]

@WendyB - such cuties 🙂

[lavabelle]

September 30 Update

Steps 10k - 26/30 (down from 15k)

Hikes (3+hours) - 5/6

Weight loss 4.3/6 

Scavenger hunt 2/3

Just arriving at the beach we slept at in the rain.Beautiful Arbutus trees again...LOVE!Cloudy but beautiful!This was my home for the night, sound of a waterfall, crashing waves and rain made for a lovely sleep!!Beautiful Camping site 🙂 My Sister slept in a hammock.

I had a wonderful time on my kayaking trip! We got lots of rain so I did not take that many pictures, but it was a great time!