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.

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/2

15K Steps: 01/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: --/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: 01/30

This weekend will be a challenge with all the art show things going on.  All that delicious festival food will be around and tempting.  😋

[NellyG]

3 September 

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      2/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             1/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 3

Steps: Goal 10,000: 3/30

Boxing 30 days: 3/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 3/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 2/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 3/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 3/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 3/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 3/30

Log food daily 30 days: 3/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember - Day 3
8,000 steps: 1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 1/15 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]

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@SteppingBooks wrote:

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This weekend will be a challenge with all the art show things going on.  All that delicious festival food will be around and tempting.  😋

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Art show? Festival Food?  Sounds fun.

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPtember Day 3

15K steps/day		3/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		3/30
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		3/30
1 50 mile bike ride		/1

WTG @WendyB for getting the first scavenger hunt pics up.  There are a few good sets of stairs in DC I want to get but I'm not sure I'll get to them -- trying to wrap up a bunch of work stuff before we head out to Seattle for a little vacation time.

[WendyB]

When do you go on vacation @Baltoscott ? Seattle is pretty. You will like it

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 3

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  -  1/5.

*NEW* 2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  1/2, -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  3/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  3/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  2/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[Joy2019]

I'll join! Starting from day 4 although I did start from 1st Sept.

Stomping Steptember Goals 
10,000 steps: 30 days

10,000+ steps: 15 days
Train w/weights: 20 days
18 hour fasts: 20 days

Calorie deficit of 500 or more - 20 days

Update - 

1st Sept - 16,845 steps, 16 hour fast. 

2nd Sept - 12,006 steps. 18 hour fast

3rd Sept - 22,753 steps. 15 minutes training with weights. Calorie deficit - 748

4th Sept - 12,872 steps. 30 minutes bodypump. 20 hour fast.

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 4

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  -  1/5.

*NEW* 2 x 30 to 60 minute walks per week  -  1/2, -/4.

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  4/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  4/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  3/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[NellyG]

4 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   4/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      2/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             1/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           1/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[jlhaley]

New to the STEPtember challenge. Not quite sure how this works, so please bear with me as I learn posting etiquette.  

STEPtember goals:

Today's date: 9/4

Steps: 5,000/day: 2/30

Bike: 1/8

My goals are small and achievable for me.  As I get comfortable I will add to/increase them.

[Bridgeport]

welcome and hooray! I’m not the only noob!  Small achievable goals are sensible when starting out. It’s exactly what I’m doing too. Wishing us both good luck and let’s stay consistent!  🙂

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 4

Steps: Goal 10,000: 4/30

Boxing 30 days: 4/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 4/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 3/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 4/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 4/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 4/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 4/30

Log food daily 30 days: 4/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

Welcome to the newbies! Great to have you here!

[Joy2019]

Stomping Steptember Goals 
10,000 steps: 30 days - 5/30

10,000+ steps: 15 days - 5/30
Train w/weights: 20 days - 3/20
18 hour fasts: 20 days - 2/20

Calorie deficit of 500 or more - 20 days - 2/20

[sandycrochet]

Hadn't checked in since I'm still not back to walking walking with the Vertigo, though it is better.  I'm hoping to be at the end of it soon.  Awesome pictures, but with the Vertigo could only glance quickly at that first picture.

[NellyG]

5 September

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

12 days over 12,000                                                      3/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             2/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           2/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/4

15K Steps: 03/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: 01/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: 01/30

@Baltoscott  Doesn't it?!  There's a major local art show all weekend (with delicious foods), a Pow Wow of local Native American tribes (also all weekend), and there is a Blues festival on Sunday (which has a lot of delicious, completely unhealthy foods).  None of them are near each other, so it means a lot of car travel, which takes away step time.  😭

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 5

Steps: Goal 10,000: 5/30

Boxing 30 days: 5/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 5/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 3/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 5/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 5/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 5/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 5/30

Log food daily 30 days: 5/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

@sandycrochet  I hope it gets better for you soon!

@SteppingBooksThose all sound like a lot of fun. They use to have a lot of those things when I lived in the Bay Area. I loved to go to them. Here where I am now its rarely.

[Baltoscott]

Welcome @Joy2019 !

Welcome @jlhaley -- You are smart to start with achievable goals. You too @Bridgeport ! I have always thought that the best things you can do for your health all start with small easily met daily goals that you can build into lifelong 'no thought' habits.