It's back our second SHIFT - Walking Challenge.
It's called SHIFT CONNECT...And it's a team Challenge
Why connect? It's more than just a steps challenge; it's a unique opportunity to bond with your teammates, improve your communication skills, and build stronger connections with the people in your life. Each week, you will be provided with conversation starters to help you and your team engage in meaningful conversations and get to know each other on a deeper level.
Each Wednesday, your team will get 20 new conversation starters. On Tuesday, you can share how you got on, as well as log any additional activity you did that wasn't steps related. For Example:
"What advice would you give your 10-year-old self?"
"Would you rather have the ability to fly or be invisible?
"What is something you do perfectly every time?"
That is why it's a team challenge - we would love for you to GET TO KNOW YOUR TEAM MATES BETTER whether that's work colleagues, whānau members or just a bunch of friends.
Lets get walking and talking
Walking is not only good for physical health but also for emotional well-being; it's a great way to clear your mind and have a good chat with your team. By participating in this challenge, you will be able to:
- Improve your physical fitness
- Enhance your communication skills
- Build stronger connections with your teammates
- Create a sense of belonging and purpose in your team
- Increase your mental and physical well-being
- Have fun and enjoy the outdoors
Get going by recruiting a team of friends, or family members to complete this fun, four-week challenge!
How does SHIFT work?
Starts/Ends: Wednesday 1 March to Tuesday 28 March
Duration: 4 weeks
Team size: 2 - 6 people
Every day for four weeks (including the weekend) you will track your steps – you can sync your wearable device (Fitbit, Garmin, or Google Fit account) or enter your steps manually.
1 step = 1 point for your team. Each participant submits their steps daily, either by synching with their device or by manual entry. The total number of points is then averaged out across the team.
For example, a team of four (Sally, Mike, Martin and Brenda) enter the following steps in one day:
- Sally: 9,000 steps
- Brenda: 12,000 steps
- Mike: 7,000 steps
- Martin: 15,000 steps
The total is 43,000 points; however, there are 4 team members so the team will earn 10,750 points for that activity. (43,000 points / 4 team members = 10,750 points).
Below is a calendar of what you can expect over the four weeks. Click on the calendar to zoom in or print:
What can I win?
There are heaps of prizes up for grabs and you don't need to be at the top of the leaderboard to be in with a chance to win.
- Registration draw:
Register by midnight Tuesday 28th February to go into the draw
- 5 x $20 GiftPay cards
- Weekly Spot prizes
Complete all weekly activities to go into the draw (drawn Monday week 2, 3, 4)
- 2 x $20 GiftPay cards each week
- Weekly most improved stepper (drawn Monday week 2, 3, 4)
Increase your step count on the previous weeks
- 1 x $50 GiftPay card each week
- FINAL PRIZES
1. Winning team
This goes to the team who has the highest score at the end of the challenge.
- 1 x $100 GiftPay card per team member (max of 6 team members)
2. 'Hit Your Target' prize draw
This goes to 4 individuals who hit their target steps each day throughout the challenge (this may be done as an average step count if no one qualifies)
- 4 x $100 GiftPay cards
Get Ready for Shift Connect
Step 1 - Are you a GoodForYou user?
To participate in this challenge, make sure you Login or Register to GoodForYou - our Health & Wellbeing Program. It is Free for all HealthCarePlus and UniMed policyholders.
Step 2 - Choose your step tracking method
This challenge works on an honesty basis. Please only record the steps you have successfully achieved. You will need a way to keep track of your steps. These can be entered manually or synced to the challenge via a tracking device. You can find out more here.
Step 3 - Sign up to take part in the challenge
Now it's time to sign yourself up to the challenge and set up your team. You'll be the team captain and you can invite 1 - 5 more people to join you to make a team of up to 6 members.
Come up with a fun team name and upload your team picture. You can go as silly or as serious as you want!
