Ready for a new challenge?
Do you sometimes have trouble focusing during work? Or find yourself cranking out long hours? Work productivity is important, and not just because it helps your workplace. It also generally corresponds to your mental wellbeing. Rack up steps while learning tips on how to improve and feel better about how you work in the Aetna Get Active—Productivity Power-Up Challenge on the Virgin Pulse platform.
What is it?
The Productivity Power-Up Challenge is a simple, friendly competition that you can take on as a team (limited to 10 team members) and track your steps over the course of 6 weeks. Remember, you can use the Virgin Pulse mobile app to join a challenge, chat with others and monitor your progress!
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 January 31 and ends on March 13, 2022.
- Registration has already opened, so you can join the challenge now!
- The last day to upload your steps is March 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 a red heart enamel pin, while supplies last. Wear it in good health during Heart Health Month as a reminder of why you take care of your health. — while supplies last. Request your participation prize through 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:
- UV-Free 10000 Lux Light Therapy Sun Lamp with 3 Adjustable Brightness Levels
- Lexenic White Noise/Sleep Sound Machine with 24 Hours Playtime
- PhoneSoap UV Smartphone Sanitizer
- Fitbit Versa 2 Health and Fitness Smartwatch with Heart Rate
Go for Bold to double your chances of winning!
Participate in all six weeks of the challenge AND join Healthy Washington County’s Go for Bold initiative at healthywashingtoncounty.com/goforbold. and you will receive a second entry in the individual prize drawings!
Team Prizes
Every team reaching the final destination will be entered into a team prize drawing at the conclusion of the challenge. The team prizes for eligible team members are:
- Kong 26 oz. Vacuum Insulated Travel Tumbler (or myMonarc lunch bag and kit)
- Set of 3 Resistance Bands
- $10 in Arc Bucks
