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Step Into Summer With the 2017 Step Challenge

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Step into summer with the 2017 Step Challenge!
MU Health Care and Healthy for Life are committed to helping employees live healthy lives, both on the job and at home. You are invited to join the 2017 Step Challenge, along with your friends and family, which runs April 3 – June 25. It is a progressive step challenge with daily goals beginning at 5,000 steps per day and increasing each week. Throughout the challenge, all participants will be eligible to earn prizes. Eligible university faculty and staff participating in the Wellness Incentive can also earn 50 points in Healthy for Life-sponsored wellness challenge category.

TO PARTICIPATE:

  • Form your team  

    • A designated team captain can form a team and invite other team members to join.
    • Teams may have up to 5 members.
    • Anyone can participate, but each team must have at least 2 University of Missouri employees.
  • Register now through March 31

    • All team members must register by the deadline for the team to participate.
    • You will register in the MU Healthcare Cerner Portal, which is separate from the Healthy for Life Cerner Portal.
  • Track your steps

    • You can either manually log your steps on the MU Healthcare Cerner Portal or sync a device (i.e. Fitbit, Garmin, iHealth, and more).
    • NOTE: Your device can only sync to a single Cerner Portal at a time. If you sync to the MU Healthcare Cerner Portal and were previously synced to the Healthy for Life Cerner Portal, then your device will be disconnected from the Healthy for Life Cerner Portal.
    • Check out the Mizzou Store for discounts and rebates on Fitbits.
    • If you do not already have a step-tracking device, please contact me to request a basic pedometer.
  • Start moving
  • You are challenged to walk 882,000 steps during the 2017 Walking Challenge by walking an average number of steps each week to meet the overall goal.
  • There will be weekly prize drawings for teams and individuals who reach the average daily step goal for the week.
  • Eligible faculty and staff can earn 50 points toward the 2017 Wellness Incentive for walking a minimum of 500,000 steps during the 2017 Step challenge. Additionally, you must register for the 2017 Step Challenge and use your UNIVERSITY EMAIL to receive the wellness incentive points.

To learn more, visit www.umurl.us/steps or view the 2017 Walking Challenge FAQ and Timeline (attached). If you have any additional questions or need assistance, please feel free to email us at mustep2017@health.missouri.edu.