Encourage employees to get outside with our Trek to Wellness challenge.
The benefits of spending time in nature are seemingly endless; it can reduce stress and symptoms of depression, increase feelings of connectedness and happiness, and even improve immunity and cognitive function.
In fact, the impact of consistently being in nature is so important that some health care professionals are writing “park prescriptions” to get people outside more often!
The best part? The barrier of entry for spending time with nature is low.
Many people can get a dose of nature by taking a walk at a local park or garden. People with limited access to outdoor spaces or with limited mobility can still reap many of the benefits of nature exposure from tending to indoor plants or listening to nature sounds, such as bird calls.
Research has shown that those who spend as little as 120 minutes in nature each week report significantly higher levels of wellbeing and good health than those who do not. The benefits are the same regardless of if the 2 hours are spent in one day or across the whole week, making it easy to fit in wherever it works in a busy schedule.
Ready to run the Trek to Wellness challenge? See how below.
➡️ Watch our video preview to see the challenge in action! ⬅️
Challenge Details
Follow these specifications when creating your challenge in the Admin Center.
Challenge Name: Trek to Wellness 🥾
Challenge Modes & Goals:
- Virtual Race - Reach 60 miles by challenge end
- Streak - Reach 5,000 steps each day of the challenge
- Quote - Generates a new daily quote for each day of your challenge. Great for a little extra motivation during your challenge!
Duration: 1 month
Description:
Did you know that spending just 2 hours a week in nature can make you happier and healthier? Research shows that being outside has proven benefits to our overall wellbeing. Are you ready to get stepping outside?
Join to:
🥾 Race along the trail in our "Trek to Wellness"
🌱 Maintain your daily Streak
Push yourself to get outside as many days of the challenge as possible. The great outdoors is calling! 🌳 ☎️
Head to the Admin Center to create the challenge now.
Communication Strategy
Challenge invitation:
Send this invitation as an in-app announcement and as a message in Slack, Teams, or email.
When: 7 days prior to the challenge start
Title: Ready to go outside?
Optional Image:
Description:
Join our Trek to Wellness challenge and get moving!
Research shows that being outside has proven benefits to our overall wellbeing. Spending just 2 hours a week in nature can make you happier and healthier.
Join in on the challenge to:
🥾 Race along the trail in our "Trek to Wellness"
🌱 Maintain your daily Streak
Push yourself to get outside as many days of the challenge as possible. The great outdoors is calling! 🌳 ☎️
Call to action button link: [INSERT CHALLENGE LINK]
Call to action button text: Join the challenge
Challenge Announcements
Challenge Kick-off Announcement:
Engage your users from day 1 by sending an in-app announcement that promotes your challenge.
When: First day of challenge
Title: Let's get trekking!
Image:
Recipients: Send to challenge participants
Description:
Our Trek to Wellness begins today! As you work to complete the Virtual Race and maintain your streak, we hope this challenge encourages you to go outside. Try a 10-minute walk, sit outside, or even open up the window and breathe in some fresh air and sunshine. 🪟☀️
Please make sure you're syncing both steps and distance at least 1x/day to get credit for your activity. Contact MoveSpring support at help@movespring.com with any syncing questions.
Challenge Wrap-up Announcement:
Recap your challenge by calling out stats and any rewards or prizes you are giving out.
When: After grace period ends
Title: All treks come to an end️
Image:
Recipients: Send to challenge participants
Description:
We've made it to the end of our trek. Congratulations! 🎉
We hope you had fun challenging yourself to get moving and get outside.
Even though our challenge has come to an end, try to keep getting outdoors when you can. A little time outside each day can make a difference. Happy trekking!
Want more announcement templates? Find more in our Announcement Templates for Challenge Updates.
Chat Prompts
All chat messages should be posted from your MoveSpring account in the mobile app or from the MoveSpring web app in the challenge chat. Encourage engagement by responding to the prompts yourself first to kick things off!
When: First day of challenge
Message:
Let’s get trekking! To start off our challenge, share a photo or memory of a favorite outdoor location you enjoy here in chat! 🏞
When: Halfway through the challenge
Message:
We’re halfway through the Trek to Wellness challenge, and let’s take time to zoom in on nature nearby. 🔍 Look closely at the nature around you and find one thing that makes your day! It can be a flower, a leaf, a little bug, whatever you want. Post a picture or comment of what you notice here in chat!
Rewards Strategy
You can pull a report to determine the participants who reached the Virtual Race or the daily Streak goal, and raffle off prizes from there. We suggest prizes that will reinforce the themes of the challenge, such as camping gear or outdoor classes.
Prize Ideas:
- Branded company baseball caps, flannels, or other outdoor gear
- Paid excursion to a local rock climbing gym, kayak class, or other outdoor experience
- Gift card to REI or local outdoor supply shop
- Yeti cooler
Want more challenge templates? Ask your client success rep about our Ultimate plan.
