Stomping STEPtember 2021 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Wow, 2021 is moving fast! Here comes autumn — back to school for the kids and teachers, a shift from hot to cooler temperature, and falling leaves and changing colors outside. Of course, it is just the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere -- cooler to warmer weather.  Either way, it is a great time to get outside, stomp around, get your steps and avoid the virus! 

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 photo theme this month is Stair Steps (It is Stomping STEPtember, after all).

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.

[Baltoscott]

My goals for Stomping STEPtember.

18K steps/day (+1K over August daily goal)		/25
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		/30
15 weight-lifting days (body weight routines count this month)		/15
post 3 scavenger pics		/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		/20
1 pull-up		/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		/30
Lose 2 lbs. Start 162.6 lbs (August 31)	8/31	162.6
15 Dry (no alcohol) days		/15

In honor of Stomping STEPtember, I'm upping my daily step goal by 1K.  Three or four dry days a week has been a pattern for me for the past few years (other than vacation periods), but sometimes I slip when unanticipated events come up. Empty calories! That seems to happen more as holidays approach so I'm adding that as a monthly goal to the chart to encourage myself to swap out dry days if I break the pattern to enjoy a get together.  We'll see how that goes.

[SteppingBooks]

@Baltoscott  Thank you!  It really dawned on me earlier: tomorrow is September

August didn't go how I was hoping between the transition back to in-person full time, and all the unusual heat/humidity.  Now that I have a month of this under my belt, I'm hopefully going to get back into a bit more of a groove (we'll see).  Instead of losing weight, I gained 0.8.  I need to make progress before October or I get medication (yuck).  I will have to try to get some stair photos this time.  Should be easier.  I have to climb 2 flights just to get to my office.  😂

Stomping STEPtember

13K Steps/Day: --/30

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: --/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): --/30

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: --/16

Squats 30/day: --/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: --/430,000

[stoughjr]

GOALS:
10-12,000 steps per day:
3 sets of 5 exercises every other day:
Log weight weekly:
1 hr of exercise each day:
6.5 hr sleep each day:
Log meals daily:
3 pictures: Stairs

[CatLover74]

Here we go again.  A new season, and a new opportunity to improve myself.

Stomping STEPtember

11,000 steps a day  -  -/30.

Eat 1 piece of fruit a day  -  -/30.

10 wall presses on 15 days of the month  -  /-15.

Scavenger hunt pictures  -/3.

6.5 hours sleep a night  -  -/30.

2 gym visits a week  -  -/2, -/4.

[NellyG]

September! And I am starting to see that spring is actually on its way. The weather is still miserable and wet and windy most days but not quite so raw and cold. Thank goodness!

Goals for this month

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

15 days over 12,000                                         -/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               -/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

Physio exercises 20 days                                -/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[PureEvil]

Goals for...

Stomping STEPtember (2021) goals:

10k steps per day	0	/30
13,699 steps per day	0	/19
17k steps per day	0	/11
Activities	0	/15
Photo Scavenger Hunt	0	/3
Full 'Reminders to Move' Days	0	/11
Finish challenges	0	/9
Update post	0	/7

[Jotex]

@Baltoscott  — many thanks for setting up this month’s challenge. Stairs should be easy for me to find and snap a shot of. 

Stomping STEPtember 2021 GOALS

8,000+ steps:   5 days

10,000+ steps:  10 days

12,000+ steps: 10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 20 days

Lose weight (starting 65): 2 kilos

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 10 days

Scavenger hunt: 3 pics

[NellyG]

1 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      1/20

15 days over 12,000                                         1/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               -/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

Physio exercises 20 days                                1/20

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[Jotex]

Stomping STEPtember 2021 — Day 1

8,000+ steps:   1/5 days

10,000+ steps:  0/10 days

12,000+ steps: 0/10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 1/20 days

Lose weight (starting 65): 0/2 kilos

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 1/10 days

Scavenger hunt: 0/3 pics

[Starchild68]

Thanks for creating this challenge again. I just didn’t get my act together for August! I had too many unplanned events, some friends visiting from out of town and some sweltering weather. I’m ready to get back to a more regular schedule of workouts and walks (and sleep!) now that fall is nearly here.  I really want to focus on winding down earlier, working on the sleep goal. I think a lot of things will go better if I get better sleep. Fitbit seems to think I don't get much deep sleep.  

Stomping STEPtember (2021) goals:
8,000 steps: 5 days
10,500 steps: 20 days
12,000 steps: 5 days
weight training: 8 days
6 hours sleep: 22 days  
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPtember Day 1

18K steps/day (+1K over August daily goal)		1/25
1 pushup + shoulder extension /day		1/30
15 weight-lifting days (body weight routines count this month)		1/15
post 3 scavenger pics		/3
Sleep 6:15 hours + 20 days or more during the month		1/20
1 pull-up		1/30
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 25 days		1/30
Lose 2 lbs. Start 162.6 lbs (August 31)	8/31	162.6
15 Dry (no alcohol) days		/15

Despite the rain and wind from former hurricane Ida, day one is in the bank.  Yay you @SteppingBooks for taking the stairs at work!

[NellyG]

2 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      2/20

15 days over 12,000                                         2/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               1/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

Physio exercises 20 days                                2/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   1/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[SteppingBooks]

Stomping STEPtember 1

13K Steps/Day: 01/30

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 01/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 01/30

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: --/16

Squats 30/day: --/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 13,095/430,000

@Baltoscott  I wish I could say the primary reason I take stairs is for my health.  The reality is I've been stuck in too many elevators, particularly on campus.  At one point with the building's construction plan, we had zero stairs we could use (there are three in our building), and their response was "just take the elevator".  I had some very choice words for them about that phrase.  We at least got one stairwell approved for use.

[Starchild68]

Stomping STEPtember (2021) Day 1:
>8,000 steps: -/5 days
>10,500 steps: -/20 days
>12,000 steps: 1/5 days
weight training: 1/8 days
6 hours sleep: 1/22 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: -/3

[Jotex]

Stomping STEPtember 2021 — Day 2

8,000+ steps:   1/5 days

10,000+ steps:  0/10 days

12,000+ steps: 1/10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 2/20 days

Lose weight (starting 65): 0/2 kilos

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 2/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 1/10 days

Scavenger hunt: 0/3 pics

[NellyG]

3 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      3/20

15 days over 12,000                                         3/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               1/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

Physio exercises 20 days                                3/20

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   2/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[SteppingBooks]

Stomping STEPtember 2

13K Steps/Day: 02/30

750+ Calorie Deficient/Day: 02/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 02/30

Weights 2x/week: --/8

Stretch 4x/week: --/16

Squats 30/day: 01/13

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 32,547/430,000

I almost forgot Monday is a holiday.  Woohoo!  3-day weekend!😎

[Jotex]

Stomping STEPtember 2021 — Day 3

8,000+ steps:   2/5 days

10,000+ steps:  0/10 days

12,000+ steps: 1/10 days

Bellicon (15-min program): 2/20 days

Lose weight (starting 65): 0/2 kilos

Eat 1 piece of fruit: 3/20 days

Blue (no alcohol) days: 1/10 days

Scavenger hunt: 0/3 pics

[alexthecat]

I can't believe it's September already! How did this happen? 😳 

September

8,000+ steps: -/6 days

10,000+ steps: -/24 days

Weights: -/8 days

Running: -/10

Biking: -/10