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A workplace step challenge is a team wellness program in which employees track their daily steps, individually or in teams, and compete on a shared leaderboard over a set period, typically one to six weeks. Participants log steps from their smartphone or a connected wearable, so everyone can take part regardless of device. For organizations, it is one of the simplest and most inclusive ways to increase employee engagement, encourage daily movement, and strengthen team connection.
A team wellness program. Employees track their daily steps, individually or in teams, and compete on a shared leaderboard.
Runs one to six weeks. The most popular formats are total step count, daily step goal, and distance.
No wearable required. Employees can join using the Pacer app on any iOS or Android phone.
Simple, scalable pricing. Costs are based on your participant count, with no long-term contract.
Trusted at scale. Pacer for Teams powers 18,000+ challenges for 5,500+ organizations across 190+ countries.
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Encourage all of your employees to be more active, engaged and connected with challenges for everyone—walking challenges, fitness challenges, virtual races, virtual adventures and wellness challenges.
Step ChallengeCompete on total steps, on your own or in teams. Runs best over 1 to 4 weeks. The classic format, and it works for any size organization.
Daily Step GoalEarn points for every day you hit your step target. Runs best over 2 to 4 weeks. Great for building a consistent daily habit.
Distance ChallengeCompete on total distance covered. Runs best over 1 to 4 weeks. Ideal for combining walking, running, and hiking.
Virtual RaceComplete a GPS-tracked run or walk, ranked by your best pace. Runs from 1 day to 1 week. Perfect for a quick, competitive event.
Virtual AdventureProgress along a famous route and unlock checkpoints as you go. Runs best over 2 to 6 weeks. Engaging and story-driven, especially for remote teams.
Wellness challengesBeyond steps: Daily Habit, Total Tally, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Sleep, Healthy Eating, and Custom challenges.
No wearable is required. Every employee can track steps directly from their iOS or Android phone, keeping challenges inclusive across the entire organization. For those who prefer devices, Pacer integrates with Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung Health, all competing on the same leaderboard.
Customize the price to the size of your challenges.
Pricing is based on total participants. Move the slider to estimate your monthly cost.
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Five steps from format to finish line.
Decide how employees compete (total steps, a daily step goal, or distance) and whether they go solo, in teams, or company-wide.
Pick start and end dates (two weeks is a strong first challenge) and a target that's achievable for every fitness level.
Share one join link and QR code. Employees download the free Pacer app and join in seconds, with no manual rosters.
Announce the start, then use scheduled announcements and push notifications to keep participation high.
Close with leaderboard results and rewards, and export the data to share outcomes.
Most run one to six weeks. Two weeks is a great first challenge: long enough to build a habit, short enough to keep energy high. For ongoing programs, run it in rounds so momentum resets and everyone gets a fresh start.
Set goals that meet employees where they are. These daily targets are common starting points:
| Activity level | Daily step goal | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | 5,000-6,000 | First-timers and desk-based roles |
| Building a habit | 7,000-8,000 | Most workplace challenges |
| Active | 10,000 | Teams ready for the classic target |
| Competitive | 12,000+ | Stretch goals and experienced participants |
Tip: use a team or company-wide average goal rather than one fixed number, so new and experienced walkers both contribute.
Yes. Everyone competes on the same leaderboard no matter where they are, each person's day is counted in their local time zone, and shared announcements keep distributed teams feeling connected.
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Pacer for Teams is more than your step challenge platform. You unlocked a fully-featured wellness challenge solution for your workplace, with customizations, admin control, data analytics and more!
Every organization gets a unique share link and QR code for participants to join their wellness challenge.
Our corporate challenges support individual, team and whole-organization goal setting.
Create and run unlimited health and wellness challenges to keep your organization engaged and motivated all year long.
Participants can virtually explore exciting locations while achieving their fitness goals in our walking challenge app.
Pacer lets you upload your own logo, cover images, icons and even brand color during the walking challenge set-up.
The Pacer Walking App allows any user to create their own challenges for friends and coworkers.
Pacer supports 18 languages for end users to participate in employee walking challenges.
Connect with popular fitness devices and apps including Apple Health/Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung Health with the best walking challenges app.
If you choose to allow, users can manually input activity and we will provide step conversion suggestions for their walking challenges.
Pacer sends push notifications to remind users to participate in workplace challenges and when announcements are made.
Wellness Autopilot helps you schedule auto challenge announcements and wellness content from challenge start to end.
All challenges support individual and team-based competition, perfect for motivating workplace challenges.
All participant activity data automatically syncs to challenge leaderboards for easy group challenge management.
Customize your participant onboarding with supplemental questions like departments & locations to create targeted teams and generate detailed reports.
Admins can easily manage teams and challenge organization.
Distribute the workload by adding up to 5 additional admins. Let your team manage workplace challenges efficiently and effectively.
Admins can manually override participant challenge scores if needed, ensuring fairness in employee walking challenges.
Admins can schedule and send announcements. Participants can post to your company feed.
Export all of your challenge data and run your own reports at any time.
Have your own IT team and want to do more? We offer API access to all leaderboard data.
Looking to get started outside the office? You can also start a step challenge with friends, family, or on your own in the free Pacer app.
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