Hit Your Stride Challenge Starts September 28
For cooperatives participating in this year’s Rewards for Life® challenges, are you ready for the final challenge, Hit Your Stride, which runs from September 28 to November 1?
Fliers, posters and computer monitor ads are available to encourage your employees to participate; these resources can be found on the Rewards for Life page within the BA Guide.
Additionally, WebMD, NRECA’s well-being partner that administers the challenge, will invite employees at participating co-ops to sign up for the challenge individually via email beginning the week of September 19.
To complete the Hit Your Stride challenge, participants will need to log 250,000 total steps from September 28 to November 1, an average of about 7,000 steps per day. Participants may request a reasonable alternative standard to participate in this challenge. Employees at co-ops that are registered in the Rewards for Life program can earn points for completing the challenge. A drawing will be held to randomly award three challenge participants wireless headphones.
For cooperatives participating in the challenge, here are three ideas to encourage and motivate your employees during the challenge:
- Throw a kickoff event via a healthy breakfast or potluck lunch.
- Organize an ongoing, dedicated time to walk before or after work, or during lunch.
- Offer giveaways (like a water bottle to all participants) or random prizes upon completion of the challenge.
For more information or if you have questions, contact the NRECA well-being team at wellbeingprogram@nreca.coop.