Stomping STEPtember — Step Challenge and Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Baltoscott]

Here comes fall — the start of falling leaves cooler temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, and new green warmth in the Southern.  What 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 … wait for it … STEPS and STAIRS (It is Stomping STEPtember, after all).

Stairs to the top of the Capital Dome in Topeka KSUntermyer Park and Gardnes, Yonkers NY

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.

[WendyB]

STEPtember  Day

Ready to begin again

Steps: Goal 10,000: 0/30

Boxing 30 days: 0/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 0/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 0/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 0/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 0/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 0/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 0/30

Log food daily 30 days: 0/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 0/3

[NellyG]

Here are my Steptember goals

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      -/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             -/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           -/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6   (modified)            

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember Goals 
8,000 steps: 10 days

10,000+ steps: 15 days
Train w/weights: 15 days
Reverse Crunches: 15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 3 pics

[SteppingBooks]

Oh goodness, I did not do well with August (thanks to getting back into the swing of the semester).  Guess I'll start with some basics to get back into sticking to goals.

15K Steps: --/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: --/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: --/30

[CatLover74]

Here we go again.  One of these days, I might make it through an entire month.

Stomping STEPtember

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  -/10.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  -/15.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  -/5.

*NEW* 2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  -/2, -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  -/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  -/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  -/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[Baltoscott]

Here are my STEPtember goals ...

15K steps/day		/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		/30
15 weight-lifting days		/13
post 3 scavenger pics		/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		/16
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		/30
1 50 mile bike ride		/1

Dropping the number of trips to the gym this month -- I'll be traveling the second week, so I made that a rest week.  Also dropped tracking the PT exercises, except for 2.  My last PT day is September 4.  My shoulder and neck are nearly pain free and my range of motion for the shoulder is close to normal.  I plan to continue doing about 1/2 hour of focused PT a day, and things like chin tucks, neck stretches and a couple of range of motion exercises throughout the day, as part of my routine, but I don't need to track it anymore.  In doing PT I wound up modifying two of my daily exercises (pushups and pullups).  I've added a 15 second bar hang between each pullup rep and will do at least 3/day to get 45 seconds or more of hanging from the bar.  Really helps stretch things out, and a little bit of a counter to my hunched posture (when I don't pay attention) in front of the computer, and riding my bike.  And I added a shoulder flex/extension at the top of my pushups.  Hopefully all pain will be gone in another months or so, but the reduction in pain over the past two months has been substantial.  

[Chelle19]

Great idea!

I have never been so structured so let's try this:

8K first 10 days: --/8

10K remainder 20 days: ---/20

Yoga at least once a week: --/5

Ellipticals at lease once or twice a week:  ---/8

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 1

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  -/10.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  1/15.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  -/5.

*NEW* 2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  -/2, -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  1/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  1/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  -/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[Bridgeport]

STEPtember Goals:

Walking Distance: 1.5 miles 5 days a week: 2/20. (3 rest stops per walk, was eight)

Distance Goal: 2 miles by end of month: 0/20 (9/4-1.91mi)

Steps: 5,000 per day: 2/20

Scavenger Hunt Photos: 1/3

work on pre-pre-interval training: try to walk pace of fast song, rest as long after as needed. On slow songs, work on increasing stride length, rest as needed.

Giant Steps Trail, East Rock Park, Hamden CT

 

[benvegi]

September already!?

I will stay with the 20,000 per day and 25 floors, plus my 3x a week weights and yoga.

[NellyG]

1 September 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      1/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             -/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           2.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[sandycrochet]

Will return later to list goals.  Just wanted to say hi and thanks for including me.  Also thought doing so would make it easier for me to find my way back, lol.

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember - Day 1
8,000 steps: 1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 15 days
Train w/weights: 1/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 1/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 1/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 0/3 pics

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPtember Day 1

15K steps/day		1/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		1/30
13 weight-lifting days		1/13
post 3 scavenger pics		/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		1/16
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		1/30
1 50 mile bike ride		/1

Off to a good start.

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 2

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  -/10.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  2/15.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  -/5.

*NEW* 2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  -/2, -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  2/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  2/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  1/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[NellyG]

2 September 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      1/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             -/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           -/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           2.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[WendyB]

STEPtember Day 2

Steps: Goal 10,000: 2/30

Boxing 30 days: 2/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 2/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 2/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 2/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 2/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 2/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 2/30

Log food daily 30 days: 2/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 0/3

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPtember Day 2

15K steps/day		2/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		2/30
13 weight-lifting days		2/13
post 3 scavenger pics		/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		1/16
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		2/30
1 50 mile bike ride		/1

[WendyB]

Couple stair pics

House stairs and why we need to downsize

Stairs out side the brewery we went to today