For employers and HR teams
A corporate fitness challenge the whole company can finish.
eFit gives HR and wellness teams a ready-made step and activity challenge: participants connect the phone or tracker they already use, activity syncs automatically, and everyone is scored against a goal they can reach.
Why employers run fitness challenges
Most workplace challenges start with a people problem. Teams that moved to hybrid schedules rarely see each other. New hires do not know anyone outside their department. Burnout surveys come back worse than last year. A shared challenge gives everyone the same simple goal for a few weeks and a reason to talk to each other about something other than work.
Gallup’s wellbeing research makes the case in retention terms. Employees who strongly agree that their employer cares about their wellbeing are 69% less likely to search for a new job and 71% less likely to report burnout, yet fewer than one in four employees feel that way.
Source: Gallup, “Percent Who Feel Employer Cares About Their Wellbeing Plummets,” 2022.
A well-run challenge is one visible, low-cost signal that leadership wants people to feel better. It also gives managers a positive, low-pressure way to check in with their teams. Pair it with the basics people care about most, such as reasonable workloads and flexible schedules, and it reads as sincere.
Where workplace challenges usually go wrong
We read what HR coordinators, wellness committees and employees say about the challenges they have run and joined. The same six problems come up again and again, and each one has a design fix.
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The same few people win
Raw step totals reward people who already run. Everyone else sees they cannot catch up and stops opening the app by week two.
eFit scores progress toward a goal, and 70% of the goal counts as success.
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Spreadsheets and screenshots
Collecting weekly totals by form or email eats the organizer’s time and invites disputes about who logged what.
Activity syncs from Google Health automatically each day.
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Everyone has a different device
Some staff wear a Fitbit, some a Garmin, and some only carry a phone. Tools that support one brand leave people out.
One connection path through Google Health covers phones and many tracker apps.
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Privacy worries
Step data is health data. Employees hesitate to join if they think their manager will see every number.
Leaderboards are optional, and each participant decides whether to appear.
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Energy fades after week two
Launch-day enthusiasm drops fast when the only feature is a step counter.
Badges, a map-based Walking Journey, accountability pods and short wellness modules give people new reasons to return.
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No way to show results
Leadership asks what the challenge achieved, and the only answer is a list of winners.
A baseline and final fitness check shows each participant’s change, and organizer reports show participation over time.
How a corporate challenge runs on eFit
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Set the challenge
Choose dates, the activity goal and whether the leaderboard is on. Split a large workforce into groups by location, department or team.
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Invite employees
Share one registration link. Each person creates an account and connects Google Health on their phone in a few minutes, with step-by-step help.
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Record a starting point
Participants complete a short Baseline Fitness Check so they can see their own improvement at the end.
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Keep the momentum
Steps and active minutes sync daily. Participants follow their Activity Score, earn badges and advance along the Walking Journey map. Organizers watch participation and nudge groups that go quiet.
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Finish and celebrate
The Final Fitness Check closes the challenge. Participants who reach the goal receive a completion certificate, and you have participation and score reports to share with leadership.
Built for the whole workforce
A good corporate challenge includes the warehouse team, the call center, the executives and the person recovering from knee surgery. eFit counts active minutes alongside steps, lets each person see progress toward their own target and keeps the leaderboard opt-in. People who dislike public rankings can take part privately, and people who love competition still get it.
| Participants | Organizers |
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| Automatic step and active-minute sync | Participant list with sync status |
| Activity Score toward a 70% goal | Score reports by group |
| Optional leaderboard and badges | Leaderboard on/off for the whole challenge |
| Walking Journey map and wellness modules | Challenge Readiness checklist before launch |
| Baseline and Final Fitness Check | Before-and-after results to report upward |
Running a challenge for a university instead? See faculty and staff wellness challenges. Spread across offices? See virtual challenges for remote teams.
Frequently asked questions
Questions employers ask before launch.
Have a different question? Tell us about your group and we will help map the right challenge.
Email support@efit.healthHow is a corporate challenge priced?
Pricing is per participant, and organizations can be invoiced for the whole group. Send your headcount and dates and we will put together a quote.
Do employees need to buy a fitness tracker?
No. Activity comes in through Google Health, which can collect steps from a phone as well as many popular watches and tracker apps. Nobody has to buy a device to take part.
Can HR see individual health data?
Organizers see challenge participation and activity scores so they can support the group. Participants choose whether their name appears on the leaderboard, and they can remove eFit’s access in their Google account at any time.
How long should a workplace challenge run?
Four to eight weeks works well for most employers. It is long enough to build a habit and short enough to keep energy high. Many organizations run a fall and a spring season.
Will the same fit people win every time?
Scoring is based on progress toward a goal, with 70% of the goal counting as success. A new walker who reaches the goal can score as well as a marathon runner, which keeps the middle of the pack engaged.
How quickly can we launch?
Most organizers can set dates and invite participants in an afternoon. We help you plan the structure, the invitation message and the setup path for participants.
Start the conversation
Plan your company’s next challenge.
Send your headcount, ideal start date and what success looks like. We will help you shape the groups, goal and invitation.