Compete with colleagues or just have fun recording your steps to celebrate health for a chance to win great prizes. The more steps you accumulate, the more prize drawing entries you achieve!
**Note: As of 1/1/2023, Vanderbilt University faculty and staff are not eligible for Health Plus services and cannot participate in this program.
Here’s how it works:
Record daily steps over a 4-week Challenge period
- Digitally with the MyCap app or
- Logging manually with a document provided by Health Plus or
- Connect with FitBit to sync your steps
Logs can be attached and submitted via email to Health Plus
You are entered for Prize Drawings for number of steps recorded:
- 1 entry for 100,000 steps (~3,500 steps daily average)
- 2 entries for 150,000 steps
- 3 entries for 200,000 steps
- 4 entries for 250,000 steps (~9,000 steps daily average)
Win one of twenty $25 gift cards!
How can I track my steps? Steps can be tracked several ways:
- Wearable devices like Fitbit, Garmin, or Apple Watch
- Smartphone apps like iHealth or Google Fit
- A free Health Plus pedometer. To learn how to receive a free pedometer, contact us at Health Plus
- Convert your physical activity with our Step Conversion Chart
Step Challenges for 2023
- Step for Your Heart (February 1-March 1) Register beginning January 27
- Active in April (April 1-30) Register beginning March 27
- Move in May (May 1-31) Register beginning April 27
- Spring into Summer (June 19-July 17) Register beginning June 14
- Fit for Fall (September 18-October 16) Register beginning September 13
- Step for the Holidays (December 1-31) Register beginning November 27
Get Stepping and Good Luck!
