Before you hibernate for winter
It’s time to push yourself and your teammates to create some healthy habits. And to get a jump start on your health and well-being before the holidays and cold weather arrive.
During this Fit and Festive challenge, you’ll add exercising, eating better and managing stress to your healthy habits list. And beating the competition will just be an added bonus.
Join our next 6-week team step-challenge for employees of The Arc of Washington County, thanks to Aetna Virgin Pulse.
Challenge Rules
The challenge is open to all employees of The Arc of Washington County.
Dates
- This challenge starts on October 29 and ends on December 9.
- The last day to upload your steps is December 10. But uploading daily is more fun!
To Get Started
- Go to the team challenge page on Aetna VirginPulse! (If you don’t already have an account, visit our Aetna Virgin Pulse page to find out how to join.)
- Join a team (they’ll be happy to have you)
- Or make your own team (lead the way, Captain)
- Make sure your activity tracker is connected to get credit for all your hard-earned steps
- If you don’t have a connected activity tracker, you can enter your steps manually online at Aetna Virgin Pulse or by using the mobile app.
Teams
- Teams can have up to 10 participants.
- You can join an existing team or create a new team. It’s up to you!
- Either way, try to have a full team of 10 to maximize your score.
Scores
- Team scores are based on total team steps.
- The more steps your team gets, the better your score.
- To contribute to your team score, upload steps from a fitness tracker or manually enter steps online or through the Virgin Pulse app.
- Track your steps daily to get your team closer to the goal. Track other activities and convert them into steps – it’s easy!
- You can get credit for 30,000 steps a day (so aim high)!
- The team with the most steps at the end of the challenge wins. What do you win? Bragging rights! But, wait! There are prizes! Keep reading.
Good to Know
- If you leave a team after the challenge start date, you can’t rejoin the challenge.
- If you join a team after the challenge start date, some of your steps may not count. (Skip the heartache — join before the challenge starts.)
- Participant names and step counts may be shared with other challenge participants and administrators.
Prizes
Win prizes and earn online badges to brag about your accomplishments!
Individual Prizes
After the steps have been recorded at the conclusion of each week, we’ll hold a random prize drawing for an item related to that week’s theme. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the challenge—and prize winners must participate for all six weeks of the challenge in order to receive a prize—slack off, and someone else will get the prize! Prizes include:
- Annual State Park Pass
- KitchenAid 3-speed hand blender with chopper and whisk attachments
- Portable football-themed cornhhole game with carrying case
- Large stainless steel salad spinner with tongs
- Set of “trunk size” collapsible grocery bags with an insulated cooler bag
- HelloFresh gift card (3 meals for 2 people)
Team Prize — every team reaching the final destination will be entered into a team prize drawing at the conclusion of the challenge. The team prize is:
- Multifunctional digital kitchen food scale (for every team member who completes the challenge)