Stomping STEPtember 2022 — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Fall arrives this month — the start of falling leaves and 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 -- of course (It is Stomping STEPtember, after all). 

Well how about that?Watch your STEP

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.

[NellyG]

Thanks @Baltoscott 

My goals for Steptember

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           

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      -/3

[SteppingBooks]

STOMPing September

17k Steps/Day Weekdays: --/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: --/30

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

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: --/15

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: ---/450,000

[Vidd]

STOMPing STEPtember

Minimum 40000 steps each day I'm at home /30

20 days of meaningful gardening or DIY /20

Play some piano or organ every day I'm at home /30

Three dog walks per day, with each one at least 3 miles /30

290000 steps per week (my average daily requirements for the year's total are reducing slowly!) /4

1.25 million steps in the month

Maybe some more...... 

[4DB]

Thank you @Baltoscott for creating these challenges and scavenger hunts.  Helps me be accountable 🙂

Stomping STEPtember

Steps for the month of September=   12,000/day or TOTAL for the month 360,000

Biking Kilometers for the month of September =  /15 Kilometers 

Pounds to loose =  /5 lbs  

Workouts=   /12 (at the gym incorporating weights or in a fitness class as long as I get to the gym-Aiming for 3x week)

Scavenger Hunt pictures =  /3  

Read 1 book=  /1 

Have a fantastic day!!

[Carrie71]

Stomping STEPtember Goals

Close all 5 circles		/20
Drink 64oz water		/20
Sept 2021 steps		/327,767
Sept 2021 floors		/466
Sept 2021 miles		/147.98
Sept 2021 calories		/65,466
Some kind of strength training with weights		/20
Scavenger Hunt pics		/3

[PolarBear200]

First Challenge and here goes:

6000 daily goal = /30

7000 = 25

8000 = 10

10000+ = 5

[Baltoscott]

Welcome to another month. This keeps me accountable too @4DB Helps build good habits! And welcome to your first challenge @PolarBear200.!  Lots of good goals across this diverse group ... here are mine.

STOMPING STEPtember Goals

17K steps/day (up 1K/day)		__/28
10 6-10 minute calisthenics workout		__/10
15 weight-lifting days		__/15
post 3 scavenger pics		__/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		__/15
1 pull-up		__/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		__/28
13 Dry (no alcohol) days		__/13
Beat September 2021 bike mileage (304 miles)
1 pushup		__/28

[4DB]

@PolarBear200you got this!! Have fun!

[SteppingBooks]

STOMPing September 1

17k Steps/Day Weekdays: 01/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: -/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: --/30

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

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: --/15

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 21,555/450,000

[NellyG]

2 September

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

15 days over 12,000                                         1/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               1/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

 Part of the trail I walked today

[Carrie71]

Stomping STEPtember Day 1

Close all 5 circles	0	/20
Drink 64oz water	0	/20
Sept 2021 steps	7139	/327,767
Sept 2021 floors	3	/466
Sept 2021 miles	3.2	/147.98
Sept 2021 calories	1854	/65,466
Some kind of strength training with weights	0	/20
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	/3

[Vidd]

Walter posing in front of the steps leading up from the Light Spout.

Quite tough to climb, but even worse coming down!

[NellyG]

3 September

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

15 days over 12,000                                         1/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               1/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  -/3           

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3

[Heather-S]

Thanks @Baltoscott! I'm going to try to participate this month. I always fail at these. 😂  This month might be tough toward the end, as I have a work trip coming up that will involve a lot of driving, but hopefully the hotel they put me up in will have a treadmill I can use for walks before and after work.

As of September 2nd:

Total of 500K Steps for September: 35,347/500,000

20 Days Over 15,000 Steps: 2/20

4 Days Over 20,000 Steps: 1/20

1 Day Over 30,000 Steps: 0/20

500 Floors: 81/500 

I'm including floors because my Fitbit doesn't over count them and I've been taking long walks up and down some hills in my neighborhood so I can get more floors. I don't have many floor badges since I've always lived in flat areas. My next lifetime floor badge is the 14,000 floors and I'm almost at 13,000. I'm hoping I can get the next badge before the end of the year.

[Vidd]

Good luck with the challenge, @Heather-S!. Maybe the hotel will have lots of floors - don't use the lift!!

[Heather-S]

Update through September 3rd:

Total of 500K Steps for September: 52,906/500,000

20 Days Over 15,000 Steps: 3/20

4 Days Over 20,000 Steps: 1/20

1 Day Over 30,000 Steps: 0/20

500 Floors: 114/500 

@Vidd That's a great idea, thanks! 🙂

[Vidd]

STOMPing STEPtember Update September 4th

Minimum 40000 steps each day I'm at home /30	4/30
20 days of meaningful gardening or DIY /20	2/20
Play some piano or organ every day I'm at home /30	4/30
Three dog walks per day, with each one at least 3 miles /30	4/30
290000 steps per week (my average daily requirements for the year's total are reducing slowly!) /4	Ongoing
1.25 million steps in the month	185437/1250000
In bed before midnight every day	4/30
Scavenger hunt pictures	1/3

...and thanks again, @Baltoscott, for setting another challenge and for your great photos.

[Heather-S]

Update through September 4th:

Total of 500K Steps for September: 69,999/500,000

20 Days Over 15,000 Steps: 4/20

4 Days Over 20,000 Steps: 1/4

1 Day Over 30,000 Steps: 0/1

500 Floors: 163/500 

[NellyG]

5 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                      5/20

15 days over 12,000                                         2/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                               2/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  1/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   4/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      1/3