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Step Up, CBS: Digital Step Challenge

Get up and move this summer with the Step Up, CBS: Digital Step Challenge! Using the digital app, MoveSpring, Columbia Business School is joining together to virtually hike the Appalachian Trail.  In addition to this collective journey, participants will be competing to win prizes for attaining the highest step count and more!  Your school is counting on you.  Let’s get stepping!

 

***Update***: Team CBS has completed the Appalachian Trail.  We now have a new collective goal of 20 million steps by the challenge end (Friday, July 2).

  • Participants will aim for 7,000 steps daily to help Columbia Business School hike the Appalachian Trail by the end of the challenge.
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  • ***Update***: Team CBS has completed the Appalachian Trail.  We now have a new collective goal of 20 million steps by the challenge end (Friday, July 2).

You can create your MoveSpring account on a computer or by downloading the MoveSpring app to your mobile phone. When prompted, use the organization code CUWELL.

  1. Click this join link: https://link.movespring.com/join?orgCode=CUWELL&groupCode=M8DRRJ  
  2. Follow steps to create your MoveSpring account (if you are not already signed up on the app) & connect a device. You’ll automatically be added into the challenge!

*Already have an account?
Click this join link and you’ll be added into the challenge: https://link.movespring.com/join?orgCode=CUWELL&groupCode=M8DRRJ  

 

When you sign up for MoveSpring, you connect a wearable device, smartphone, or selected manual entry to track your steps. Here is how to make sure your steps and all other activities count:

  • Remember to sync your data from your device to the app to update your total steps each day. Learn more about syncing here as it varies by the type of device you have.
  • Count other physical activity (e.g.: yoga or biking) towards your step goal by converting the number of active minutes to steps and manually adding them on the MoveSpring app.  

*See a list of connectable devices here.

At the end of the challenge, prizes will be awarded to challenge winners in the following categories:

  • CHALLENGE MVP: the participant with the highest total step count by the challenge end. 
  • TOP STEPPERS: five participants with the highest total step count by the challenge end (excluding the MVP).
  • MOST IMPROVED STEPPERS: five participants showing greatest improvement in step count from the first half to the second half of the challenge.
  • CHEERLEADERS: four participants who have shown consistent encouragement for Team CBS by rooting for others and keeping the team energized.
  • STEP CONTRIBUTOR RAFFLE: all participants who have contributed to the Team CBS Step Total will be entered in a raffle to win healthy prizes.  

Stay in touch with your colleagues throughout the challenge by using the chat function on the MoveSpring app. Here, you can share a stepping selfie, motivational thought, and more. You can also “like” and comment on posts in the app!

 

Check out the MoveSpring Help Center, how-to videos, or contact their support team. To contact MoveSpring Support in the mobile app, tap the menu bars at the top left corner of the dashboard and then tap the green Message support button at the bottom of the utility panel. On web, click the blue chat icon at the bottom right of the screen. You can also reach the MoveSpring Support team at: [email protected]

Garmin is offering 20% off fitness trackers for Columbia University employees in the following categories- Vivo series, Venu series, Forerunner, Fenix, Instinct, Approach, Index S2, Smart Scale. Visit the group membership website(below) and enter your Columbia University email address, then follow email instructions to set up your account. A Garmin fitness tracker is not required to participate in the challenge.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/sign-in.ep?service=https%3A%2F%2Fbuy.garmin.com%2Fen-US%2FUS%2Fgroup-membership.ep

For questions about the challenge and well-being at Columbia University, contact the Office of Work/Life- [email protected].