Join the Fit and Festive Challenge

Oct 17, 2019

Registration starts October 21, 2019.

Before you hibernate for winter

It’s that special time of year. Your time to pause, reflect and rejoice at all the things you’ve accomplished — big and small. At home or at work. Or within your health or daily life. So why not celebrate together with your Aetna Virgin Pulse program teammates? Complete a winter walking journey and unlock festive stages as you go. Each stop will delight you with tips to stay active, eat healthy and be merry. Let the festivities begin and win challenge-themed prizes!

Join our next 6-week team step-challenge for employees of The Arc of Washington County, thanks to Aetna Virgin Pulse.

Challenge Rules

This is your chance to team up with colleagues to get active and start a little healthy competition. Here’s how: Go to the team challenge page to join a team, start a team, or get others to join. Track your steps online, via app, Alexa skill, or sync your fitness tracker.

To sign up for an Aetna VirginPulse account and join the challenge, just visit tinyurl.com/ArcWCjoin. Need help?  Call Virgin Pulse: 1-833-525-5786 (8am-9pm EST) or email support@virginpulse.com.

The challenge is FREE and open to all employees of The Arc of Washington County. You don’t need to be enrolled with Aetna to participate!

Dates

  • Registration for this challenge opens on October 21.
  • The challenge starts on November 4 and ends on December 15.
  • The last day to upload your steps is December 17. But tracking daily is more fun!
  • To be eligible for prize drawings you must record steps weekly.

To Get Started

  • 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 up to 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!

Participation Prize

Everyone who signs up and participates will receive a collapsible stainless steel straw (obtained through your team captain after November 8), while supplies last.

Individual Prizes

Some may run and rack up many steps while others are just starting out. All we ask is that you track your steps every week. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the challenge via random drawing—and prize winners must participate for all six weeks of the challenge in order to receive a prize. Prizes include:

  • Instant Pot Duo 6 Quart 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Cooker
  • Gorilla Grip cutting board set
  • Amazon Basics Hand Weights
  • Oxo Salad Spinner

Goal Getter Prize

Achieve the suggested 7,000 steps a day and track it. This prize will be awarded at the end of the challenge via random drawing—and the prize winner must participate for all six weeks of the challenge in order to receive this prize:

  • Planet Fitness 3 month membership with Aetna gym bag and water bottle

Team Prizes — every team reaching the final destination will be entered into a team prize drawing at the conclusion of the challenge. For team members who complete the challenge, team prize are:

  • Full Length Apron with pockets
  • Resistance Bands
  • Light My Fire Spork and case