August Step Challenge

dancingj2
dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
The hot and muggy month of August approaches and its time for a new month of stepping!

Challenge is to do 10,000 steps in a day. You can do this for any one day or try for the entire month. Jump right in at any time! You can set a lower or higher goal if you wish. Our main goal is to keep activate every day!

It's easy to join - Just post here to begin!

You will need a step counter to keep track of your steps and then post your results daily here.
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  • umer76
    umer76 Posts: 1,272 Member
    Likes^^^
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
    count me in
  • Wraiythe
    Wraiythe Posts: 780 Member
    Definitely count me in! I seriously need to up my steps
  • harinkie
    harinkie Posts: 20
    I will participate. It's easy to do the 10.000 now that it is still a holiday, but I start working again 1st of august.
  • joanfudala
    joanfudala Posts: 41 Member
    Count me in! BTW, what is our highest number of steps in a day? Mine was 17, 856 on a walking tour of Scotland.
  • umer76
    umer76 Posts: 1,272 Member
    My top number is 16500 steps.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I was in NYC a few months ago on vacation and did over 25,000 in one day.
  • walk_fit
    walk_fit Posts: 83 Member
    Love to be part of your challenge. Use fitbit and try to get 7500 steps daily. Month of July my highest was on 7/2 - 10,232. Is there a group or do we post in this thread ?
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Hope everyone's counter is clipped on and ready to go!

    Walkfit - we just post our totals in this thread. You can check out last months here:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1032700-july-step-challenge?page=9
  • blossomnu
    blossomnu Posts: 65 Member
    Great challenge, I'm in.

    Highest is 27,455 on 9th May (think I was on holiday walking around pretty much the whole day and went to the gym as well).

    I aim for 10,000+ every day, which is generally quite hard as I'm sitting at a desk most of the day! Only done 2800 today so far.
  • spike90
    spike90 Posts: 704 Member
    Count me in!!!! I really enjoyed doing this last month and passed my first goal of 200,000 steps and then even passed my next goal of 250.000 steps!! Hope to hit 300,000 this month :)
  • Tammy_Christopher
    Tammy_Christopher Posts: 337 Member
    I'm up for the challenge, new to MFP and Fitbit. It always helps motivate me to be part of a group doing something. Do we just post our totals here each day?
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
    I'm in again! For the last few months my goal was 430 000 steps and I finally hit it in July so I'm upping it for August. This months goal is 500 000.
  • lamlamsmakeover
    lamlamsmakeover Posts: 6,574 Member
    I'm in again.:smile:
  • umer76
    umer76 Posts: 1,272 Member
    Hey guys, which pedometer are you using and where did you buy it from? Please let me know. I have had a couple of cheap ones but they didnt last too long, kept falling out of my pocket and got destroyed:tongue:
  • Qatsi
    Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
    January 2013: 452,410 steps; 321,446 aerobic steps (2251 minutes); 207.33 miles
    February 2013: 467,257 steps; 314,600 aerobic steps (2388 minutes); 213.78 miles
    March 2013: 573,649 steps; 425,252 aerobic steps (3229 minutes); 262.51 miles
    April 2013: 546,454 steps; 377,651 aerobic steps (2855 minutes); 250.09 miles
    May 2013: 525,991 steps; 375,374 aerobic steps (2835 minutes); 241.10 miles
    June 2013: 437,492 steps; 273,289 aerobic steps (2145 minutes); 200.31 miles
    July 2013: 561,989 steps; 412,369 aerobic steps (3115 minutes); 257.25 miles

    August goals:
    Daily: A minimum of 16K steps and 11K aerobic steps every single day.
    31-day goal: 527,000 steps; 341,000 aerobic steps (2325 minutes); 248 miles
    Jog/run 170 spm, minimum 70 minutes, 3 times a week - reduce walking break in middle from 5 min to zero
  • lamlamsmakeover
    lamlamsmakeover Posts: 6,574 Member
    Aug 1 -- 2963 (too busy/sedentary)
  • walk_fit
    walk_fit Posts: 83 Member
    August step challenge-

    August 1- 7761:smile:
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
    I'm in again! For the last few months my goal was 430 000 steps and I finally hit it in July so I'm upping it for August. This months goal is 500 000.

    8/1: 18518
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 10,000
    Daily avg. 11,789


    8/1 - 11,789 Long Walk
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Umer76,
    My fav step counter is the New Balance Vis Slim ($25-$30). It is very thin so I can put it my pocket or clip it on with out a big bulge. My back up counter is a $5 Sportline one from Walmart. It is bulky and clunky but counts steps ok.

    There are several people here use Fitbit and love it.

    I will say if do this long enough, you will loose, break, wear out or drown some step counters. I know I have done all of these.
  • Tammy_Christopher
    Tammy_Christopher Posts: 337 Member
    Aug 1st - 19,211. Got a nice 5 mile walk in with my sister after work, helped get those steps up :smile:

    Umer76 - I use the FitBit One and love it! It seems very accurate. My husband uses the FitBit Flex and loves it also. I would highly recommend either of those
  • R_Queenie
    R_Queenie Posts: 1,224 Member
    I'm in! Hit 8500 yesterday (my daily goal). Will aim for 10K going forward.
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    1-Aug : 17659 steps
  • K2Sakura
    K2Sakura Posts: 51 Member
    I want to join this challenge! :)
    7142 steps on 2-Aug
  • walk_fit
    walk_fit Posts: 83 Member
    August step challenge-

    August 1- 7761
    August 2- 8116
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 10,000
    Daily avg. 8,870


    8/1 - 11,789 Long Walk
    8/2 - 5,951 -
  • Tammy_Christopher
    Tammy_Christopher Posts: 337 Member
    Aug 1st - 19,211
    Aug 2nd - 17.973
  • walk_fit
    walk_fit Posts: 83 Member
    August step challenge-

    August 1- 7761
    August 2- 8116
    August 3- 6175
  • K2Sakura
    K2Sakura Posts: 51 Member
    Aug3 : 13007 steps :)

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