Each challenge on MoveSpring is made up of challenge modes. When you [create a challenge](https://admin.movespring.com/challenges/create) from the MoveSpring Admin Center, you can mix-and-match challenge modes to create a custom challenge that fits your needs

We find that choosing a variety of challenge modes when creating your challenge provides an engaging experience for everyone, regardless of if they prefer the extra push from a close competition or are motivated by their own goals and progress.

To help you craft engaging challenges for all of your users, we’ve gathered our best recommendations to help you succeed.

### You can think of challenge modes like ingredients in a recipe. You want to select ingredients that complement one another, and you don’t want to overwhelm the recipe by adding too many flavors into one dish.

Challenges work the same way! Challenge modes are selected to complement one another, and it’s best to keep things simple. Don’t overcomplicate your challenge by trying to include everything at once.

Please also keep in mind that while these are our general recommendations, challenge creation is more of an art than a science, so don’t be afraid to get creative and think outside the box!

### Before you get started, keep in mind:

- The most engaging challenges typically last 14-31 days.
- You can access a full guide to naming your challenges [here](https://movespring.com/blog/its-all-in-the-name-creative-challenge-names-27).
- As you create your challenge, select your challenge modes in the order you want them to appear in the app. You can also [edit the order later](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/2684001-how-to-edit-the-order-of-modules-in-the-challenge-dashboard) if needed.
- Review your challenge setup before you run your official challenge by creating a [test challenge](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3198964-what-are-test-challenges-and-why-are-they-important). We highly recommend testing before your challenge starts, especially if you’re new to MoveSpring or on a one-time plan.

## MoveSpring challenge modes

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[Challenge modes](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/2083468-module-overview) in MoveSpring can be broken down into five main categories: individual modes, collaborative modes, team modes, individual daily habit modes, and engagement modes. **We recommend selecting 2-4 modes per challenge.** 

### A typical challenge setup includes a combination of 1 individual mode, 1 collaborative or team mode, and an engagement mode.

### Individual modes

- Streak
- Stick To It
- Target
- Leaderboard
- Virtual Race

### Collaborative modes

- Group Target
- Group Virtual Race
- Group Target Fundraiser

### Team modes

- Team Leaderboard
- Team Virtual Race

### Individual Daily Habit modes

- Streak
- Stick To It

### Engagement modes

- Content
- Quote
- Daily Workout

## Selecting your activity metric

MoveSpring challenge modes can be scored by steps, distance, or active minutes. Scoring based on steps is most popular, but distance is also a common choice.* Active minutes is a great choice for individual modes, since [active time can vary more by individual](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3453134-what-are-active-minutes-and-how-do-i-earn-them). 

We recommend choosing either 1 or 2 activity metrics for each challenge (e.g. a Group Virtual Race based on distance, plus a Streak based on steps).

**Note: All Virtual Race modes can only be scored by distance.*

Looking to track holistic activities instead? Try one of our Individual Daily Habit modes, which allow you to track custom activities such as mindfulness, hydration, or gratitude! Learn more [here](https://movespring.com/blog/run-a-challenge-based-on-any-activity-introducing-custom-activity-challenges-1).

## Set your goals

See this [blog post](https://movespring.com/blog/how-to-set-a-goal-for-your-next-activity-or-step-challenge-18) for information on how to set a goal. For Streak, Target, and Stick To It challenge modes, you can opt for a [personalized goal](https://movespring.com/blog/accommodate-all-activity-levels-with-personalized-goal-challenges-79) to give participants control over the goal they want to work toward. For specific guidance on setting goals for group challenges, [click here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/2583629-how-to-set-a-goal-for-a-group-challenge).

## Choosing a theme and content

To build a challenge your participants are excited about, we highly recommend [incorporating a theme](https://movespring.com/blog/how-to-create-a-themed-step-challenge-14)! You can easily incorporate a theme—such as gratitude, nutrition, or sleep—into your challenges through [content](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/1868596-upload-and-manage-content-within-the-content-module). You can share content from our [curated content library](https://movespring.com/blog/supercharge-your-program-with-our-content-library-54), use one of our [content collections](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4106367-adding-collections-to-your-content-module), or [create your own custom content](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/1868596-upload-and-manage-content-within-the-content-module). You can also [make content actionable](https://movespring.com/blog/promote-and-track-a-variety-of-health-actions-through-our-latest-feature-actionable-content-6) so participants can mark content posts as completed throughout your challenge! 

## Want more guidance? Use one of these common challenge structures

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### Individual challenges

**Challenge 1: Stick To It + Content (Actionable) + Leaderboard**

**Recommended duration: 14-31 days**

**Sample challenge idea: [Let’s Groove](https://movespring.com/blog/fall-into-healthy-habits-with-our-let%E2%80%99s-groove-challenge-88)**

This challenge structure is popular with admins who are just getting started with MoveSpring! The activity goals encourage consistent movement during the challenge, while actionable content enables you to curate a holistic challenge experience. Participants will set a personalized Stick to It goal. They’ll also be asked to complete small mini challenges through content, such as reading or journaling for 5 mins before bed or taking a savoring walk. 

**Challenge 2: Virtual Race + Stick To It**

**Recommended duration: 21-31 days**

**Sample challenge idea: [Climb to the Top](https://movespring.com/blog/help-your-employees-become-more-resilient-77)**

Each Virtual Race mode focuses on a theme, so content is not required. This challenge structure is a great option for focusing on individual progress, since it highlights 2 individual modes (Virtual Race and Stick To It). For more competitive users, they will enjoy the leaderboard shown within the Virtual Race standings. For our [Climb to the Top](https://movespring.com/blog/help-your-employees-become-more-resilient-77) challenge idea, users will be encouraged to dream big, take risks, and learn the power of resiliency.

### Collaborative challenge

**Challenge 3: Group Virtual Race + Target + Quote**

**Recommended duration: 21-31 days**

**Sample challenge idea: [Shriners Hospitals for Children Walk for Love](https://movespring.com/resources/success/shriners)**

The pairing of a Group Virtual Race mode with a Target mode is effective since both modes highlight long-term goals. The Group Virtual Race is a group goal that all participants will work toward, while the Target mode is a goal that each individual will aim to complete on their own by the end of the challenge. In our sample challenge idea, [Shriners Hospitals for Children](https://movespring.com/resources/success/shriners) customized their Virtual Race map for a more personalized experience. You can use our [pre-made racetrack themes](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4201968-guide-to-virtual-race-themes) for your next challenge, or customize your own racetrack with the [MoveSpring Racetrack Creator](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5589933-how-to-create-a-custom-racetrack).

### Team challenge

**Challenge 4: Team Leaderboard + Content (Actionable)**

**Recommended duration: 21-31 days**

**Sample challenge idea: [Stronger Together](https://movespring.com/blog/build-connection-and-camaraderie-with-a-social-wellness-challenge-81)**

Create opportunities for social connection by hosting a Team Leaderboard challenge. You can set up teams based on departments, locations, or even randomly assign teams to encourage fellow participants to get to know one another. The Stronger Together challenge also highlights a collection of mini challenges for participants to complete in content as an additional resource to boost social connection and camaraderie.

### Daily Habit challenge

**Challenge 5: Stick To It (Custom Activity) + Content**

**Recommended duration: 14-21 days**

**Sample challenge ideas: [Custom Activity Challenge Ideas](https://movespring.com/blog/custom-activity-challenge-ideas-4)**

A [Daily Habit challenge](https://movespring.com/blog/custom-activity-challenge-ideas-4) paired with actionable content can be a great way to drive home a theme. For example, if you’re asking participants to meditate, include meditation resources in content. We suggest keeping these challenges shorter (2-3 weeks max) since participants must manually log for Daily Habit challenges.

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Challenge creation: A recipe for success

The challenges you run on MoveSpring are likely the star of the show in your wellness program. So what happens in between challenges? Picture **engagement** as the behind-the-scenes crew: it keeps things running smoothly year-round and sets the stage for what’s next in the spotlight. 

### Utilize our tips to keep employee engagement going strong year-round between challenges

With one or more successful challenges under your belt, it’s time to keep the spark going by learning how to use and promote MoveSpring’s engagement features. We’ve outlined the next steps you can take to encourage employee participation across the platform.

### Get to know MoveSpring’s engagement features

In this blog post, we’ll be covering the engagement features and associated resources that we love to use in between challenges. Leverage these features to keep participants engaged in your wellness programming year-round.

As a general guideline, we [recommend making contact](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5899398-communicating-with-your-users#h_6470fd0e3f) with your employees **at least** once a month in between challenges to keep health & wellness at the forefront throughout the year.

For all communication templates provided, simply copy and paste the information into your desired channel and send!

### Send announcements

Announcements allow you to communicate important updates directly to your users throughout your program. You can easily schedule announcements in-app ahead of time for convenience. In addition to displaying the most recent announcement directly on a user’s dashboard, we’ve also designed announcements to be paired with an optional push notification for increased visibility. 

Announcements are the perfect tool to make your health & wellness communications direct, timely, and fun! **We can’t stress enough how important it is for an admin to communicate with employees, especially in between challenges.** Announcements can ensure that your voice is heard and employees are getting a consistent reminder to engage with their health & wellness. 

Learn more about the announcements feature [here](https://movespring.com/blog/cut-through-the-clutter-with-our-latest-feature-announcements-22).

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We love announcements because of how customizable they are. We even wrote an entire [blog post](https://movespring.com/blog/get-creative-with-announcements-84) on how you can step up your announcement game! Here are a few of our favorite ways to use announcements in between challenges:

- **Share company reminders -** Announce open-enrollments, wellness events, or an upcoming challenge.
- **Shout out employees -** Show recognition for users that engage with their health, like the [top stepper of the week](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728686-announcement-templates-for-user-stat-shoutouts#h_2356f93b35) or the most improved stepper.
- **Educate employees -** Share educational information on relevant [wellness topics](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728666-announcement-templates-for-general-wellness-engagement).
- **Celebrate events and holidays -** Share [timely reminders](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5811542-announcement-templates-for-seasonal-events-holidays) about holidays or [national health observances](https://movespring.com/blog/workplace-health-and-wellness-calendar-2022-78#:~:text=What%20observances%20can%20I%20include%3F).
- **Highlight new features -** Encourage usage of a feature, or [introduce a new feature](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4270417-announcement-templates-for-challenge-updates-and-new-features#h_d0aaaa02ae) that users might not be familiar with yet.
- **Gather employee feedback -** Use the call to action function to link to a survey that gathers wellness program feedback.
- **Run a one day event -** Motivate participants to move more by challenging them to reach a certain activity goal over the course of the day. Offer a small prize via raffle for all participants who complete the goal to further incentivize participation.
    
    *For example, encourage participants to try to reach at least 10,000 steps on a particular day. Then, pull a user report to find all eligible users who completed the goal and enter them into a raffle to win an insulated water bottle! Use [this announcement template](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728889-how-to-engage-your-users-year-round#h_1622ef0023) to promote the upcoming event.*
    

### Highlight the friends feature

The friends tab allows users to view their MoveSpring friends in a Leaderboard style and toggle the viewing timeframe to filter activity leaderboard totals by day, week, month, or year. We encourage all clients to turn on the Friends feature, which is a great way to allow employees to build connections with their colleagues on the MoveSpring app. 

Once a participant adds friends, it also makes it easier for them to create [user-created challenges](https://movespring.com/blog/making-fitness-more-fun-with-friends-46) with those individuals, further boosting engagement and friendly competition. Designate an off-challenge period to encourage adding friends to build camaraderie and mutual motivation between colleagues. 

Learn how to enable the friends feature [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3084900-adjusting-your-client-app-settings-in-the-admin-center).

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**Use [this announcement template](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728889-how-to-engage-your-users-year-round#h_225800201f) to communicate a friend-a-thon using the announcements feature.**

### Have users create their own challenges

User-created challenges allow users to interact with each other even if you don’t have a company-wide challenge going! Encourage employees to create and run their own custom challenges with colleagues or work buddies.

Learn more about this feature [here](https://movespring.com/blog/let-your-users-run-your-wellness-program-for-you-39), or you can learn how to adjust your current preferences [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3084900-adjusting-your-client-app-settings-in-the-admin-center).

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There are lots of fun ways to incentivize users to create their own challenges. Below, you’ll find a few of our favorite ideas:

- Run a monthly raffle - one employee a month wins if they’ve created a user-created challenge
- Reward for most creative challenge title
- Reward users for joining a friend’s user-created challenge

You can easily track who’s created one using the [reporting feature](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/1828030-how-to-pull-a-report) and pulling a user-created challenges report. 

**Use [this announcement template](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728889-how-to-engage-your-users-year-round#h_9a083ab4b5) to encourage usage of this feature.**

### Build a content campaign

A content campaign allows you to upload articles, videos and posts directly to the mobile app dashboard at any point in your program. You'll be able to share content with users even when they are not in a challenge. This is a great tool that you can use to motivate and educate your employees any time of the year.

Choose from our [library of content](https://admin.movespring.com/campaigns/content-library/141/collections/) or create content of your own! Just like with [challenge content](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/1868596-upload-and-manage-content-within-the-content-module), you can choose to make your content actionable so users can mark each post as complete. This means that you can use this feature to create “tasks” for employees to complete, including viewing an educational video or article, getting an annual checkup, or completing a wellness survey. 

You can [pull a report](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4177857-engagement-reports) to view the number of completions. This makes it easy to host a raffle for a few winners who completed all the actionable content in that period. These content posts will remain static on the dashboard, and you can choose to add or remove posts at any time from the MoveSpring admin center. 

Learn more about the content campaign feature [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4913331-how-to-create-a-content-campaign).

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Below, you’ll find some of our favorite ways to use content campaigns to educate and engage in the MoveSpring app.

- **Announce company-wide initiatives -** Post information about health initiatives that need maximum visibility like flu shots, HRAs, or open enrollment periods.
- **Create actionable challenges -** Share actionable challenges around different wellness activities that users can complete in under 10 minutes. **Pro tip:** Choose a monthly theme and promote actionable items for employees to complete before the end of the month. View our [content collections](https://admin.movespring.com/campaigns/content-library/141/collections/), and choose a collection labeled with ‘actionable’ in the title. For example, our team focused on mental health for the month of May and [our collection](https://admin.movespring.com/campaigns/content-library/141/collection/49/) encouraged time for self-care and mindfulness.
- **Educate on national health observances -** Provide education about topics that matter to you and your employees. Check out our list of [national health observances](https://movespring.com/blog/workplace-health-and-wellness-calendar-2022-78) and use them to foster health awareness year-round.  For example, post educational materials about heart health topics for National Heart Health month, or post a YouTube video on the long-term effects of stress for Stress Awareness month.

### Encourage users to explore their profile

The [Profile tab](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3676707-navigating-your-mobile-profile) on MoveSpring is where users can access their activity history, challenge history, badges, and more. It’s a great place for users to see their average activity totals and keep track of progress over time. This tab can help to provide insight into a user’s own activity levels, patterns, and how the current week stacks up to past totals. 

**Inspire users to check out their profile by sending out this short announcement:**

**Title:** Check out your profile 👀

**Description:** 

Did you know that you can track your progress over time in the Profile tab on MoveSpring? 

This is a great place to see all of your activity totals for the current week, month, or year. You can also compare your stats over time, and see how much progress you’ve made since you joined! 🏃🏃‍♀️

You’ll also find a list of every challenge you’ve participated in and any badges that you unlocked. Go check it out and see what you learn!

### Become a MoveSpring pro

Now that you’ve seen some of MoveSpring’s engagement features in action, it’s time to put them to good use! There’s no wrong way to utilize these features and the timeline you choose is completely up to you. If you’re not sure where to start, we recommend highlighting both the friends and user-created challenges feature together. 

**Try using this announcement template below:**

**Title:** Create your own challenge

**Description:** 

Did you know that if you add colleagues as friends to your MoveSpring account, you’ll be able to invite them to personal challenges that you create?

It’s true! We challenge you to add some friends on the MoveSpring app and run your own user-created challenge. You can run challenges on physical activity or healthy habits - the choice is completely up to you! 

So let’s challenge ourselves and fire up the friendly competition! 🔥 

**Call to action button text:** Learn more

**Call to action button link:** [http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3186306-how-to-create-and-delete-user-created-challenges](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3186306-how-to-create-and-delete-user-created-challenges)

Once you’ve highlighted friends and user-created challenges, you can try utilizing some of the other engagement tips and tricks we mentioned in this blog. [Over the course of the year](https://movespring.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Yearlong-Program-2021.pdf), you and your participants will become experts in all that MoveSpring has to offer.

So there you have it! MoveSpring’s engagement features are extremely valuable tools that can help you make the most out of your MoveSpring subscription. By promoting these features throughout the year, your employees will feel the care and thought that goes into building a company wellness program. While challenges may take the center stage, what you do to engage employees between challenges is what really makes the performance extra special. 

To read more on the basics of engaging employees in your wellness program, check out [this blog](https://movespring.com/blog/17-ways-to-engage-employees-in-wellness-programs-80) we wrote.

**Looking for our programming experts to help you build an exciting and engaging wellness program on MoveSpring?** **Ask your client success rep about our [Ultimate plan](https://movespring.com/pricing).**


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Learn how to engage employees between challenges

### Communication is crucial to a successful wellness program. 
Fortunately, MoveSpring makes communication easy to manage, from announcements to [chat](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/2961997-should-i-enable-chat) and [content](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/1868596-upload-and-manage-content-within-the-content-module)! In this blog post, we’ll be highlighting how to creatively use the [announcements feature](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3854206-how-to-use-the-announcements-feature) throughout your wellness program. 

## Why do we love announcements?

Announcements take up valuable real estate on the MoveSpring dashboard, placing relevant information right in your employees' hands. Push notifications ensure no one misses an important update, and adding an optional call to action makes announcements flexible and interactive.

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### Customize announcements to fit your every need

To access announcements in the admin center, select Campaigns from the top navigation bar and make sure you’re viewing the [Announcements tab](https://admin.movespring.com/campaigns/announcements). 

All announcements in MoveSpring require a title and description. Beyond that, you can fully customize your announcement to fit your needs! Choose to include an image and a custom call to action directing users to a URL. Then, select your recipients and include an optional push notification to alert users through the app.

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You can also schedule out your announcements in advance to save time later! Learn more about creating and scheduling announcements [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3854206-how-to-use-the-announcements-feature).

## Getting creative with announcements

The announcements feature is fully customizable, which means you can get creative with your communications! We’ve highlighted our best recommendations for using announcements below to help you make the most of the feature.

### Give challenge updates & reminders

Ready to announce a new challenge, or hoping to drum up some excitement during the final week of your event? Announcements are a great resource. You can send announcements to all users in your account or just to your challenge participants depending on what you’re sharing. 

In addition to building the hype for your challenge, remember to also use announcements as a tool to remind users to join teams, sync, or set a personalized goal. Access announcement templates for sharing challenge updates [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4270417-announcement-templates-for-challenge-updates-and-new-features#h_56819e1b44).

### Share company reminders

Remind your employees of important dates and reminders for your wellness program and related benefits, such as when to get your free on-site flu vaccination or where to complete your health risk assessment (HRA).

### Encourage employees

Looking for a fun way to check-in with employees? Create an announcement highlighting users who have been going above and beyond! If you don’t have an active challenge, shoutout employees who have been moving the greatest distance over the past week, or call out the most improved users in your account over the past month. This information can be accessed through [Reporting](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/1828030-how-to-pull-a-report). Access templates to help inspire your user shoutouts [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728686-announcement-templates-for-user-stat-shoutouts).

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### Educate employees

Use announcements as a way to educate your employees on relevant wellness topics, such as sleep or nutrition. Employees will benefit from the reminder to prioritize their health. Access general health and wellness engagement announcement templates [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728666-announcement-templates-for-general-wellness-engagement).

### Celebrate events and holidays

Sharing timely reminders related to events and holidays is a simple way to engage employees throughout the year. Provide tips related to building healthy habits around New Year’s or remind employees to take care of their hearts in February for American Heart Health month. Access seasonal announcement templates [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5811542-announcement-templates-for-seasonal-events-holidays).

### Highlight features

Another great use of announcements is to highlight MoveSpring features to encourage usage. For example, you may have enabled [user created challenges](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/3028113-should-i-enable-user-created-challenges), but employees may not be aware that this feature is available to them. To help build excitement and encourage usage, send a quick message sharing that the feature is live! Access announcement templates to highlight new features [here](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4270417-announcement-templates-for-challenge-updates-and-new-features#h_d0aaaa02ae).

### Gather user feedback

Announcements can also be used collect user feedback. Send out a short survey link via the custom Call to Action button. You can gauge employee satisfaction with your wellness programming, poll participants on what they’d like to see next, and more.

## Ready to get started? Use our announcement templates as inspiration:

[Announcement Templates for Challenge Updates and New Features](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/4270417-announcement-templates-for-challenge-updates-and-new-features)

[Announcement Templates for General Wellness Engagement](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728666-announcement-templates-to-promote-wellness-topics)

[Announcement Templates for User Stat Shoutouts](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5728686-announcement-templates-for-user-stat-shoutouts)

[Announcement Templates for Seasonal Engagement](http://help.movespring.com/en/articles/5811542-announcement-templates-for-seasonal-events-holidays)

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Get creative with announcements

## 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 names

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### 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.

- Take a Walk on the Wild Side
- Get Meow-ving with MoveSpring
- Purr-fect Pacers
- The Doggy-Dash
- Paw Patrol
- Puppy Marchers
- The Funny Bones
- Dawg Pound

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

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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.

#### January Challenge Names

- Step into the New Year
- January Journey
- January Jammin’
- January Jostle
- Press Pause on Your Pint (Dry January)

#### February Challenge Names

- Cupid Shuffle
- February Fitness
- Fit Fab Feb
- Get Fit for Feb

#### March Challenge Names

- March to Fitness
- March Madness
- Strides of March
- Spring Sprint
- Step into Spring
- Spring Forward
- Shamrock Shuffle

#### April Challenge Names

- Adventure through April
- Active April
- April Acceleration

#### May Challenge Names

- May Muscle Hustle
- May-rathon
- Movin’ May

#### June Challenge Names

- Jump Start June
- Summer Stepping
- Sand-Sational
- Summer Strides

#### July Challenge Names

- Jump into July
- Jog into July
- Just Do It July
- Summer Shuffle

#### August Challenge Names

- Athletic August
- Walking on Sunshine
- Summer Days
- A Slice of Summer

#### September Challenge Names

- STEPtember
- September Steps
- September Strides
- Falling into Fitness

#### October Challenge Names

- WALKtober
- Halloween Hustle
- Skele-fun Run

#### November Challenge Names

- Turkey Trot
- Fall into Fitness
- MOVEvember

#### December Challenge Names

- The Reindeer Games
- Holiday Hustle
- Winter Winners
- December Dash

### 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 Virtual Race, 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)
- Diving into Wellness with (Your Company)
- Walk for Wellness
- Walking towards a Healthier Lifestyle

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

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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 challenge names, 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 team names for our own company challenges! Take a look at some of our most recent team names below for ideas for your next challenge.

March into wellness this spring with team names that are sure to grow on you:  

- Spring Forces
- Cherry Blossoms
- Working Bees
- Crazy Daisies

Make a big splash this summer with these cool team names:

- Tropic Like it’s Hot
- Hot Shots
- Seaside Treasures
- HydroHomies

Here are some Halloween-themed team names that are truly bewitching:

- We're Horror-ble
- Scream Team
- Squad Ghouls
- Toil & Trouble
- Hotel Fit-sylvania
- Cereal Killers
- The Boo Crew
- Monsters Inc.

Keep the fun going this November with these Thanksgiving-themed team names:

- The Galloped Potatoes
- Can't Stop This Gravy Train
- Green Bean Casserole Machine
- Will Run For Pumpkin
- The Gravy Gang
- The Angry Birds
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turkeys
- Gobble Gobble, Run and Wobble

This December, keep things festive with some Holiday-themed team names:

- Jingle Joggers
- Tinsel Toes
- Little Saint Quick
- Run Run Reindeer
- The Slay Bells
- Polar Express
- Silent Knights
- Candy Canes
- The Nice List
- The Naughty List
- Santas Little Helpers
- Santas Little Trotters

### 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

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#### 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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It’s all in the name: creative step challenge names

So you've decided to run a corporate step challenge and need some great prize ideas to go along with it. You've come to the right place! 

We'll be covering 70 prize ideas for any budget to help you find the right rewards for your company step challenge.  Incentivizing with rewards and prizes is a great way to motivate your participants to do their best and have some fun.

After years of running challenges for companies of all sizes at MoveSpring, we've discovered 4 key points about rewarding and employee recognition:

 - Rewards can help to drive engagement.
 - Rewards work best when they are customized & thoughtful.
 - Rewards should be available to more than just the top steppers.
 - Rewards can fit any budget!

Rewards are a cornerstone of a successful wellness program and can incentivize habit change and health engagement. While the saying goes "cash is king", prizes actually work best when they're uniquely curated to your challenge theme or organization itself! When you take the time to reward participants based on their interests and goals, it helps to foster appreciation between employer and employees. 

If you're feeling worried that you don't have a large budget to spend on prizes, no sweat! You can show recognition to your participants with any budget. Really!

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In this blog post, we'll be covering creative ways to reward your participants that go beyond recognizing top steppers. In addition, you'll find our favorite 70 prize ideas for a corporate step challenge broken down by category and budget.

If you're ready to create a reward strategy for your challenge that ensures participants are engaged, excited, and ultimately more active, read on!


## Rewards: The Basics


Let's start off with the basics. When creating a reward strategy for your company step challenge, you'll want to decide on a couple of key points upfront:

### What's your overall budget & how many prizes will you be offering?

Budget is a big thing to consider starting out. By identifying your total allocated budget, you'll be better prepared to figure out what kinds of prizes you can offer for your step challenge!  If you're only running one challenge, we recommend offering around 5-10 different prizes for participants to win. If you're running company step challenges often, 2-3 prizes should be enough per challenge to keep competition and excitement high. Keep in mind, prize number recommendations might vary based on the size of your organization.

With the prizes we've listed below, we're sure you'll find some great options, no matter what your budget may be.

### How will you structure your rewards strategy?

Next, you'll want to decide how you'll structure your rewards strategy. Rewards can be based on the entire duration of the challenge, or you can make users eligible for different rewards weekly for more fun! 

For example, include smaller weekly prizes for participants who average a certain amount of steps. Then, announce the grand prizes after the challenge ends based on total challenge stats. Participants will have something to look forward to every week!

Looking for an extra-exciting option? Create a raffle where participants become eligible for entry when they meet certain challenge goals or maintain activity averages. This keeps anticipation high and ensures everyone has a chance to win while they're crushing their goals. 

### How will your participants qualify for prizes?

Finally, you'll want to determine exactly how participants qualify for prizes. While you may feel tempted to reward the top steppers on the Leaderboard, this method can be a bit disheartening! You may inadvertently discourage other participants who are trying their best, but ultimately can't compete with your most athletic employees. After all, the goal is to be inclusive and reward everyone who is working hard to be engaged and more active!

There are many ways to recognize participants that go beyond just recognizing your top steppers. We recommend giving participants a few different ways to earn a reward to diversify your reward strategy. The more ways they have to participate and engage, the more chances they have to win! 

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## Ways to Reward Participants

Below, you'll find four ways to reward your participants creatively, whether you're using the MoveSpring platform or not:

### **Achievement**

Reward top-stepping participants as one part of your overall reward strategy. We also recommend recognizing users who are most improved over the course of the challenge. Additionally, you can recognize participants who made new personal records (like most activity in one day)!

**For example, reward a few users who are most improved from weeks 1-2 to weeks 3-4 with PTO half day passes.**

*💡The Leaderboard, Journey, and Target modes on MoveSpring are ideal to measure individual achievement.*

### **Teamwork**

Reward winning teams in competitive challenges or celebrate goal completion in collaborative challenges.

**For example, reward the team with the highest average steps with a team pizza party.**

*💡Try the Team Leaderboard, Group Journey, Group Target, or Group Target Fundraiser modes on MoveSpring to recognize teamwork.*

### **Consistency**

Reward participants who consistently meet their activity goals over time. Those who average a certain number of steps, distance, or active minutes throughout the duration of the challenge become eligible for prizes.

**For example, create a raffle to reward users who maintain a 5k step average for 30 days with a $20 gift card to a local grocer.**

*💡The Streak & Stick to It modes in MoveSpring are a great way to measure consistency and stay on top of your goals.*

### **Participation & Engagement**

Reward participants for joining the challenge and actively syncing. With the help of MoveSpring admin reports, you can also recognize those who engage with the app, content, or chat on a regular basis.

**For example, reward the most engaged user in the MoveSpring app with a healthy snack box.**

*💡With MoveSpring’s Engagement Reports, you’ll have access to engagement stats from the MoveSpring Admin Center.*


## Reward Ideas for Any Budget

Now that you've got your reward strategy basics down, let's get to the fun part: prizes! 

Sure, we all love an Amazon gift card, but there are plenty of other outside-of-the-box prize options for you to choose from as well. We recommend tailoring your rewards specifically to your challenge theme or your employees' goals and interests. Your employees will appreciate the personal touch, and they'll be more motivated to engage with your challenge and ultimately their health.

Our favorite 70 prize ideas are broken down into five main reward categories: wellness prizes, prizes beyond wellness, experiences, corporate benefits, and recognition. Each category has options for any budget; the opportunities to get challenge participants pumped are endless!

### Budget Key:

🆓 ($0 per participant)

💲 ($1-$50 per participant)

💲💲 ($51-$100 per participant)

💲💲💲 ($101+ per participant)

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## **Wellness Prizes**

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*This is a fitness challenge after all! Your participants will feel motivated to keep up the investment in their health and wellbeing with these wellness-themed rewards.*

### 💲

**1** Yoga mats  

**2** Workout equipment (for example: weights, resistance bands, or foam rollers)  

**3** Mini desk humidifier  

**4** Insulated water bottles  



### 💲💲

**5** Healthy snack boxes  

**6** SodaStream machines  

**7** Corporate care packages 

**8** Blender or smoothie-maker  

**9** Light therapy desk lamps  


### 💲💲💲

**10** Free workout or personal training passes  

**11** Bikes  

**12** Standing desks or ergonomic chairs  

**13** Weighted blankets  

**14** White-noise sleep sound machine  


### 💲 -💲💲💲

**15** Subscriptions to health & wellness apps (for example: Headspace, Calm, or Noom)  

**16** Food kit subscriptions (for example: Blue Apron, HelloFresh or Daily Harvest)  

**17** Gym memberships or fitness subscriptions  

**18** Fitness trackers  


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## **Prizes Beyond Wellness**

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*There are endless options of prizes beyond wellness that you can purchase for your participants! Go with the theme of your challenge or something unique to your organization. By customizing, you'll get folks excited to participate in future challenges!*

### 💲

**19** Company swag (Go with practical options! For example: Water bottles, shirts, hoodies, coffee cups, Moleskin notebooks, or backpacks)  

**20** Sunglasses  

**21** Small potted plants or flowers  

**22** Golf umbrellas  

**23** Scratch-off tickets  

**24** Dry cleaning gift certificates  

**25** Gourmet olive oil or spice sets  

**26** Books  

**27** Paid subscriptions to media (for example: The New York Times, New York Magazine, Tech Crunch, or Audible)  

**28** Adjustable laptop stands  


### 💲💲

**29** Themed gift baskets  

**30** Kindles  

**31** Coolers  

**32** Upgraded office supplies (For example: a new keyboard, mouse, monitor, or speakers)  

**33** Air Fryers  

**34** Outdoor hammocks  


### 💲 -💲💲💲

**35** Gift cards (For example: large retailers or grocery stores. Support your local businesses by opting for gift cards to local shops, restaurants, or cafés)  

**36** Tech (For example: headphones, portable charging batteries, Bluetooth speakers, instant cameras, or tablets)  


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## **Experiences**

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*Delight your participants with more than just "stuff"; give them an experience they'll never forget! Experiences can be especially effective in team challenges as an additional team-building exercise that's sure to be a good time.*

### 🆓

**37** Host a potluck  

**38** Host a spirit day. Pick a fun theme like costumes, sport jerseys, or fun socks!  


### 💲

**39** Catered/ food truck team lunch (if you have a remote team, try offering delivered lunches via a courier service like Postmates or Uber Eats)  

**40** Host an office party or picnic!  


### 💲💲

**41** Professional development courses (For example: LinkedIn Learning)  

**42** Cooking class passes  

**43** Museum or art exhibit tickets  


### 💲💲💲

**44** Local boat cruise tickets  

**45** Food or brewery/winery tours  


### 💲 -💲💲💲

**46** Spa experience certificates (For example: massages, facials, or manicures/pedicures)  

**47** Local event tickets (For example: concerts, festivals, movies, or sporting events)  

**48** Airbnb experiences  


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## **Corporate Benefits**

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*If your company offers benefits to employees, why not include those options to reward your challenge participants? A practical solution that is sure to be exciting.*

### 🆓

**49** PTO day pass  

**50** One-on-one mentoring with a fellow employee  


### 💲 -💲💲💲

**51** Company stock  

**52** Student loan contribution  

**53** Transit benefits (For example: Uber/Lyft credit or credit towards local public transportation)  

**54** Session with a financial advisor  

**55** Pay one month of a utility bill  

**56** Donate to a charity of your participant's choice on their behalf  

**57** Bike share credits  

**58** Subsidize one month of health insurance premiums  

**59** HSA contribution  

**60** One-time monetary bonus  


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## **Recognition**

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*You don't always have to shop or spend for the perfect reward! Leverage existing resources or individuals in your organization to recognize participants uniquely.*

### 🆓

**61** Feature in a company newsletter or signage around the office  

**62** Standing ovation during a meeting  

**63** Entry into an employee hall of fame  

**64** Temporarily re-name a conference room (or something else in your office) after the participant for bragging rights  

**65** Video shout-out or handwritten note by CEO or other company executive  

**66** Extra long lunch pass  

**67** Create a custom Slack emoji with a company-wide shoutout  

**68** Give a professional endorsement on LinkedIn  


### 💲 -💲💲💲

**69** Dinner with the CEO or other company executive  

**70** Order a Cameo of someone famous in your industry (or a favorite celebrity)  


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So there you have it! The most important rule is to have fun with creating your rewards strategy and give it a personalized touch. We're certain your fitness challenge participants will appreciate the uniqueness you've added to the experience. Aside from bragging rights, they'll sure have a lot more to brag about. 😉 Happy Stepping!


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