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.

[benvegi]

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

Wonder where I have been? It's the 9th already.

9/1 steps 27,089, floors 18

9/2 steps 30,473, floors 33

9/3 steps 25,799, floors 54

9/4 steps 28,378, floors 305  Yes, trail riding day 3 1/2 hour ride in 90 degree heat, lots of hills

9/5 steps 35,951, floors 36,  No horse involved, lots of weedeating and mowing

9/6 steps 25,928, floors 27

9/7 steps 33,082, floors 7     replacing fence in my pasture

9/8 steps 26,401, floors 27  

Weights & yoga 3x this week

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/8

15K Steps: 05/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: 01/12 

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

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 9

Steps: Goal 10,000: 9/30

Boxing 30 days: 9/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 9/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 6/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 9/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 9/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 9/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 9/30

Log food daily 30 days: 9/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember - Day 9
8,000 steps: 1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 3/15 days
Train w/weights: 2/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 2/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 2/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3 pics

[Joy2019]

A bit late today. I had the mother of all migraines and went to bed at 7pm

Stomping Steptember Goals 
10,000 steps: 30 days - 9/30

15,000 steps: 15 days - 6/30
Train w/weights: 20 days - 4/20
18 hour fasts: 20 days - 8/20

Calorie deficit of 500 or more - 20 days - 4/20

[NellyG]

10 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   7/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      4/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             2/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               -/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           3/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           9.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      -/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     -/3

[Joy2019]

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

15,000 steps: 15 days - 7/30
Train w/weights: 20 days - 5/20
18 hour fasts: 20 days - 9/20

Calorie deficit of 500 or more - 20 days - 5/20

I feel incredibly deflated today and can't quite put my finger on it. I am keeping on and will hit all my targets!

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/9

15K Steps: 06/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: 01/12 

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

[Jotex]

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

10,000+ steps: 4/15 days
Train w/weights: 3/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 3/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 3/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3 pics

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 10

Steps: Goal 10,000: 10/30

Boxing 30 days: 10/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 10/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 6/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 10/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 10/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 10/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 10/30

Log food daily 30 days: 10/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[NellyG]

11 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   8/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      5/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             3/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           3/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           9.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      1/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3  

 

 

 

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/10

15K Steps: 06/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: 01/12 

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

I definitely need to kick it into gear. 😥

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 11

Steps: Goal 10,000: 11/30

Boxing 30 days: 11/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 11/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 7/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 11/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 11/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 11/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 11/30

Log food daily 30 days: 11/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember - Day 11
8,000 steps: 1/10 days

10,000+ steps: 5/15 days
Train w/weights: 3/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 3/15 days

40 Jumping Jacks: 3/15 days

Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3 pics

[Joy2019]

Coming o the end of day 12 here.

Stomping Steptember Goals 
10,000 steps: 30 days - 12/30

15,000 steps: 15 days - 8/30
Train w/weights: 20 days - 8/20
18 hour fasts: 20 days - 11/20

Calorie deficit of 500 or more: 20 days - 7/20

Marching on and getting there!

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 8

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

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  5/12.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  2/5.

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  8/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  8/20.

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

Scavenger hunt photos.

Stomping STEPtember 9

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  1/10.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  5/12.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  2/5.

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  9/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  9/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  8/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Stomping STEPtember 10

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  1/7.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  5/15.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  3/5.

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  10/30.

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

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  9/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Stomping STEPtember 11

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  1/7.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  6/15.

15,000 steps on 5 days a month  -  3/5.

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  11/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  11/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  9/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[MihaiMVP]

Idea for a good stomping ground:

Great Wall

Be careful through - if you venture that far, commuting could interfere with your daily goals :).

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/11

15K Steps: 06/30

Yoga: --/6

Weights: 01/12 

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

This weather is whack!  Yesterday was in the mid 80s, and today it'll be about 65.  It's messing with my sinuses.

[NellyG]

12 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   9/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      6/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             3/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           4/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           9.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      1/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3  

[Baltoscott]

So I was at Miniature World in Victoria and ran across a scavenger hunt picture in the Gulliver scene (stairs by head) ...