Step Challenge Buy-in
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Final Steps to Get Moving!
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Thank you for registering! We’re still gathering participants, so spread the word and get ready to step up your game this September.
Keep yourself accountable and motivated to move more this month.
—– Details and FAQs —–
Section Estimated Daily Step Count Breakdown
- Footprint Freshmen: Fewest Steps (usually 0 to 4,000)
- Pathway Pioneers: More Steps (typically more than 4,000)
- Milestone Makers: Even More Steps (often more than 7,000)
- Marathon Masters: Most Steps (generally over 9,500)
The buy-in is $60 for the challenge, and you can quickly earn $10 before you even begin!
BONUS: For every family member or friend you bring on board, you get a $10 credit and your friend/family gets a $10 credit. To join the challenge, each participant pays the $60 fee, and we’ll distribute all credits on or before Day 5 of the challenge.
Step counting kicks off on September 1st and wraps up on the 28th.
We’re partnering with a third-party app to track steps and maintain updated rankings, ensuring a fair competition. You’ll need to sync your device (all major devices are supported) daily by midnight. Failure to sync daily will result in immediate disqualification for that week, and your buy-in will be forfeited.
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WEEKLY Prize Breakdown:***
- Marathon Masters: $35 for 1st place, $30 – 2nd, $25 – 3rd.
- Milestone Makers: $30 for 1st place, weekly.
- Pathway Pioneers: $25 for 1st place, weekly.
- Footprint Freshmen: $20 for 1st place, weekly.
*** Once we reach 24 participants, 2nd place prizes will be awarded, and 3rd place prizes at 36 participants, 4th place at 48 participants.
Bonus prizes for top overall steppers in each category!
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—– FAQs —–
- How are the weekly winners determined?
- The winners are determined by the total number of participants and their respective step counts. Participants are grouped into sections based on their weekly step rankings. For instance, if we’re awarding only the first place in each section
- Given 12 participants:
- The 1st place winner will be the participant with the highest number of steps for that week, the top of the Marathon Masters.
- The next winner will be the participant ranked at the 4th position in step counts, the top of Milestone Makers.
- Following that, the winner from the next section will be the one ranked 7th in steps, the top of Pathway Pioneers.
- Lastly, the winner from the final section will be the participant placed 10th in the weekly step rankings, the top of the Footprint Freshmen.
- We aim for a fair distribution of prizes across different activity levels
- How much prize money is awarded?
- This is determined on the 1st of September when we know the total number of participants.
- When we have 24 participants we award top two in each category
- And we add another in each category for each additional 12 participants: 36 = top three (12 total winners weekly), 48 = top four (16 total winners weekly) , 108 = top nine (36 total winners weekly)
- Is there a an overall prize for each category?
- We will be awarding the overall top steppers in each category an additional prize when they complete all four weeks of the challenge.
- When is the prize money received?
- We calculate all earnings throughout the event and payout all prize and referral money by the 4th of October.
- We list all winners weekly
- Third-party app details?
- You can start registering your device on the 27th of August
- Click here for Details on how to set up Countit and connect your step counter
- The Countit app works natively with most fitness trackers. You’ll sign in and grant permissions for the app to access your step data for the week & month.
- Having troubles? Send an email to studiostrongfit@gmail.com
Got more questions? Shoot them our way, and we’ll provide answers for you and all participants.
Buy-in Details:
- Amount: $60
Payment Methods:
- Venmo: @Doreen-Warfield
- CashApp: $ReformedFitness
- PayPal: Send Money (Sending to a Friend Only – No Fees). Instructions here. Email: reformedfitness@gmail.com
- For locals: Cash or Check
More than just a workout!