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Outdoorable

7th Annual · Studio Strong

Outdoorable — The September Step Challenge

Not too hot. Not too cold. Just outdoorable. Four weeks of movement, weekly cash, surprise challenges, and one big personal finish line.

❌ Too Hot
✅ Outdoorable
❌ Too Cold
SEPTEMBER 1–28, 2026
Four clean 7-day rounds
Sign Up — $45

$45 to enter.
Cash every week.

✅ Six weekly cash targets — your actual steps determine the one category you’re playing in that week.
✅ Five surprise pop-up challenges — announced throughout the challenge so nobody can plan the whole month in advance.
✅ One no-ceiling challenge-long contest — Immeasurable is there for the people who want to GO.
✅ Earn your $45 back — reach 280,000 total steps and earn your $45 entry fee back as a Studio Strong credit.
Simple on purpose

How Outdoorable works

1

Join for $45

Register now, submit your $45 buy-in by September 2, and get ready to connect Count.It. New registrations close at 5:00 PM CT on September 1. Your spot is official once payment is received.

2

Walk your real week

Your 7-day total automatically places you into the next fixed target above your total. You don’t pick a level in advance.

3

Play four rounds

Each week is a fresh chance at one of six category cash prizes. Closest without going over the target wins.

4

Go the distance

Hit 280,000 steps across all 28 days and earn a $45 Studio Strong credit, whether you win cash or not.

One important eligibility rule: to win a weekly category cash prize, you must record at least 3,000 steps every day of that 7-day round. Miss the 3,000-step minimum on even one day and you can absolutely keep participating — you just aren’t eligible for that week’s category prize.
You asked. We changed it.

Clearer goals. No moving goalposts.

You told us the live-ranking format could be frustrating. So this year, every weekly target is set before Day 1 and stays put.

The change: your competition is a fixed number, not a ranking that shifts every time somebody else has a giant step day.

The Old Way

Chase a place on a leaderboard that can move underneath you.

Outdoorable 2026

Chase a fixed target. Closest without going over wins — Price Is Right, but for steps.

Proof, not promises

2025, by the numbers

6.3M+
Steps Walked
2,884
Miles Covered
52%
Won a Prize
Six cash prizes, every week

You are able.

You don’t choose a level. Your actual weekly total places you into the next fixed target above your steps, and you’re competing only in that one category.

How much are the cash prizes? Prize amounts are based on the final number of paid challengers. New registrations close at 5:00 PM CT on September 1, and all $45 buy-ins must be received by September 2. Once the paid roster and referral accounting are finalized, the exact cash prizes will be announced.
DoableCASH PRIZEup to 36,000 · ~5.1k/day
ComfortableCASH PRIZE36,001–44,000 · ~6.3k/day
CapableCASH PRIZE44,001–54,000 · ~7.7k/day
AdmirableCASH PRIZE54,001–71,000 · ~10.1k/day
RemarkableCASH PRIZE71,001–87,000 · ~12.4k/day
UnstoppableCASH PRIZE87,001–114,000 · ~16.3k/day
Closest — without going over — wins

Example: 43,700 steps

Your next fixed target is 44,000, so you’re in Comfortable that week. You are not simultaneously competing in Capable, Admirable, Remarkable, or Unstoppable.

ImmeasurableCASH PRIZENo ceiling · challenge-long · opt-in

Going Immeasurable?

You’re still eligible for the six weekly categories too. Immeasurable is a separate 28-day contest, so you can play the weekly target game and chase the biggest challenge-long total.

Plus: earn your $45 back

Average 10,000+ steps a day across the 28-day challenge — 280,000 total steps — and earn a $45 Studio Strong credit. This stacks with category wins, Immeasurable, and pop-up prizes.

Why September 1–28?

Four weeks. Four clean rounds.

Round 1September 1–7
Round 2September 8–14
Round 3September 15–21
Round 4September 22–28
Five surprises throughout the challenge

The Outdoorable Five

Pop-up challenges are announced same-day. No warning, no advance planning — just show up and see what you’ve got.

Unpredictable

A surprise target announced that morning. Closest without going over for the full day wins.

$25 to one winner

Adaptable

Two targets announced that morning — an easier path and a harder one. Pick your pace.

$25 per path · 2 winners

Incomparable

No target. No ceiling. Highest single-day step count wins.

$25 to one winner

Available

Announced mid-afternoon instead of morning. Same closest-without-going-over rule, sized for the shorter day.

$25 to one winner

Sociable

Randomly paired that morning. Combined total closest without going over wins. If the group count is odd, the extra participant gets paired with a Studio Strong staff member for the day.

$25 each · $50 per winning pair
Better with friends

Bring your people. Save your buy-in.

Refer another Outdoorable participant who registers and pays their $45 buy-in, and we’ll give you $10 back per paid referral — up to your full $45 entry fee.

1 friend$10 back
2 friends$20 back
3 friends$30 back
4+ friends$45 back
Participant-to-participant referrals only. Doreen, Studio Strong advertising, social media, and general promotion do not count as referrals. Your friend must name you on their registration and complete payment by September 2 for the referral to count.
Ready when you are

28 days. Four rounds.
Zero moving goalposts.

Sign Up — $45

Registration closes September 1 at 5:00 PM CT. $45 buy-in must be received by September 2. Full participant rules and FAQs are provided after registration.

See you outside

It’s outdoorable season.

Walk more. Pay attention. Have some fun with it. We’ll take care of the rest.