<p class='large'>MoveSpring offers two ways to track activity that is not collected through a wearable device: <a href='https://movespring.com/blog/promote-and-track-a-variety-of-health-actions-through-our-latest-feature-actionable-content-5f99a56440e4ca00087226cf'>Actionable Content</a> or <a href='https://movespring.com/blog/run-a-challenge-based-on-any-activity-introducing-custom-activity-challenges-5ff4ba3430b74400086f3056'>Custom Activity Challenges</a>. Both features enable you to track and incentivize a variety of customizable health actions inside the MoveSpring app.</p>

**Custom Activity Challenges** allow you to run a Streak or Stick to it! challenge based on any custom activity you specify, such as water consumption, meditation, sleep, or eating vegetables. This feature asks users to complete the same recurring, daily goal. Learn more about Custom Activity Challenges [here](https://movespring.com/blog/run-a-challenge-based-on-any-activity-introducing-custom-activity-challenges-5ff4ba3430b74400086f3056).

**Actionable Content** allows you to upload a prompt, video, article, or task that users mark as complete. This feature allows you to create a list or series of different actions to complete. Unlike Custom Activity Challenges, users do not have to repeat the same action every day. Learn more about Actionable Content [here](https://movespring.com/blog/promote-and-track-a-variety-of-health-actions-through-our-latest-feature-actionable-content-5f99a56440e4ca00087226cf).

While you can always use both Actionable Content and Custom Activity in the same challenge, we created this guide to help you determine when to use each feature in a variety of scenarios.

### **I want to track an activity outside of steps, distance, and active minutes.**

#### Solution: Either Feature

You can use either Actionable Content or Custom Activity Challenges. The most important difference between these features is whether or not you want your participants to complete the same, consistent activity each day. If that's the case, then use Custom Activity Challenges. If you want users to complete a variety of different activities, use Actionable Content.

### **I want the user to complete the SAME action every day.**

#### Solution: Custom Activity Challenges

Custom Activity Challenges require participants to complete the same, single action each day, or for a set number of times throughout the challenge. This feature is great for building habits and consistency around a very focused goal.

### **I want the user to complete a DIFFERENT activity each day.**

#### Solution: Actionable Content

Actionable Content allows you to upload a totally different action or prompt each day of the challenge. Additionally, you can upload more than one prompt per day. Option to link out to a video, article, or webpage as well. This feature is great for completing a series of different actions.

### **I want the user to build up a skill or behavior gradually.**

#### Solution: Either Feature

With Actionable Content, you can upload a series of prompts that increase in difficulty or skill. For example, in a meditation challenge, you can post a 1-minute meditation prompt on the first day of the challenge. On day 2, you can post a different, 5-minute meditation prompt, and on day 3, you can post a more difficult 10-minute prompt. These prompts can link to a video or article.

With Custom Activity Challenges, build up a skill or advance a habit by creating a series of challenges. For example, you may want to run a water challenge that increases the consumption goal over time. In this scenario, create three, week-long Streak or Stick to it! challenges in a row. Week one, the daily water consumption goal can be 3 glasses of water each day. Week two can be 6 glasses of water each day. Week three can ask users to drink 8 glasses of water each day.

### **I want employees to complete a list of various activities.**

#### Solution: Actionable Content

Actionable Content allows you to upload and schedule many different prompts throughout the course of a challenge. Additionally, you don't need to upload a new prompt each day, you can schedule a few prompts or tasks for strategic times throughout the challenge. Users can review completed content or prompts in a list-view, making it easy to see which actions are outstanding and which have been completed.

### **I want to reduce the amount of admin work involved.**

#### Solution: Either Feature

Custom Activity Challenges are quick to set-up and don't require any work once configured. All you need to do is pick your challenge mode (Streak or Stick to it!), fill in your recurring daily goal, then wait for the challenge to start.

Set up an entire Actionable Content program in just a few clicks by using MoveSpring [Content Collections](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4106367-adding-collections-to-your-content-module). Content Collections include 10-20 curated articles, videos, and prompts focused around a variety of health topics, such as mindfulness, stress management, meal planning, and more. Pick and choose specific pieces to upload, or evenly distribute an entire collection throughout the course of a challenge in just a few clicks. We offer many Content Collections specifically designed for Actionable Content, which include more action-focused posts and prompts.

### **I want this challenge to feel competitive.**

#### Solution: Custom Activity Challenges

Custom Activity Challenges are compatible with two challenge modes: Streak and Stick to it! When users mark their activity as complete, they are scored into the challenge, allowing users to track other participants' progress and follow their own stats in detail. This allows for a very engaging competition among participants.

### **I want this challenge to feel more passive.**

#### Solution: Actionable Content

Actionable Content allows users to focus on their own progress in a non-competitive experience. Users can see who has completed each post, but they cannot see other participants' overall score and detailed stats. Actionable Content also doesn't require the user to complete an action daily, rather, they just need to complete all the prompts you post before the challenge is over. Additionally, Actionable Content includes the ability to like and comment on posts, which enables for a passive, but socially motivating experience.

Not sure what's right for your program goals? Let's chat about the best solution for you! Contact your dedicated client success manager or reach out to our support team ([help@movespring.com](//help@movespring.com)) for additional assistance.

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## Challenge themes create a constraint, which actually makes it easier for you, the admin, to get creative.

There are a lot of reasons why creating a theme or topic for your step challenge will make the experience more enjoyable for you and your participants. 

Themes give purpose and focus the attention on something specific. This piques participants’ interest and sparks curiosity, leading to higher challenge participation and engagement. Which of these sounds more interesting? An Apollo Lunar Space challenge or a more generic Summer Step challenge?

Themes keep things fresh and interesting. If you’re running [multiple challenges a year](https://movespring.com/resources/playbook), make each experience feel different by changing more than just the challenge mode.

Themes add an element of entertainment or education to your challenge that allows users to engage with something other than just their activity stats. Why does this matter? Not everyone at your organization is a super stepper. They may be more motivated to keep moving if they can also learn something or be entertained along the way. 

Themes create constraints for you, the admin, which allows you to narrow your focus and produce more creative ideas. It’s true! There’s a [real science](https://www.fastcompany.com/3067925/how-constraints-force-your-brain-to-be-more-creative) behind using constraints to boost creativity. Your theme gives you a starting point for when you have to decide things like: challenge name, what content to post, or what kind of prize to give out. With a theme, you can focus your decision-making to a narrower field of ideas that will inspire you to look more creatively at the limited options at hand.

<p class='large'>“Constraints give us a starting point and some building blocks to work with—a problem to solve, an innovative twist to be revealed, or a person to please.”</p>

[Source](https://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/07/12/creativity-how-constraints-drive-genius/#600ea1603d89)

## Follow these steps to create your own constraints and work more creatively within the MoveSpring platform:

#### 1\. Select a theme or topic

*   Be inspired by a specific health, fitness, or wellness topic such as sleep, mindfulness, eating more vegetables, meal prep, stress-free living, mobility, bone health, memory, breaking bad habits, smoking, dealing with tech addiction, etc.
*   Be timely with a seasonal theme related to holidays, weather, seasons, etc. 
*   Inspire professional growth with workplace topics such as productivity, ways to work smarter, managing stress, communicating more effectively, how to appropriately regulate emotions, creativity, teamwork, etc.
*   [Make it really matter](https://movespring.com/blog/step-because-it-matters-5d800cd9734f8f4e8eaae475) by focusing on a charitable cause or topicsuch as skin cancer, youth education, veterans, environmental sustainability, taking care of our elderly population, building homes for the homeless, etc. [Run an entire charitable campaign](https://movespring.com/charitable-giving) on our platform and donate directly in the MoveSpring app.  
*   Bring attention and build excitement around an organizational event such as tax season if you’re an accounting firm or a big, team bonding outing that happens every year. 
*   Tap into pop culture that your organization would relate to such as local sports teams, festivals, food, music, etc. 
*   Go for a throwback by picking a historical topic to inspire learning that is relevant to your location, the present time, or your organization’s industry/service.
*   Get nerdy with science themes that inspire learning and curiosity through topics such as nature, animals, the environment, technology, space, etc. 

#### 2\. Determine challenge details

**Pick your challenge type.** Your theme can help dictate your challenge mode. For example, a challenge theme about the [benefits of curiosity](https://movespring.com/blog/step-challenge-idea-the-benefits-of-being-curious-5cf6e728140d2d294d83a6cd) pairs well with our Journey mode, which feels like an adventure and makes users curious as to what will happen next. An [Olympic-themed challenge](https://movespring.com/blog/step-challenge-idea-going-for-the-gold-5d110f87bb417c6305726eb6) would work well with a team leaderboard mode, mimicking the nation-teams that participate in the real Olympics. Is your challenge theme related to [building new habits](https://movespring.com/blog/step-challenge-idea-catch-some-zs-5d07e956fce63c258b252fd3)? Try out Streak or Stick to it! modes, which have users consistently achieve a daily goal.

**Determine your challenge goal**

*   Can you find a factoid related to your theme that can be repurposed into a challenge goal? For example, the moon is 238,855 miles away from Earth. Make your [moon-themed challenge](https://movespring.com/blog/step-challenge-idea-shoot-for-the-moon-5d35f70adb550255f7d29a7e) goal 238,855 steps. 
*   Look at your users’ [daily step average](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/2583629-setting-a-group-module-goal) and determine a realistic, but challenging movement goal.

**Set your challenge duration.** We recommend challenges last somewhere between 2 and 6 weeks for maximum participant engagement.

#### 3\. Curate your content  

The best part about MoveSpring is being able to do so much more than just track your steps. Our super flexible [content feature](https://movespring.com/resources/tour/content) allows you to upload articles, videos, and posts to your step challenge. 

Now that you have a theme, it makes picking your challenge content that much easier. Find interesting articles or videos from around the web that are related to your theme. 

Let’s say your theme is all about the importance of a[ good morning routine](https://movespring.com/blog/step-challenge-idea-i-woke-up-like-this-5cf8417e1ac13e46caa89a77). You can find content about how to wake up earlier, the habits of morning people, tips on how to transform your morning routine, and stories about how successful people structure their day. 

#### 4\. Pick your prizes

A creative incentive goes a long way in motivating participants. Resist the temptation to _only_ reward with money. This can lead to high levels of [cheating](https://movespring.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-cheating-in-a-step-challenge-5d658b386d2e59281553a929). There are much better, scientifically supported ways to motivate people. Intrinsic motivation, such as recognition or a fun experience, is highly effective and can lead to stronger, longer-lasting engagement.

Your theme can help you pick nontraditional, interesting prizes that may even include a fun experience! 

For example, if you’re running a [challenge all about curiosity](https://movespring.com/blog/step-challenge-idea-the-benefits-of-being-curious-5cf6e728140d2d294d83a6cd), consider prizes such as a book about curious thinkers, tickets to a TEDx talk, a subscription to the MasterClass online learning website, or even an in-person class to learn a new language. 

## A blank canvas can be terrifying. Embrace constraints and watch your step challenge creativity flourish! 

If you come up with a [super cool challenge idea](https://movespring.com/resources/success/stewart), let us know! We’d love to share it on our website and inspire other admins like you.

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### When creating an activity challenge, it’s important that you take the time to set an appropriate goal. You want it to be challenging for your participants, but not so difficult that it discourages them.

A good challenge goal goes a long way. It encourages users to incorporate more activity into their day and helps to maintain engagement throughout your program. On the other hand, a poorly chosen challenge goal can cause users to lose interest in the challenge, which can increase participant drop-off and decrease engagement.

Whether it’s your first step challenge, or your 100th challenge, you can follow along with our best practices below. 

### Three factors to consider when creating a fitness challenge goal

Take the following factors into account when creating an activity challenge goal:

1.  **Average daily activity of your participants**
2.  **Challenge mode**
3.  **Duration of the challenge**

### Use our benchmarks as a guide for your first activity challenge.

For your first challenge, you’ll need to estimate your participants’ average daily activity. As you may not have historical activity data to reference, you can use the ranges below. These represent a common range of average daily activity among users on our platform. 

![](https://cdn.cosmicjs.com/ffcf7ea0-0344-11eb-9528-f5a6da2be217-Activity-Level-Benchmarks.png)Your average daily activity estimates will be used to set your challenge goal. Each MoveSpring challenge mode is scored differently. Some have a daily goal, while others are based off of a cumulative goal to reach by the challenge end. Try our suggested goals by challenge mode. 

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### Or, use prior challenge data to calculate your new goal.

When you’ve hosted at least one activity challenge, you can reference your past participant data to calculate your new goal. There are a few ways you can do this using the MoveSpring platform.

#### 1\. Dashboard quick view

Use the dashboard in the MoveSpring Admin Center to view graphs of your participants’ overall progress and activity levels. Filter the date range of the **Step Ranges** and **Activity Distribution Chart** to your most recent challenge dates.

*   Reference the **Step Ranges ****pie chart**. Which activity range shows the largest percentage? 
*   Then, reference the **Activity Distribution bar chart** to determine where the majority of users fall within that pie chart range. This helps you identify outliers and choose a number that works for the largest volume of participants. 

A major benefit to this method is the ability to quickly find your group’s daily activity without having to pull a report. Additionally, these charts automatically filter out any users who didn’t sync, or reported zero activity during the selected date range.

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#### 2\. Pull a report

For a more detailed approach, utilize the Reporting tab in the MoveSpring Admin Center, and follow the steps below. 

*   Pull a **User Report** for the date range of your most recent challenge. 
*   Delete any users who have zero or no data populating in the total activity columns.
*   Calculate the total number of users remaining in the report to get an **Active User Count**. _Note: be sure you’ve omitted any users that scored zero data._
*   Locate the **Total Steps**, **Total Minutes** or **Total Distance **column. Calculate the **Activity Grand Total** of all users’ total steps, minutes or distance.
*   Divide the **Activity Grand Total** by the number of days in the challenge (or date range you filtered by). This will calculate the **Group Daily Activity Average**. 
*   Divide this number by the **Active User Count** to see the daily activity average for an individual participant.

To assess outliers, sort the **Average** **Steps, Minutes or Distance** column in descending order. This will show you individual daily activity averages from high-to-low. If notice many outliers that are either highly active or inactive, consider making two different challenges that can better cater to each group.

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 **Pro Tips**

*   Use the date range of your most recent challenge, as users consistently sync their data during a challenge period. 
*   If you adjust your goal before the challenge starts, be sure your communications and instructions reflect your latest challenge goal.

### Setting goals by challenge type

Now you know how to determine your participants’ average activity level, let’s break down how to use that information to calculate the best challenge goal for each type of MoveSpring activity challenge.

#### Streak Challenge

With the Streak mode, participants track the number of consecutive days they meet a daily step or active minutes goal. You, the admin, will choose the daily goal during challenge setup. Reference the daily activity averages you calculated to determine an achievable daily goal. Best practice tip: start low and increase over time! 

As you gather more data with each step challenge, you can explore [segmenting challenges to accommodate a group with a wide range of activity levels](https://movespring.com/blog/how-to-accommodate-a-group-with-a-wide-range-of-activity-levels-5c7a01d25ced0b51dd83d720).

#### Example

Reference the **Activity Distribution Chart **in the MoveSpring Admin Center dashboard. In the scenario below, we’d suggest a 30 active minutes/day goal.

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#### Stick to It! Challenge 

With our Stick to It! challenge mode, you set a daily steps or active minutes goal. Then, you decide how many times each participant needs to meet this goal over the course of the challenge. As your participants don’t need to hit this goal everyday, you can set the daily steps or minutes goal higher than you would in a Streak challenge. 

Further adjust the difficulty by increasing or decreasing the number of times the participant has to meet this daily goal throughout the course of the challenge. Reaching 10,000 steps/day 10 times over the course of a 20-day challenge is a lot easier than hitting it 15 times over the course of a 20-day challenge.

1.  **Average daily activity of your participants**

Reference the **Step Range** and **Activity Distribution charts **in the MoveSpring Admin Center. In the example scenario below, we’d suggest an 8,000 steps/day goal, achieved for at least 75% of the total days in the challenge.

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#### Target Challenge

Set an individual total steps or active minutes goal to be achieved over the duration of the challenge. Participants will pace themselves to make sure they can reach the cumulative target goal before the end of the challenge. As this is a cumulative goal, it requires an additional calculation step.

#### Calculation

**Daily steps or active minutes average x Total days in challenge = Target goal**

 #### Example 

Reference the same **Step Range** and **Activity Distribution Charts **in the MoveSpring Admin Center (shown above). In the example scenario above, we’d use a **7,000 steps/day average** to calculate our goal. If the challenge is **21 days**, then the Target goal would be **147,000 total steps****:**

7,000 daily step average x 21 days in challenge = 147,000 total steps

### Journey Challenge

In the MoveSpring Journey challenge, participants compete in a virtual, long distance race. Set a total distance goal for participants to reach by challenge end. As participants move in real life, they progress through a virtual map in the app. Along the way, they’ll unlock new map scenes and milestones. Similar to Target, this is a cumulative goal, and requires an additional calculation step.

#### **Calculation**

**Daily distance average x Total days in challenge = Journey distance goal**

 #### Example

Reference the **Activity Distribution Chart in the MoveSpring Admin Center. In the scenario below, we’d use a 3.5 miles/day average to calculate our goal. If the challenge is 14 days, then the Journey goal would be 49 total miles.**

3.5 Daily Distance Average x 14 days in challenge = 49 total miles

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_Note: Journey and Group Journey are distance-based challenge modes. You also have the option to turn off Journey milestones._

### Group Challenges

Our Group Journey and Group Target challenges allow you to set a collective goal for all users to achieve together. This challenge type requires you to calculate both the daily activity average and an estimated participant count. Our group challenges engage the entire office, and get everyone working together towards a common goal. 

#### Calculation

**Daily activity average x Estimated total participants x Total days in challenge = Group challenge goal**

#### How to estimate your total participants

How many users do you anticipate participating in this challenge? 

*   **If this is your first challenge**, estimate that 40% of the people you invite will ultimately participate in the challenge. If you find that many users are signing up, that's great! You can always adjust your goal based on the final participant numbers a day or two before the challenge starts. 
*   **If you’ve run a challenge before**, check out the Challenges tab in the MoveSpring Admin Center. What is the average number of participants you see across all the challenges you've run? You can also run Challenge Reports to average out an exact participant count.

#### Pro tip 

We suggest using the lower end of your average participation numbers. It’s easy to increase your goal once you know how many people have joined.

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### Setting an activity challenge goal is a science and an art. 

As you host more challenges, you’ll hit your stride in setting the best goals for your group! The MoveSpring Customer Success and Support teams are a great resource for any goal setting questions, suggestions, and advice. We’re always happy to help!

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Wondering how to get your employees moving at home? Try our Daily Workout module in your next challenge.

### A 5-minute workout automatically posted to your challenge, every day.

The Daily Workout module automatically posts a new workout video every day of your challenge. Each workout consists of five exercises. Users are encouraged to do each exercise for one minute for a quick, five-minute workout. Or, users can repeat the circuit for a longer, full body routine. 

Daily Workout helps your participants find small ways to get more steps. With a new workout every day, challenge participants always have inspiration on how to get moving. Best part? It requires zero work from you, the admin!

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### Add Daily Workout to your next challenge

When you’re [creating a challenge](https://youtu.be/S94skdlOtnM), be sure to add the Daily Workout module. You can find Daily Workout listed alongside the Content and Quote modules. Once your challenge starts, we will auto-upload a new workout daily. 

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### Try out these virtual health challenges to get started

[Check out our line-up of remote working challenges](https://movespring.com/blog/health-fitness-challenges-for-remote-workforce-5e73b493f1a2760008a32bac), organized by a variety of employee health goals: 

*   Encourage consistent movement
*   Maintain a sharp and productive mind
*   Promote employee connection and engagement

In these challenges, **content is key!** Educate and inform your employees on remote working best practices, staying active, and meal prepping with pantry staples. View our [content library](https://movespring.com/blog/supercharge-your-program-with-our-content-library-5c7a01d25ced0b51dd83d71b), sub-topic: COVID-19, for some inspiration on what content to share in your challenge. 

### Already have an employee health & fitness challenge planned? Try one of these timely challenge names: 

*   Digital Nomads: Work around the globe!
*   We’re all in this together!
*   Hibernation Health Nuts
*   Let’s stick together–yeah, yeah, yeah!
*   Brighten your mood with gratitude!
*   United We Step
*   Walking on Sunshine & Sanitizer
*   Between a walk and a hard pace
*   Stepping from a Distance
*   Happy & Healthy Together
*   Keepin' it together, from afar
*   Stepping for a better tomorrow
*   Can't catch us! 
*   Social Distancing, but Stepping Together

Loving these challenge name ideas? Check out our best tips on creating an enticing challenge name [here](https://movespring.com/blog/its-all-in-the-name-creative-challenge-names-5d729f499b14297ba6fc4bb2).

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## Sometimes coming up with a name is the hardest part of creating a step challenge.

Picture this: You’ve planned your step challenge dates, you know the challenge modes you want to run, and you’ve even thought through the content you want to post in your challenge. You’re all ready to create your challenge except for one small detail: your step challenge still needs a name! 

Here at MoveSpring, we aim to make the challenge admin’s life as simple as possible. Our Admin Center is a user-friendly way to manage your client account. Our [Help Center](http://help.movespring.com/en/collections/854648-admin-resources) provides tons of great resources and tips for guidance. Also, we’ve got the best support team (okay we may be biased) that can step in when more help is needed.

In addition to all of these resources, we continue to look for new ways to help you, as an admin, create a successful and engaging step challenge. We recently received a request for challenge name inspiration; your wish, our command. We’ve got you covered with some great challenge names that will knock your users’ socks off! 

## Follow our definitive guide for creative challenge naming

### Tip Number 1: Use Alliteration

Alliteration can be an easy way to make a challenge name more fun! For instance, Get Moving with MoveSpring, Stridekick Super Streak, Walgreens Walk-a-thon, or Journey with Jewel are just a few examples. Try using fun, action words like race or zoom and combining them with your organization name or the dates of your challenge to find something that works for your group. 

### Tip Number 2: Draw Inspiration from Your Organization

Draw inspiration from your organization. For instance, if your organization is an animal hospital, have fun with some animal-themed names like Take a Walk on the Wild Side, Get Meow-ving with MoveSpring, Purr-fect Pacers, or The Doggy-Dash.

### Tip Number 3: Think about the Time of Year

There are lots of ways you can use the time of year to name your challenge. We’ve come up with this list to start you off, but feel free to get creative with a particular season or month to inspire your challenge name. 

*   Step into the New Year
*   January Jog-a-thon
*   February Fitness
*   Cupid Shuffle
*   March Madness
*   March to Fitness 
*   Shamrock Shuffle
*   Spring Forward
*   Active April
*   Adventure through April
*   Step into Spring
*   Spring Sprint
*   MAYrathon
*   May Muscle Hustle
*   Jump into July
*   Walking on Sunshine
*   Summer Strides
*   Summer Shuffle
*   STEPtember
*   September Steppers
*   WALKtober
*   Halloween Hustle
*   MOVEvember
*   Fall into Fitness
*   Turkey Trot
*   December Dash
*   Holiday Hustle
*   The Reindeer Games

### Tip Number 4: Let your Challenge Mode Inspire Your Name

If you know what challenge mode you want to use, you can use that particular mode to inspire your challenge. For example, if you know you want to use a leaderboard mode, you can name your challenge Follow the Leaderboard or Race to the Top (of the Leaderboard). For a journey mode, you could name your challenge Trot Across the Globe or Journey through January. For a Stick to It challenge, try Daily Dash or for a weekend-long streak challenge, use It’s the Streaking Weekend.

### Tip Number 5: Stay on Theme

Remember that your goal for this challenge is to get people moving, so use that to your advantage when naming your challenge. You can keep your challenge name on theme by incorporating action-oriented words like step, sprint, move, stride, or walk into your challenge name. Here are a few ideas to get you started: 

*   One Step at a Time
*   One Step Ahead
*   One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for (Your Company)
*   Let’s Get Moving with (Your Company)
*   Sprint for Success with (Your Company)
*   Walk for Wellness

### Tip Number 6: Use Running Team Names for Inspiration

Another great way to come up with a fun challenge name is to do a quick search for “running team names.” You’ll find some great options there, including We're Making Great Strides, Legs Miserables, Cirque Du Sore Legs, Scrambled Legs, Not Fast But Furious, and Easier Said Than Run. If you don’t end up using these names for your challenge, you can also use them for naming teams in a Team Leaderboard challenge! 

### Tip Number 7: Let Our Challenge and Team Names Inspire Yours

At MoveSpring, we're always coming up with new challenge and team names for our own company challenges! Take a quick look at some of our most recent challenge and team names that are sure to be big hits for your next challenge as well. 

For our October challenge, our Halloween-themed team names were truly bewitching:

*   We're Horror-ble
*   Scream Team
*   Squad Ghouls
*   Toil & Trouble

Our November challenge kept the fun going with Thanksgiving-themed team names:

*   The Galloped Potatoes
*   Can't Stop This Gravy Train
*   Green Bean Casserole Machine
*   Will Run For Pumpkin

This December, we're planning a holiday-themed challenge titled The Reindeer Games, and our team names are just as festive:

*   Jingle Joggers
*   Tinsel Toes
*   Little Saint Quick
*   Run Run Reindeer
*   The Slay Bells
*   Polar Express

### Tip Number 8: Set Your Challenge Up For Success

Last but not least, remember that your challenge isn’t successful on it’s name alone! It’s most important to create a challenge that’s engaging for your users and inspires them to get moving. Taking the time to craft a challenge that will encourage participation and some friendly competition along the way will ultimately bring the greatest reward. 

To learn more about creating a successful and engaging challenge, check out our MoveSpring [Playbook](https://movespring.com/resources/playbook)for visual, step-by-step guidance and tactical ideas for your challenge from our team of experts and [this blog post](https://movespring.com/blog/focus-on-engagement-in-your-wellness-program-5c7a01d25ced0b51dd83d71e) for tips on engagement in your challenge.

### Special Edition: Remote Working and COVID-19 Themed Step Challenge Names

#### Challenge Names

*   Brighten your mood with gratitude!
*   Let’s stick together–yeah, yeah, yeah!
*   Hibernation Health Nuts
*   Digital Nomads: Work around the globe!
*   We’re all in this together!
*   United We Step
*   Walking on Sunshine & Sanitizer
*   Between a walk and a hard pace
*   Stepping from a Distance
*   Happy & Healthy Together
*   Keepin' it together, from afar
*   Stepping for a better tomorrow
*   Can't catch us!
*   Social Distancing, but Stepping Together

#### Team Names 

*   Netflix and Chill
*   Book Clubbers
*   Movie Buffs
*   Lego Masters
*   Yogi Bears
*   Personal Chefs
*   Master Crafters
*   Masked Steppers
*   Sanitary Steppers
*   Pandemic Pros
*   Vivacious not Infectious
*   Wiping Away Competition
*   Can't Contain These Steps
*   Going the Social Distance
*   Corona Crushers
*   Quarantine Quilters
*   Confined Cardio Queens

Check out our list of remote working and COVID-friendly employee health challenges [here](https://movespring.com/blog/health-fitness-challenges-for-remote-workforce-5e73b493f1a2760008a32bac).

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