How to Join a Challenge
Overview
Step challenges reward you for daily movement. Any steps you log—through a connected device, manual entry or converted activity minutes—advance you along the virtual map. Maps are “scaled” so typically participants can finish in the allotted time.
Popular Step Challenges: Route 66, Get Fit Mystery Challenge, Rock Your Way to Wellness, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Around the World, Lost City Trek, Cross Canada
Instructions
| Step | What to do | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sync or enter steps
| All activity is measured in steps. If an activity such as biking is entered on the Track page or recorded on a device, the system will convert that activity into step equivalents. |
| 2 | Watch the map
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| 3 | Check milestones – pop-ups or e-mails celebrate key distances. | Notifications must be enabled to receive these messages. |
| 4 | Leaderboard – ranks by total or average steps, depending on rules. | |
| 5 | Late logging – You can back-enter steps up to the organiser’s Progress Cut-Off Date. |
Troubleshooting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Steps aren’t showing. | Make sure your device is authorized and has synced today. Manual entries require clicking Save. Check the status of your device on the Track page. |
| Map shows me behind even though I met my goal. | Check the Average Daily Steps the organizer set; map scaling may show some variations of distance depending on the step scale used for the challenge. |
| Can I convert cycling or swimming? | Yes—select Count Activities on the challenge page or Minutes of Activity on the Track page. The system converts all activities into step equivalents. |
| I exceeded the daily max but didn’t earn extra points. | Organizers can set a “Max Points Per Day” cap to keep scoring fair. |