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Step into Health

Lace up your sneakers and challenge your colleagues in our Wellness Step-Challenge. We're turning ordinary steps into extraordinary achievement, and we want YOU to join us on this journey to better health, increased energy, and a whole lot of fun!

Registration Date: Dec 1 to 8, 2024
Challenge Date: Dec 9, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025

What is the Wellness Step-Challenge?

Our UCSF Fresno Step-Challenge is a fun and friendly competition encouraging participants to track their daily steps over a set period. Whether you're walking, jogging, or running, every step counts! Track your progress, aim to reach new milestones, and compete for the top spot on the leaderboard.
 


How it works

  1. Sign Up: Download the Pacer App and register with your UCSF email.  Use code SF92761 to join the UCSF Fresno challenge.
  2. Track Your Steps: Use you mobile phone and/or sync your fitness device to log your steps daily.
  3. Stay Motivated: Check the leaderboard to see how you rank and get inspired by other participants!
  4. Hit Step Goals and a Chance to Win Prizes: Earn the top spot for the grand prize or a chance to win prizes by reaching daily goals along the way.
  5. Get Moving: Have fun and let the bragging rights begin!
     

View Pacer User Guide


Rules & Guidelines

  1. Max Daily Steps: 50,000 steps.
  2. Milestone Raffle Daily Step Goals: 10,000 steps.
  3. Participation is optional, and challenges are individual-based. Feel free to join or form teams for extra motivation and support!
  4. Wellness challenge is open to UCSF Fresno staff, faculty and learners only.
  5. Please use your UCSF email (include first + last name) so that we can identify you for your prize.
  6. All participants will automatically be added to challenges.
  7. Supports most popular hardware (iPhone, Apple Health, Apple Watch, Android, GoogleFit, Samsung Health, Fitbit, Garmin).
  8. Regularly Sync Your Data: Participants must launch the Pacer app once every 1-2 days to ensure challenge activity data is up to date.
     

Why Join?

Not only will you get the chance to win prizes, but you’ll also:

  1. Boost your fitness and well-being
  2. Connect with others in our UCSF Fresno community
  3. Track your progress and stay motivated