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What is a Step Challenge

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Step challenges are competitions aimed at keeping the body fit, they are carried out by the use of wearable trackers or apps daily for an accurate tracking of steps

What You Can Expect with a Step Challenge.

Engaging in a company-wide step challenge means you’ll be taking the first step towards a healthier lifestyle. You’ll gain more energy and productivity, kickstart healthy routines, and build stronger connections with your colleagues. Plus, we’ll provide you with the tools and resources to succeed, all while having fun.

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What You Can Expect with a Step Challenge.

Engaging in a company-wide step challenge means you’ll be taking the first step towards a healthier lifestyle. You’ll gain more energy and productivity, kickstart healthy routines, and build stronger connections with your colleagues. Plus, we’ll provide you with the tools and resources to succeed, all while having fun.

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Benefits of Step Challenges (Individual & Workplace)

Step challenge benefits go on to include not just the individual but also the entire organization/ workplace.

  1. Personal Benefits
  • Improvement in the cardiovascular health status of a person
  • Fitness of the body
  • Weight management
  • A sense of fulfillment and achievement

 

  1. Workplace Benefits
  • Increase in the will of the employee leading to a higher return on investment
  • An improvement in team building
  • Reduction of income spent on healthcare
  • Positive company culture and values

The Right Tools for a Step Challenge

There are several already-made tools available for the need of tracking your steps and for participation in a step challenge.

Step Challenge Apps (Free and Paid Apps)

  • Android base: Apps like Google Fit (free), Reaction Club (free and premium), Strava (premium), and MyFitnessPal (free and premium).  
  • IPhone base: Reaction Club (free and premium), Sweatcoin (individuals only – free), Strava (premium), Apple Health (free). 

 

  • Features of the app: Looking at other features also helps determine the right tools. Features like its easy accessibility, ability to blend well with wearable devices, ability to help set goals and meet up with it, customization options are given and it also has included social features and leaderboards.

Step Challenge Trackers

  • Wearable Smartwatches and Tracker: These inventories automatically keep track of your daily steps throughout the day making sure they are accurate and not lacking. They now include other benefits and features like monitoring heart rate and sleep tracking. Fitbit, Garmin and Apple Watch are some of the wearables you can use for the challenge

 

  • Excel Templates: Customized and free templates are made available for users to make sure of online without stress.

Launching a Step Challenge at Work

Are you looking for ways to create an exciting and entertaining step challenge for your workplace? Let’s observe some steps below:

Designing Your Workplace Step Challenge

  • Team-Based or Personal: First, you will want to decide on the type you are looking forward to. Are you designing for a team activity or is it for personal growth?

 

  • Duration of the Challenge: In everything done, there must be planning and the time set should be favorable and adhered to. Setting an achievable time is the next step, as what is perfect for everyone, and what timeframe is achievable.

 

  • Team Goal: Setting a realistic goal is also on the list. Goals should be set based on the daily step goals and level encouraging the actions of workers and ensuring they keep up with it. Some apps come with ‘smart goals‘ that adjust themselves to your challenge. 

Rules and Regulations Guiding a Step Challenge

When setting a challenge or going for one, establishing lucid rules is a must as that will keep you on track and reliable. You should also decide if you will be going with a wearable, how you intend to use one, and how it can be reliable to you in case of any dispute or inconvenience.

You might as well want to create a step challenge flyer to boost awareness and anticipation. In creating one, you need to include essential information like the name of the challenge, the date of operation, goals aimed at achieving, the process to take when registering, and the winner’s prize.

Also, you must ensure the flyer includes visuals that are eye-pleasing and content that passes across the message and that is captivating enough to keep readers hooked. You can also include creative themes.

On the note of the winner’s prize, there should be provisions made for the challenge winner and the acknowledgment of the workers should not be forsaken as that keeps everyone motivated regardless of the result.

Step Challenge Variations and Ideas

  • Breathe Taking Exercises: Exercises like that include running, walking, or jogging. This increases the count and keeps challengers intact and buried. Trying to reach your goals by following means such as this keeps users energized and anticipated.

 

  • Other Wellness Activities: Step challenges combined with other activities that benefit health are also valued. Other activities like a yoga session or a balanced diet eating plan and a lot more.

 

  • Creative Themes, Charity tie-ins: It is known generally that something tied to an end prize receives more engagement. You can partner with a charity organization and make ready an amount for every challenge completed or step count.

Charge Forward

Challenges like this are fun and an effective means to encourage physical run-out, health, and a positive atmosphere in the workplace. By utilizing the right measures and tools, creating and crafting a compelling challenge, and imbibing into it a creative theme and language, you can encourage users to be initiated and for both team and individuals to live a healthier lifestyle.

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