{"id":3668,"date":"2020-01-02T06:24:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T13:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:21:02","slug":"office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Office Challenge Ideas Including Office Fitness Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#What_are_worksite_wellness_challenges\" >What are worksite wellness challenges?&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#Tell_Me_More_About_Challenges\" >Tell Me More About Challenges<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#See_It_In_Action\" >See It In Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#Tell_me_more%E2%80%A6\" >Tell me more&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#How_should_office_fitness_challenges_be_administered\" >How should office fitness challenges be administered?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#1_Let_Employees_Pick_the_Challenge\" >1) Let Employees Pick the Challenge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#2_Announce_the_Challenge_in_Multiple_Ways_and_at_Multiple_Times\" >2) Announce the Challenge in Multiple Ways and at Multiple Times<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#3_Make_it_Easy_to_Participate\" >3) Make it Easy to Participate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#4_Have_Fun\" >4) Have Fun!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#What_office_and_fitness_challenge_ideas_are_effective_in_the_workplace\" >What office and fitness challenge ideas are effective in the workplace?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#PHYSICAL_ACTIVITY\" >PHYSICAL ACTIVITY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#HEALTHY_EATING\" >HEALTHY EATING<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#EMOTIONAL_HEALTH\" >EMOTIONAL HEALTH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#PERSONAL\" >PERSONAL<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote executive-summary is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:17px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Executive Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group executive-summary\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>What are effective office fitness challenge ideas for employees?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"executive-summary\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Effective office fitness challenges encourage regular movement, friendly competition, and simple habit-building during the workday. The best challenges are easy to join, flexible for different fitness levels, and focused on consistency rather than intensity. When designed well, office fitness challenges boost participation, improve energy and morale, and help employees stay active without disrupting productivity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-worksite-wellness-challenges\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_worksite_wellness_challenges\"><\/span><strong>What are worksite wellness challenges?<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/18\/corporate-wellness-challenges-for-employees-2\/\">wellness challenges<\/a> are short-term behavior change contests, interventions, and team activities designed to improve health and employee morale. They can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>team or individual participants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use of fitness trackers like apps or a Fitbit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>animation and fun graphics to show progress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any health topic, from exercise to sleep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social media integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>team comparisons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>leaderboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>group texting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, one of our most popular WellSteps challenges is the Maintain Don\u2019t Gain challenge. The holiday season is the time when we typically gain the most weight. The campaign works like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) First, Employees download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/images\/stories\/challenges\/Maintain%20Don't%20Gain_Nov.pdf\">this tracking form<\/a>&nbsp;or they use the WellSteps app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Then, they monitor their weight every few days with the goal of not gaining any weight at the end of the two-week period. &nbsp;If they are successful, they will have passed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year\u2019s Day without gaining any weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Lastly, they can track their weight on the form and turn it in, or they can report their weight online with the WellSteps app.&nbsp; But, remember, these challenges are completed as teams or individuals. Those who are successful earn points towards a significant discount in their health insurance costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, this simple challenge helps employees stay focused on eating healthy foods in the right amounts. It helps them make it through the holidays without gaining any weight, which almost guarantees a healthy weight throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tell-me-more-about-challenges\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell_Me_More_About_Challenges\"><\/span>Tell Me More About Challenges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Office fitness challenges and other challenges like this one are simple ways to encourage employees to have healthy behaviors. Challenges are completed in teams or as individuals and target an unlimited number of health behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/school-wellness-running-club-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"employee fitness event, wellness challenges during covid, personal wellness challenges, 30 day wellness challenge ideas, virtual wellness challenge ideas, online wellness challenges, wellness challenges for remote workers\" class=\"wp-image-3399\" style=\"width:538px;height:404px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/school-wellness-running-club-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/school-wellness-running-club-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/school-wellness-running-club-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>They are great ways to keep a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/03\/employee-wellness-program\/\">wellness program<\/a> fresh and interesting, as they only last a week or two. Best of all, when employees receive reward points or incentives for successfully completing a challenge, they get immediate feedback and motivation to maintain these new behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When integrated into a larger, more strategic wellness effort, challenges become an important part of a wellness program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, many wellness programs use office challenges more like employee perks than an important part of an effective wellness strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perks are fun, activity-based activities, that, while they are important, may have little long-term impact on employee health or healthcare costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart below shows, for example, the difference between doing office challenges as simple employee perks rather than integrating them into a successful wellness effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/wellness-challenges-wellness-challenge-ideas\/\">How to Build A Workplace Wellness Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-it-in-action\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"See_It_In_Action\"><\/span>See It In Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>Challenges as a Perk<\/th>\n<th>Challenges Used Strategically<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wearable Fitness Tracker<\/td>\n<td>Use a fitness tracker for two weeks<\/td>\n<td>Provide incentives for those who demonstrate regular physical activity. Don\u2019t buy and give trackers away, have employees bring their own or offer a discount. Use a wellness platform that will sync with the devices for easy data collection. Reward employees who are active or use their devices in team-based exercise competitions. Offer a series of challenges that can leverage the fitness tracker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Healthy eating<\/td>\n<td>Eat healthy foods for two weeks<\/td>\n<td>Work with your cafeteria manager or vending machine vendor to offer price discounts for healthy foods. Reward employees who consistently make healthy food choices at work and at home. Have employee share healthy food recipes or healthy eating selfies with others. Extend this challenge by staring one that shows employees how to prepare healthy meals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fitness<\/td>\n<td>Track gym attendance<\/td>\n<td>Pay for gym membership but use gym participation data to reward employees who exercise regularly. Offer a health insurance premium discount to those who are regularly active.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Why Offer Office Health and Fitness Challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most employers offer office challenges for one of two reasons: 1) they want to improve employee morale and let the employees have some fun being healthy or 2) they want to use challenges as a way to help employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors and reduce health care expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a great article that talks about all the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/10\/reasons-to-have-a-wellness-program-benefits-of-wellness\/\"> benefits employers get from having a wellness programs.<\/a>&nbsp;Healthy employees are more productive and have fewer healthcare expenses. The best employers try to accomplish both objectives.<\/p>\n<p>We know that 70 to 90% of all major chronic diseases are caused by unhealthy behaviors like a lack of physical activity, a poor diet, and tobacco use. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/01\/best-worksite-wellness-programs\/\">Effective wellness programs<\/a> are successful at helping employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>When employees have healthy behaviors they have fewer elevated health risks and fewer chronic diseases.&nbsp; This translates into lower health care costs.<\/p>\n<p>Besides improving employee health, office wellness challenges can also be a source of good, clean, fun for all employees. For example, in the Attitude of Gratitude challenge, employees are encouraged to write down one thing for which they are thankful every day for two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In the WellSteps LOL challenge, employees are encouraged to find humor in their day and share it with someone else.&nbsp;Challenges that are team-based are effective at helping to build team collaboration, camaraderie, and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Difference Between An Office Wellness Challenge and a Wellness Campaign?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WellSteps offers both office fitness challenges and office wellness campaigns. There is actually a big difference between the two. Office challenges are simple, 1 to 2 week tracking activities. A campaign is an office challenge on steroids.<\/p>\n<p>Wellness campaigns can focus on a single health behavior but they are far more structured and designed to improve employee health behaviors. Good wellness campaign carefully follows well-documented behavior change models. They are designed to help employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>Typically they last between four and eight weeks, include video instruction, motivation, education, tools and strategies, and ways to include supportive help from others. Campaigns take months and months to develop and test, while simple challenges can be done in just a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>WellSteps has developed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/descriptions\/\">30 behavior change campaigns.<\/a> &nbsp;Here is what happens each week of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/wellsteps-apps\">Fast Food Guide<\/a> Campaign. This campaign is designed to help employees make healthy food selections when eating at fast food restaurants. Anyone can use the Fast Food Guide for free using this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/wellsteps-apps\">app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FFG.bmp\" alt=\"how to build a wellness activities, wellness challenges during covid, personal wellness challenges, 30 day wellness challenge ideas, virtual wellness challenge ideas, online wellness challenges, wellness challenges for remote workers\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tell-me-more\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell_me_more%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Tell me more&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just one example of a wellness campaign. However, if you follow the right guidelines, anyone can develop wellness campaigns.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/01\/best-worksite-wellness-programs\/\">Here is everything you need.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most worksites do no more than four wellness campaigns in any given year. They take a considerable amount of effort to complete, but when employees do complete them, they have everything they need to maintain healthy behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Challenges, on the other hand, are ideal strategies to implement in between campaigns. Because challenges are usually just one or two weeks, they make for quick, fun, and motivating behavior change activities that don\u2019t require a lot of effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-should-office-fitness-challenges-be-administered\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_should_office_fitness_challenges_be_administered\"><\/span><strong>How should office fitness challenges be administered?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-let-employees-pick-the-challenge\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Let_Employees_Pick_the_Challenge\"><\/span><strong>1) Let Employees Pick the Challenge<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to have a successful office challenge, in short, let the employees pick which challenge to do. Give a list of approved challenges to your wellness committee or other employees and let them decide which one they would like to schedule. If it\u2019s their choice, they will be far more likely to engage and participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wellness-fitness-challenge-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wellness-fitness-challenge-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wellness-fitness-challenge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wellness-fitness-challenge-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wellness-fitness-challenge-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/wellness-fitness-challenge.jpg 1271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RELATED: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/employee-wellness-program-ideas\/\">17 Employee Wellness Program Ideas to Increase Engagement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-announce-the-challenge-in-multiple-ways-and-at-multiple-times\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Announce_the_Challenge_in_Multiple_Ways_and_at_Multiple_Times\"><\/span><strong>2) Announce the Challenge in Multiple Ways and at Multiple Times<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Notices and invitations inundate us. To make sure your office challenge ideas are successful, you&#8217;ll need to communicate simply, early and often. For example, here is a poster WellSteps clients use to let them know that there is a challenge in the near future:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2-week-office-fitness-challenges-1.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"4294966602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/2-week-office-fitness-challenges-1.bmp\" alt=\"2 week challenge poster, wellness challenges during covid, personal wellness challenges, 30 day wellness challenge ideas, virtual wellness challenge ideas, online wellness challenges, wellness challenges for remote workers\" class=\"wp-image-3914\" style=\"width:438px;height:508px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before the challenge actually starts, employees receive emails, text messages, announcements and meetings, posters, and explanations of how many points and rewards they can get when they do participate. Thankfully, though, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/04\/wellness-platforms-and-wellness-portals\/\">good wellness platform<\/a> can automatically handle all of these tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-make-it-easy-to-participate\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Make_it_Easy_to_Participate\"><\/span><strong>3) Make it Easy to Participate<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A good wellness platform will automatically enroll every employee in every challenge. Obviously, employees don\u2019t have to participate if they don\u2019t want to, but the software is ready to receive participation data from all who choose to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, non-English speakers should be able to participate in their native languages. WellSteps has a large selection of office challenges that have already been translated into Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a challenge relies upon data from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/06\/wearables-and-wellness-programs\/\">mobile fitness app or wearable fitness device<\/a>, this data should be automatically synced with each participant&#8217;s wellness account. To emphasize, a good wellness platform will take care of this and make it easy to sync any device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, employees who are participating in the two-week Move It challenge will automatically have their activity data uploaded from their wearable device to their account. They don\u2019t have to do anything except exercise every day for two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their participation is automatically verified and automatically qualify to earn their wellness incentive points or rewards. Additionally, they can even see how others are doing and share a common team leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees who don&#8217;t have a fitness app or wearable device can also participate by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/wellsteps-apps\/\">WellSteps app.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mobile-wellness-program-coordinator.bmp\" alt=\"wellsteps rewards, wellness challenges during covid, personal wellness challenges, 30 day wellness challenge ideas, virtual wellness challenge ideas, online wellness challenges, wellness challenges for remote workers\" class=\"wp-image-2779\" style=\"width:233px;height:451px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Even still, employees who do not have access to a web-enabled device can print out a PDF of the challenge and manually enter their data. They can still participate, have fun, and get credit for completing the office challenge. This does require the wellness coordinator to update their account.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0ffice-fitness-challenges.emf_.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0ffice-fitness-challenges.emf_.bmp\" alt=\"2 week challenge poster, wellness challenges during covid, personal wellness challenges, 30 day wellness challenge ideas, virtual wellness challenge ideas, online wellness challenges, wellness challenges for remote workers\" class=\"wp-image-3671\" style=\"width:417px;height:542px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-have-fun\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Have_Fun\"><\/span><strong>4) Have Fun!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, wellness programs should inspire, challenge, and invigorate your employees to be healthier and happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your wellness program isn&#8217;t fun, it needs to be changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The fun wellness activities are the most popular ones! Well-thought-out and fun activities can create buzz for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the more popular office challenges used by WellSteps.&nbsp; These are in addition to the 35 campaigns in which our clients participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-office-and-fitness-challenge-ideas-are-effective-in-the-workplace\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_office_and_fitness_challenge_ideas_are_effective_in_the_workplace\"><\/span>What office and fitness challenge ideas are effective in the workplace?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-physical-activity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PHYSICAL_ACTIVITY\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Burpee<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burpee_(exercise)\">Burpees<\/a> as you can in 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Daily 30<\/strong><\/td><td>Exercise for 30 minutes every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Double Duty Move Your Booty<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many push-ups as you can and then go for a 15-minute walk every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fresh Exercise<\/strong><\/td><td>Do a new form of exercise than what you normally do<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lunge<\/strong><\/td><td>Carefully do as many lunges as you can in 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Park and Walk<\/strong><\/td><td>Park farther away from the entrance of all places you drive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plank It<\/strong><\/td><td>Do a plank exercise for at least 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plan to Be Active<\/strong><\/td><td>Plan a way to include exercise in your schedule<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Push Up<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many push-ups as you can in 1 minute each day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sit Up<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many sit-ups as you can comfortably do in one set each day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Squat<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many squats as you can in 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Step It Up<\/strong><\/td><td>Instead of the escalator or elevator, use the stairs everywhere<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stretch It Out<\/strong><\/td><td>Stretch every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Walk It Out<\/strong><\/td><td>Take a 15-minute walk every day<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-healthy-eating\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HEALTHY_EATING\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>HEALTHY EATING<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Burpee<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burpee_(exercise)\">Burpees<\/a> as you can in 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Daily 30<\/strong><\/td><td>Exercise for 30 minutes every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Double Duty Move Your Booty<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many push-ups as you can and then go for a 15-minute walk every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fresh Exercise<\/strong><\/td><td>Do a new form of exercise than what you normally do<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lunge<\/strong><\/td><td>Carefully do as many lunges as you can in 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Park and Walk<\/strong><\/td><td>Park farther away from the entrance of all places you drive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plank It<\/strong><\/td><td>Do a plank exercise for at least 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Plan to Be Active<\/strong><\/td><td>Plan a way to include exercise in your schedule<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Push Up<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many push-ups as you can in 1 minute each day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sit Up<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many sit-ups as you can comfortably do in one set each day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Squat<\/strong><\/td><td>Do as many squats as you can in 1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Step It Up<\/strong><\/td><td>Instead of the escalator or elevator, use the stairs everywhere<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stretch It Out<\/strong><\/td><td>Stretch every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Walk It Out<\/strong><\/td><td>Take a 15-minute walk every day<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emotional-health\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EMOTIONAL_HEALTH\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>EMOTIONAL HEALTH<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Attitude of Gratitude<\/strong><\/td><td>Write down one thing for which you are grateful every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Breathe In Breathe Out<\/strong><\/td><td>Take 3 minutes a day to practice a deep breathing technique<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Kindness Counts<\/strong><\/td><td>Do an act of kindness each day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LOL<\/strong><\/td><td>Find humor in your day and share it with someone else<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>No Phone Zone<\/strong><\/td><td>Eliminate cell phone use anytime when driving<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stress Down<\/strong><\/td><td>Complete a stress-relieving activity for 10 minutes each day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sweet Dreams<\/strong><\/td><td>Get 7-8 hours of sleep every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Unplug and Unwind<\/strong><\/td><td>Stop electronic device use one hour prior to bedtime every night<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-personal\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PERSONAL\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>PERSONAL<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Cash No Card<\/strong><\/td><td>Put your credit cards away and use cash for purchases<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cut the Clutter<\/strong><\/td><td>Spend 5 minutes cleaning your workspace, car, home or yard every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Early 30<\/strong><\/td><td>Wake up 30 minutes earlier and do something productive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Emergency Prep<\/strong><strong>Records<\/strong><\/td><td>Gather all pertinent records for yourself and your family in one location<\/td><td>\ufeff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>72-Hour Kit<\/strong><\/td><td>Create an emergency 72-hour kit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Floss Like a Boss<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;Floss every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Go for the Goal<\/strong><\/td><td>Set a goal, write it down, post it where it is visible, and do it every day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stop the Buzz<\/strong><\/td><td>No more than one alcoholic beverage a day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Watch your Wallet<\/strong><\/td><td>Track your daily spending<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1773699539805\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What makes an office challenge successful and engaging for employees?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A great office challenge is simple, fun, and low-pressure. Employees love challenges they can complete during the workday, like hydration goals, step bursts, or quick desk stretches. Simplicity + fun = participation.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1773699543225\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How can HR pick an office challenge that works for both remote and onsite teams?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Hybrid-friendly challenges, like gratitude prompts, water tracking, or walking minutes, ensure everyone can participate. A strong office challenge doesn\u2019t depend on location; it depends on inclusivity and accessibility. Start simple and host challenges that require little to no equiment.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1773699543730\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are the most popular office challenges companies run today?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Right now, the most popular office challenge ideas include: weekly movement goals, healthy snack challenges, digital detox minutes, challenges that support mental health, and stretching routines. Anything that helps employees feel good quickly is a win.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1773699544392\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do office challenges improve teamwork and morale?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Challenges spark friendly competition and shared accomplishments. An engaging office challenge creates natural conversations, boosts motivation, and shifts the culture toward wellness.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1773699544978\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What tools can HR use to run an office challenge more efficiently?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Running an office challenge is easier when companies use a comprehensive platform like WellSteps. Within our app and portal, users can create custom Challenges, join group challenges, and automatically track their progress, all while receiving communications and rewards, saving HR hours of manual work.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are worksite wellness challenges?&nbsp; Office wellness challenges are short-term behavior change contests, interventions, and team activities designed to improve health and employee morale. They can include: For example, one of our most popular WellSteps challenges is the Maintain Don\u2019t Gain challenge. The holiday season is the time when we typically gain the most weight.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsteps.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/office-challenge-ideas-office-fitness-challenges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">50 Office Challenge Ideas Including Office Fitness Challenges<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,81,254,580,2043,12,2149,1885,522],"tags":[2208,2202,2206,2201,2204,2203,2205,2207],"class_list":["post-3668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-behavior-change","category-corporate-wellness-companies","category-corporate-wellness-ideas","category-corporate-wellness-programs","category-employee-wellbeing","category-employee-wellness","category-employee-wellness-strategies","category-wellbeing-programs","category-wellness-programs","tag-challenge-vs-campaigns","tag-fitness-challenge-ideas-for-groups","tag-health-fitness-challenge-ideas","tag-office-fitness-challenge","tag-office-weight-loss-challenge-ideas","tag-office-workout-challenge","tag-weekly-fitness-challenge-ideas","tag-workplace-fitness-challenge-ideas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>50 Office Fitness Challenges<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With office fitness challenges employees have fun and improve health. 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