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A corporate step challenge everyone can join.

Steps come straight off the phone, so nobody needs a wearable. You set who is in it, and the right people are enrolled the day it starts.

No wearable requiredSolo or teamEnrolled by rule
Vantage Fit Admin
Step 3 of 7Goal and format
Create challenge · Step it upILLUSTRATIVE
FormatRanks on
Race · 30 daysSteps
Streak · 4 days a weekDays hit
Journey · 500 kmCumulative
Target
5,000 steps a day, 30 days

1,284 employees enrolled by rule. Nothing for them to accept.

The problem
Most step programs are decided in week one. The keen walkers pull ahead, everyone else quietly stops opening the app, and by the time HR reports on it the number is already sliding.
In one line
A corporate step challenge is a time-boxed program where employees compete on steps, solo or in teams, with activity synced from the phone rather than a wearable, and points and badges issued automatically as targets are hit.
Pick the shape

Four ways to build it.

All four are self-serve from the admin dashboard.

Race

One leaderboard, highest total wins. Quickest to launch.

Best for a first challenge

Streak

A daily step target, hit a set number of days a week.

Best for habit, not peak weeks

Journey

Virtual travel toward a cumulative step target.

Best for milestones over weeks

E-Marathon

Steps convert to distance, ranked in kilometres.

Best for one company-wide event
See virtual marathon
Everything counts

Not only steps.

Steps are the entry point, not the ceiling.

Walking, jogging, cycling, dancing

All of it moves the number, so the format does not pick winners by sport.

Active Minutes converts the rest

Time spent on activity the phone cannot count as steps becomes a step equivalent.

Phone-only is a fair entry

Anti-cheat caps and trusted-source filtering keep a phone user level with a tracker user.

Nobody is locked out

A step-only program quietly excludes whoever does not walk, and those are usually the people HR most wants to reach.

Approved industry context · sustained participation in corporate wellness programs typically runs 20 to 30 percent. The figures below are single-program results, not averages.

For HR and program managers

Set it up once, then let it run.

1

Set the target

Pick the step goal, the dates, and whether it runs solo or in teams.

2

Choose the audience

Target by department, country, age, gender or language.

3

Steps sync themselves

Activity comes off the phone. Nothing to log, nothing to chase.

4

Rewards issue on their own

Points, badges and completion certificates all fire without you touching them.

Anti-cheat caps · 10,000 steps an hour, 50,000 a day, 18 hours of continuous activity, plus trusted-source filtering.

Step programs HR ran

What the numbers looked like.

Named single-program results. Outcomes vary by workforce and design.

70%

employee engagement across 43 teams
Tata Motors · Step Up & Elevate

7,600+

average daily steps, a 6% increase
Tata Motors · Step Up & Elevate

97%

participation, 11M+ total steps
POSOCO · 2-week walkathon

Before you pick a format

Step challenge questions

Bring your headcount and calendar to the demo and we will map the right format.

All wellness challengesMulti-activity challengesVirtual marathon
How do employees track their steps?−
Steps sync automatically from the phone through the Vantage Fit activity tracker on iOS and Android. No wearable is needed. Apple Watch, Fitbit and Garmin can be connected if employees already own one, and they only add accuracy.
Can a step challenge run in teams?+
Yes. Team score is the average of member scores rather than the sum, so a small consistent team can beat a large team carrying inactive seats.
How do you stop people gaming the leaderboard?+
Caps flag anomalies at 10,000 steps an hour, 50,000 a day and 18 hours of continuous activity, with trusted-source filtering on top. Only activity that passes those checks earns points.
Can it be customised for remote teams?+
Yes. Audience rules target by country, each participant gets a full local day so a global challenge closes fairly everywhere, and average-based team scoring means teams of different sizes still compete evenly.
How are employees rewarded?+
Completing tasks, hitting milestones and earning badges all issue points, which redeem for gift cards priced in the employee's local currency. Badges and certificates issue automatically alongside.
Do we have to run it company-wide?+
No. Target a single department, country or age band. Targeted challenges are private by default, so a pilot is not visible to the rest of the company.
What does it cost?+
Vantage Fit is sold on one paid plan at $1.00 per user per month. The pricing page sets out what is included and what needs an annual plan.
Put it on the calendar

Launch a step challenge this month.

See the four formats, the audience rules and the leaderboard in a 30-minute walkthrough on your own headcount.

Live in under 10 minutesNo wearable requiredSolo or teamAutomatic rewards