Great American Adventure – May 3 through June 13

Apr 16, 2021

Start your engines!

Team up to trek across the United States — from New York City to Hollywood! Your crew is taking a virtual walk from coast to coast in six weeks, unlocking American sights and nine cities along the way! Ready to start?
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!

What do you get for your participation? A fun way to challenge yourself, bragging rights with your team, plus prize drawings for fitness equipment, a Blue Apron gift card, fitness class gift card and yoga mat and, Arc Bucks, and more! Prizes are based on participation, making this challenge suitable for all fitness levels. Look for the separate Virgin Pulse challenge flyer or visit myMonarc.org for more information.

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.

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 May 3 and ends on June 13, 2021.
  • The last day to upload your steps is June 15. Tracking daily is more fun!
  • To be in the prize drawings you must record steps weekly.

To Get Started

  • Go to the team challenge page on Aetna Virgin Pulse! (If you don’t already have an account, visit tinyurl.com/ArcWCjoin or check out our Aetna Virgin Pulse page to find out more.)
  • 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 their choice of cloth facemask, plastic cutting board, or hot/cold clay comfort pack, 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:

  • Gazelle Freestyle Fitness Glider with Pulse Monitor
  • Blue Apron Gift Card—covers a one-week delivery of 3 recipes on any 2-serving meal plan
  • At Home Fitness Kit featuring an Amazon Basics Medicine Ball, Stretch Straps, and Yoga Mat

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:

  • Hagerstown Parks and Recreation Fitness Class Gift Card with Yoga Mat (virtual classes are available!)

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:

  • Start with Gratitude — Five-Minute Daily Gratitude Journal
  • Jazzminton Paddle Ball Game
  • $10 in Arc Bucks

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.