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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);
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.
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@Jotex wrote:Here's a slightly better pic of my 'wild animal' scavenger hunt photo. Rexi the Royal Python in our apple tree a couple of years ago. [photos by Peter]
Quite biblical 🙂
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STEPtember 11
Steps: Goal right now is 10000 11/30 This will increase as I go
Boxing 30 days: 11/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 11/30
Weights 12 days: 4/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 11/30
250 Steps per hour 10/30
Lose 3 Pounds .5/3
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3
@Jotex EEEK! That's one freaking big snake. But I must admit it is pretty
@Heather-SCongrats on the new Job that's awesome!
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STEPtember 11
| 15K steps/day | 11/30 |
50 Floors/day 20 times | 8/20 |
1 pushup/day 2/30 | 11/30 |
14 non-weight gym days | 6/14 |
9 weight-lifting days | 4/9 |
post 3 scavenger hunt pics | 2/3 |
Sleep 6+ hours 12 days or more during the month | 4/12 |
Weight loss of 2-4 lbs (Sept 2 = 162.3 on TW) | -0.3 |
Although I posted the squirrel taunting my cat earlier, i didn't count it as a scavenger hunt pic. But, I think I'm going to count this wild fish I saw at a middle school on my bike ride home. I guess he is a "school of fish," right?
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Didn’t make my goals yesterday (11 September — always a melancholy day since 9/11). Spent a lot of time watching online videos and talking to a friend in England about free motion quilting for my latest project, then experimented and realized I need a different pressure foot. 😐 Called and found a shop which could order it, but I’d have to pay for it first. So off I went.
Had a spontaneous offer for dinner in the restaurant at Bern’s Rose Garden. (Not enough hours in the day to get a long walk in. Will do better today.) But had a lovely time time with daughter and a friend (her mother-in-law), saw some beautiful roses, and enjoyed the view of old city Bern. The Minster Cathedral was started in the 1400’s.
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@Baltoscott wow great manhole covers. Some of those have real character!
12 September
10,000 steps a day for 20 days 9/20
Swim 2x per week 1/2 3/8
Dance 6 hours a week 2.5/6 11.5/24
One Interval walk or bike ride per week 1/1 3/4
Post 3 Scavenger Hunt Pictures 3/3
I came across these guys on my walk today
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I've been steadily getting 16,000 steps before 8 am and then getting whatever steps I get during the rest of the day.
Great pictures everyone.
@lavabelle, I hope you are feeling better soon.
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STEPtember 12
Steps: Goal right now is 11000 12/30 This will increase as I go
Boxing 30 days: 12/30
Bike 2 times 30 days: 12/30
Weights 12 days: 5/30
Wall Push ups 30 days: 12/30
250 Steps per hour 11/30
Lose 3 Pounds .5/3
Post Scavenger hunt photos 3/3
@Baltoscott: Cool fish!
@Jotex: Love all the photos. Roses were beautiful!
@NellyG: Love those birds!
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Hope your toe feels better soon. Many problems in the forward part of the foot can be traced to a toebox that is too narrow. Consider buying a shoe with a wider toe box. Nike has some good models as do New Balance and Asics.
It helps to keep a running journal with a minimum of logging the onset of even the most minor injuries. You can get all the other data from Fitbit. I've found I need to limit my Fitbit miles from all sources to about 65 a week to keep my right knee from hurting too badly. Slowing down helps, too. If you like faster runs, try to limit them to one or two a week and reduce weekly mileage.
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