OutdoorableOutdoorable 2026: Walk. Win. Get Outside.
September is about to get a whole lot more Outdoorable.
Studio Strong’s annual September Step Challenge is back for its 7th year — but this time, we’re changing the game.
Meet OUTDOORABLE: 28 days of walking, weekly cash prizes, surprise challenges, a little strategy, a lot of movement, and plenty of reasons to get outside while the weather is actually cooperating.
Not too hot. Not too cold. Just Outdoorable.
How does Outdoorable work?
Outdoorable runs September 1–28 in four clean 7-day rounds. Each week, your real step total automatically places you into one of six fixed-target categories:
Doable. Comfortable. Capable. Admirable. Remarkable. Unstoppable.
You don’t choose a level ahead of time, and you don’t have to chase the person who walks 30,000 steps before lunch. Your own weekly total determines where you land. In each category, the eligible participant who finishes closest to the fixed target — without going over — wins the weekly cash prize.
And there are more ways to play.
Throughout the challenge, we’ll also drop five same-day surprise contests — the Outdoorable Five. Some will test your strategy. Some will pair you with another participant. One may simply reward whoever decides to go absolutely feral with their step count that day.
Want a bigger personal goal? Reach 280,000 total steps during the 28-day challenge — an average of 10,000 per day — and you’ll earn a $45 Studio Strong credit.
Bring your people and you can earn your buy-in back.
Outdoorable is more fun with friends. Refer another Outdoorable participant who registers, names you as their referral, and completes their $45 buy-in:
- 1 paid referral = $10 back
- 2 paid referrals = $20 back
- 3 paid referrals = $30 back
- 4+ paid referrals = your full $45 buy-in back
Referral savings are participant-to-participant — Studio Strong advertising or Doreen personally recruiting someone doesn’t count. You’ve got to bring your own people to the party. 😁
Ready?
Registration is $45 and closes September 1 at 5:00 PM Central Time. Buy-ins must be received by September 2 to remain in the official challenge.
You don’t need to be a Studio Strong personal-training client to participate. You just need a way to track your steps, a willingness to move, and maybe enough competitive spirit to know exactly when to stop walking on Sunday night. 😂
September 1–28. Four weeks. Weekly cash. Surprise challenges. One very Outdoorable month.
