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]

Stomping STEPtember Day 16

Steps: Goal 10,000: 16/30

Boxing 30 days: 16/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 16/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 10/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 16/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 16/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 16/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 16/30

Log food daily 30 days: 16/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[Joy2019]

Stomping Steptember Goals 
10,000 steps: 30 days - 16/30

15,000 steps: 15 days - 10/30
Train w/weights: 20 days - 10/20
18 hour fasts: 20 days - 13/20

Calorie deficit of 500 or more: 20 days - 9/20

Marching on and getting there!

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 14

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

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  7/15.

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

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  14/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  13/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  11/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Stomping STEPtember 15

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  2/7.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  7/15.

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

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  15/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  14/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  12/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

Stomping STEPtember 16

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  2/7.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  8/15.

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

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  16/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  15/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  12/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[NellyG]

16 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   13/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      9/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             5/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           4/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           14/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      1/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3  

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/15

15K Steps: 09/30

Yoga: 01/6

Weights: 01/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: 02/30

I should find some nice stairs this week.  The building I work in has stairs, but they're dull, dark, and dingy.  Not something anyone wants to see.  

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember - Day 15
8,000 steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps:8/15 days
Train w/weights: 6/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 6/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 6/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3 pics

[WendyB]

Sorry I think I'm a day ahead

I blame it on retirement 😂🤣😃 Woot! Love it

[CatLover74]

Stomping STEPtember 17

5,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  3/7.

10,000 steps on 10 days a month  -  8/15.

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

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

Eat 1 piece of fruit per day  -  17/30.

10 wall pushups on 20 days a month  -  16/20.

7 hours sleep on 20 days a month  -  12/20.

Scavenger hunt photos.

[NellyG]

17 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   14/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      10/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             5/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               1/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           5/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           16.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      1/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     3/3  

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/16

15K Steps: 10/30

Yoga: 01/6

Weights: 01/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: 02/30

[Jotex]

Stomping Steptember - Day 16 & 17
8,000 steps: 2/10 days
10,000+ steps:10/15 days
Train w/weights: 7/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 7/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 7/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 1/3 pics

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 17

Steps: Goal 10,000: 17/30

Boxing 30 days: 17/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 17/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 11/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 17/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 17/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 17/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 17/30

Log food daily 30 days: 17/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[Baltoscott]

Stomping STEPtember Day 17

15K steps/day		17/30
10 pushup + shoulder extension /day		17/30
13 weight-lifting days		6/13
post 3 scavenger pics		3/3
Sleep 6+ hours 16 days or more during the month		8/16
3 pull-up + 1min bar-hang /day		17/30
1 50 mile bike ride		/1

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/17

15K Steps: 11/30

Yoga: 01/6

Weights: 02/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: 03/30

[NellyG]

18 September 

10,000 steps a day for 20 days                                   15/20

12 days over 12,000                                                      11/12

6 days over 15,000 steps                                             6/6          

2 days over 20,000 steps                                               2/2

Swim 2x per week                                                           5/8              

Dance prac 6 hours a week                                           16.5/24

6 bike rides or interval walks per month                      2/6              

3 Scavenger Hunt pics                                                     4/3  

 

[Jotex]

 Stomping Steptember - Day 18
8,000 steps: 3/10 days
10,000+ steps:10/15 days
Train w/weights: 7/15 days
Reverse Crunches: 7/15 days
40 Jumping Jacks: 7/15 days
Scavenger Hunt Pics: 2/3 pics

Steps leading into Restaurant Innere Enge and Marianne’s Jazzroom.

[Joy2019]

Stomping Steptember Goals 
10,000 steps: 30 days - 19/30

15,000 steps: 15 days - 13/30
Train w/weights: 20 days - 13/20
18 hour fasts: 20 days - 16/20

Calorie deficit of 500 or more: 20 days - 12/20

Woot woot

[WendyB]

Stomping STEPtember Day 18

Steps: Goal 10,000: 18/30

Boxing 30 days: 18/30

Bike 3 times 30 days: 18/30

Weights DVD 18 days: 12/18

Stomach YouTube 30 days : 18/30

Wall Push Up/Counter push ups 30 days: 18/30

Leg Exercises 30 days: 18/30

250 Steps per hour 30 days: 18/30

Log food daily 30 days: 18/30

Scavenger Hunt Photos 3: 2/3

[SteppingBooks]

As of end of 9/18

15K Steps: 12/30

Yoga: 01/6

Weights: 02/12 

2k(or less) Calories in: 03/30

[benvegi]

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

The weather has been a touch cooler this week, and we are walking up the hill by 8 AM. Still very humid

9/15 steps 24,329, floors 23

9/16 steps 24,670, floors 34

9/17 steps 27,453, floors 23

9/18 steps 32,697, floors 31

Yoga & weights 2x this 4 days

It's been in the mid to high 90's for a week. Supposed to cool off some in two days, hope "they" are right this time.