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.

[SteppingBooks]

STOMPing September 15

17k Steps/Day Weekdays: 3/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 4/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 11/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 15/30

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: -/15

Squats 30/day: --/15

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 216,149/450,000

[Carrie71]

Stomping Stepember Day 14

Close all 5 circles	6	20
Drink 64oz water	2	20
Sept 2021 steps	152,840	327,767
Sept 2021 floors	367	466
Sept 2021 miles	69.11	147.98
Sept 2021 calories	31,841	65,466
Strength training	2	20
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	3

Beautiful bird bath @NellyG !

[NellyG]

Thanks @Carrie71 

17 September 

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

15 days over 12,000                                         12/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                                8/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  3/3           

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      6/3

[NellyG]

18 September

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

15 days over 12,000                                         12/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                                8/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  3/3           

20 exercise sessions (swim, bike, vigorous walk, dance)   17/20

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      6/3

[9v9z9f]

I need to take 22,222 steps in a day to get the Kevin badge , but I don't do enough steps in a day to reach that number. Any suggestion to do it but without getting tired doing it?

[kaynelvb]

I know it is half way through the month, but I will try it anyway.  I want to walk over 10,000 steps at least 3 days per week, and go to the gym for at least 3 days as well.  I also NEED to stay under my personal calorie goal of 1,400 per day.  This last is usually the hardest for me, and I end up cheating, excessively.  

So, in a nutshell - walk over 10,000 steps at least, 3 days per week, go to the gym 3 days per week, and stay under my calorie goal of 1,4000.  I'll see how I did this week next Sunday!

[Vidd]

@9v9z9f,  22222 steps is about 10 miles, so unless you are super-fit, then it's quite likely that walking or running that distance will make you tired for a bit.  Nothing wrong with that!

I'd suggest that you break it up into parcels, unless you want to do the whole lot in one go.  If you walk at a brisk pace, then it's about three hours' walking.  I'd further suggest that you get some of it done before breakfast - it tastes really good after early morning exercise!

Best of luck with this, and let us know how you get on.

[9v9z9f]

Thanks for the advice, I will try to do that.

[Carrie71]

Stomping Stepember Days 15, 16, 17 and 18

Close all 5 circles	6	20
Drink 64oz water	2	20
Sept 2021 steps	181,882	327,767
Sept 2021 floors	399	466
Sept 2021 miles	82.11	147.98
Sept 2021 calories	40,069	65,466
Strength training	2	20
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	3

Cooler weather is here!  Went for a bike ride yesterday:

11.5 miles in 59 minutes - 11.5 average mph and burned 553 calories.  Felt like I should have burned 5,000 calories!!!

[Heather-S]

Update through September 18th:

Total of 500K Steps for September: 314,411 // 500,000

20 Days Over 15,000 Steps: 17 // 20

4 Days Over 20,000 Steps: 2 // 4

1 Day Over 30,000 Steps: 1 // 1

500 Floors: 504 // 500 

On Saturday, I drove two hours to see my granny and then had to drive two hours back. I spent most of the day in the car, so this past Saturday has been my only day with less than 15K steps so far this month. This week I'll be traveling to Texas for work and I'm not sure how it'll go for steps. I'm going to shoot for 20K steps today in order to give me a little buffer for my traveling this week. Hoping I have time to make use of the gym at my hotel for some pre or post-work walks on the treadmill.

[Heather-S]

@9v9z9f When I have a large step goal I want to hit, I find it useful to break that down into how many steps I need per hour to obtain the goal. So if you want to hit 22,222 steps by 6pm and you wake up at 6am, you have 12 hours to complete the goal. That means you need about 1,850 steps per hour. That doesn't sound so bad when you look at it that way.

[SteppingBooks]

STOMPing September 16 - 18

17k Steps/Day Weekdays: 3/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 5/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 14/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 18/30

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 1/15

Squats 30/day: --/15

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 250,211/450,000

[Baltoscott]

Haven't posted in a while.  Last week was a busy work week, as is this one, and in between I had a long weekend with friends in Delaware along with a Bikes and Beer ride. So it is time to check in.

STOMPING STEPtember Day 19

17K steps/day (up 1K/day)		14/28
10 6-10 minute calisthenics workout		3/10
15 weight-lifting days		7/15
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		11/15
1 pull-up		18/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		19/28
13 Dry (no alcohol) days	9/19	7/13
Beat September 2021 bike mileage (304 miles)	9/19	236.8
1 pushup		18/28

I love your steps @Vidd!

No step pics for me this time, but I do have a few from the Bike and Beers ride.  

Biggest bird shot I've gotten this year

[NellyG]

20 September

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

15 days over 12,000                                         13/15                

10 days over 15,000 steps                                9/10

3 days over 20,000 steps                                  4/3           

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

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                      6/3

No step photos for me either, but here's my next bird bath for a friend who loved my first!

 

[SteppingBooks]

STOMPing September 19

17k Steps/Day Weekdays: 4/22

9.5K Steps/Day Weekends: 5/8

2000 Calorie Limit/Day: 15/30

IF Daily (12 hr weekday/16:8 weekend): 19/30

Weights 2x/week: -/8

Stretch 4x/week: 1/15

Squats 30/day: --/15

Lose 3 pounds: --/3

Photo Scavenger Hunt: -/3

Total Steps: 267,686/450,000

[rantenny]

Update through September 20th:

Total of 500K Steps for September: 337,907/500,000

20 Days Over 15,000 Steps: 14/20

4 Days Over 20,000 Steps: 2/4

1 Day Over 30,000 Steps: 0/1

500 Floors: 370/500

[Carrie71]

Stomping Stepember Day 19

Close all 5 circles	6	20
Drink 64oz water	2	20
Sept 2021 steps	189,303	327,767
Sept 2021 floors	411	466
Sept 2021 miles	85.53	147.98
Sept 2021 calories	41,888	65,466
Strength training	2	20
Scavenger Hunt pics	0	3

[Vidd]

Walter contemplating descent in Ashes Hollow, as well as calculating whether it's a good place to let go of a tennis ball.

[Vidd]

@NellyG That's another great bird-bath!

[Baltoscott]

STOMPING STEPtember Day 20

17K steps/day (up 1K/day)		15/28
10 6-10 minute calisthenics workout		3/10
15 weight-lifting days		4/15
post 3 scavenger pics		2/3
Sleep 6:05 hours + 15 days or more during the month		12/15
1 pull-up		19/28
Unicycle: 15 mins/day for 28 days		20/28
13 Dry (no alcohol) days	9/19	7/13
Beat September 2021 bike mileage (304 miles)	9/20	245
1 pushup		19/28

You are making good progress on your goals @rantenny.