World at Play Challenge – August 3 through September 27

Aug 6, 2020

The world is your playground!

On this trek around the globe, discover the many creative ways people enjoy spending their leisure time. Like glima wrestling in Iceland, rugby in New Zealand, or fly fishing in Argentina. As you add steps, you’ll experience something fascinating and new at each stop!

  • Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Helsinki, Finland
  • Nazaré , Portugal
  • Budapest, Hungary
  • Abuja, Nigeria
  • Chennai, India
  • Yokohama, Japan
  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Kailua, Hawaii
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Springdale, Utah, USA
  • Bogota, Columbia
  • San Martín de los Andes, Argentina
  • Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Camden, Maine

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 manually online, via app, Alexa skill, or sync your fitness tracker.

To sign up for an Aetna Virgin Pulse 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 every employee of The Arc of Washington County at any fitness level. You don’t need to be enrolled with Aetna to participate!

Dates

  • This challenge starts on August 3 and ends on September 27, 2020.
  • The last day to upload your steps is August 9. Tracking daily is more fun!
  • To be in the 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 free 100% cotton, washable face mask while supplies last. Collect this prize from your team captain.

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:

  • Lifetime Tahoma 10 ft Sit-on-top Kayak with Paddle
  • Six Player Croquet Set with Drawstring Bag
  • GoSports Classic Cornhole Set – Includes 8 Bean Bags and Travel Case
  • GoSports Shuffleboard and Curling 2 in 1 Table Top Board Game

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 eight weeks of the challenge in order to receive this prize:

  • EastPoint Sports Easy Setup Regulation Badminton Set with Carry Storage Base, Net, 4 Rackets and 2 Shuttlecocks

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:

  • $10 in Arc Bucks
  • Adjustable bib apron with pockets and The Arc WC logo
  • No Touch Door Opener tool (may be other than pictured, may include stylus)

Because of changing availability of some items, we may need to provide substitute prizes. If we do, we’ll do our best to find prizes of similar quality and value.