Stomping STEPtember 2020 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Fall arrives this month — the start of falling leaves cooler temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere (soon I hope - very hot now!), and new green warmth in the Southern.  It is a great time to get outside, stomp around, and get your steps

How It Works

The primary purpose of these monthly challenges is to encourage you to set and hit 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 — 3 pictures

The theme this month is STEPS (It is Stomping STEPtember, after all).

Pimlico RacetrackSome steps you can hang from ...

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.

[AmandaGeorge]

Day 18 of STEPtember:

10k steps once a week 3/4

7k steps every day 15/30

150 sit-ups every day 18/30

100 leg raises every day 18/30

10 squats a day 18/30

10 seconds of front planks a day 18/30

10 seconds of left side planks a day 18/30

10 seconds of right side planks a day 18/30

I didn't manage the 7k steps *again* yesterday!  Only just made it to 6,500 by the time I crawled into bed  😞

[NellyG]

19 September

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      16/20

20 days over 12,000                                         12/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               11/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            13/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    16/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       many/3

[AmandaGeorge]

Day 19 of STEPtember:

10k steps once a week 3/4

7k steps every day 16/30

150 sit-ups every day 19/30

100 leg raises every day 19/30

10 squats a day 18/30

10 seconds of front planks a day 19/30

10 seconds of left side planks a day 19/30

10 seconds of right side planks a day 19/30

I forgot to do my squats yesterday - oops!

[Baltoscott]

Day 20

15K steps/day		20/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		20/30
16 weight-lifting days		11/16
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes +19 days or more during the month		14/19
1 pull-up		20/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		20/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 163.9 lbs	9/13	163.7

Out on bike/hike trail on the west side of Baltimore yesterday and got another scavenger hunt pic, plus a waterwheel and a couple of deer pics.

Waterwheelclose enough to use a phone camera

[AmandaGeorge]

Day 20 of STEPtember:

10k steps once a week 3/4

7k steps every day 17/30

150 sit-ups every day 20/30

100 leg raises every day 20/30

10 squats a day 19/30

10 seconds of front planks a day 20/30

10 seconds of left side planks a day 20/30

10 seconds of right side planks a day 20/30

[SteppingBooks]

Stomping STEPtember 18:

12K Steps/Day:  08/20

500 Cal/Day:  18/25

20 Squats/Day: 10/20

IF (16:8) 25/Month: 15/25

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 1/8

Drop 3 pounds: -/3

Obtain Water Goal: --/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

[stoughjr]

Week 3 Update:

12,000 steps per day    21/21

3 sets of 5 exercises every other day    11/11
Lose 1.5 lb/week    2/3
1 hr of exercise each day    21/21
6.5 hr sleep each day    16/21
Lose 1 inch off waist    0
Log meals & water daily    21/21
3 pictures    2/3

[Baltoscott]

Day 21

15K steps/day		21/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		21/30
16 weight-lifting days		11/16
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6 hours, 10 minutes +19 days or more during the month		16/19
1 pull-up		21/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		21/25
Lose 2 lbs. Start 163.9 lbs	9/20	163.8

[AmandaGeorge]

Day 21 of STEPtember:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps every day 18/30

150 sit-ups every day 21/30

100 leg raises every day 21/30

10 squats a day 20/30

10 seconds of front planks a day 21/30

10 seconds of left side planks a day 21/30

10 seconds of right side planks a day 21/30

[NellyG]

22 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      17/20

20 days over 12,000                                         12/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               11/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            15/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)    18/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       many/3

[SteppingBooks]

Stomping STEPtember 21:

12K Steps/Day:  08/20

500 Cal/Day:  19/25

20 Squats/Day: 11/20

IF (16:8) 25/Month: 16/25

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 2/8

Drop 3 pounds: -/3

Obtain Water Goal: --/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

I think I'm going to adjust some of these goals for October now that my tracker is showing higher calories burned, and I am not meeting my water goal at all 😥  I think it's the cold weather that has significantly disrupted the water intake.   Whoops 😞 I'll get better about it (Hopefully)

[AmandaGeorge]

You're not alone with the water intake issue, @SteppingBooks .

I used to have the same problem with my water goal when I first got my Inspire 12 months ago, but what worked for me was to invest in a 500ml mug and a 1.5 litre bottle of water that I refill every morning, I then challenge myself to have at least one hot drink (using the mug) a day and work my way through the water bottle too.  I use squash to give the water a bit of flavour and getting through 4 hot drinks a day is 2 litres, even though it doesn't feel like it, and it's only 2.30pm but I've already downed my 2 litres.  If you're more of a fizzy drinks kinda person, get yourself 2 litre bottles of those to challenge yourself to drain every day too.

It takes a while to get the hang of and into the habit, but my body is always hydrated now that I've found what works for me!

[Jotex]

Stomping STEPtember — Day 21

6,000+ steps:8/10 days

8,000+ steps:2/10 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:8/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

Got stitches out on right knee yesterday and scheduled left one for surgery on Friday. 

[AmandaGeorge]

Day 22 of STEPtember:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps every day 19/30

150 sit-ups every day 22/30

100 leg raises every day 22/30

10 squats a day 21/30

10 seconds of front planks a day 22/30

10 seconds of left side planks a day 22/30

10 seconds of right side planks a day 22/30

[NellyG]

23 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      18/20

20 days over 12,000                                         14/20                

12 days over 15,000 steps                               12/12

3 day over 20,000 steps                                     4/3           

10 lunges a day for 20 days                            16/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                       many/3

[SteppingBooks]

Stomping STEPtember 22:

12K Steps/Day:  08/20

500 Cal/Day:  20/25

20 Squats/Day: 12/20

IF (16:8) 25/Month: 17/25

Yoga 1x/week: 1/4

Weights/Toning 2x/week: 2/8

Drop 3 pounds: -/3

Obtain Water Goal: --/20

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

@AmandaGeorge  I actually can't handle fizzy drinks (makes my eyes water terribly), but I may switch to luke-warm/hot drinks as the temperature drops!  I did better when I was in-office because I would just carry my water bottle everywhere and even while in meetings, I'd drink from it.  I have a larger water bottle to use.  I may have to just set reminders.  I get so focused in some of the work, and then it's like, "oh, this is cold, I don't want cold".  😥  I was experimenting in March with mixing some hot water and cold water from the water dispenser at work to kind of take the edge off the coldness.  I probably will need to do that again.

[AmandaGeorge]

My hubby is the same with hot drinks going cold @SteppingBooks  - he frequently gets half way down his tea or coffee then forgets it's there and won't drink it when it's cold. 

How about investing in a flask and filling it with your drink of choice first thing in the morning and then drinking it throughout the morning so that it doesn't go cold, then refil it at lunchtime?  Are there any flavour things you can add to your warm water to increase the flavour to hopefully encourage you to drink it while it's still warm, like warm fruit squash or something like that?  I don't know what's available in your country 'cos I've never left the UK in my life, but are there any powders you can get to add to your water or anything like that? 

If you've got a mobile phone, maybe set a reminder on there to drink 250ml an hour, every hour you're awake?

[Jotex]

Stomping STEPtember — Day 23

6,000+ steps:8/10 days

8,000+ steps:3/10 days

Eat 1 piece of fruit:9/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[PureEvil]

Stomping STEPtember 2020

10k steps per day: 23/30

13,699 steps per day: 17/21

17k steps per day: 14/15

Activities: 5/8

Photo Scavenger Hut: 1/3

Full 'Reminders to Move' Days: 7/10

This is a picture from last week...  When we were suffering from the smoke:

[AmandaGeorge]

Day 23 of STEPtember:

10k steps once a week 4/4

7k steps every day 20/30

150 sit-ups every day 23/30

100 leg raises every day 23/30

10 squats a day 22/30

10 seconds of front planks a day 23/30

10 seconds of left side planks a day 23/30

10 seconds of right side planks a day 23/30