Wellness Challenges
Health Challenges are a fun and competitive way to keep up with your day-to-day fitness. We offer walking/running challenges, mindfulness challenges, and even fun games like bingo to keep you motivated. Click below to start participating!
Find Your Stride: Fall 2026 Employee Walking Challenge
Welcome to our semester-long walking challenge! Lace up your sneakers, get moving, and earn some incredible exclusive gear along the way. The rules are simple, but consistency is key. From September to November, we will be cheering you along.
The Prize Line-up
- September: Exclusive Challenge T-Shirt
- October: Cozy Challenge Sweatshirt
- November: Custom JagFit Compression Socks & Water Bottle
- Random Drawing Grand Prize: Personal Walking Pad
The Challenge
To keep things fair, fun, and healthy for everyone, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- The Monthly Goal: To qualify for that month's prize, you must log a minimum of 150,000 steps by the last day of the month.
- The Daily Cap: To encourage steady consistency (and prevent anyone from pulling a 50-mile walk on the final day!), there is a daily limit of 25,000 steps. Any steps taken beyond this number in a single day will not count toward your monthly total.
- Tracking & Submission: Sync your tracker to Challenge Runner or submit your steps daily (within 7 days).
- Fresh Start each month: Your step count resets at the beginning of each month. Missed out in September? You're still fully eligible to win in October and November!
Pro-Tip: To hit the 150,000-step monthly goal, you only need to average about 5,000 steps a day. You've got this!
Welcome to the JagFit Bingo Blitz Challenge
Get ready for a fast-paced, two-week challenge running for only 14 days this September. Track your activities, get Bingo on your card, and earn rewards!
Timeline & Rules of the Challenge
- Personalized Cards: Each participant will receive their own personalized Bingo card via email.
- Week 1 Activities: On Monday, September 14th, participants will receive 15 activities via email. From that list of 15, pick the calls that get you the closest to Bingo. If you don’t get “Bingo”, no worries, you have another week to try.
- Week 2 Activities: On Monday, September 21st, participants will receive 15 additional activities via email. This will give you another week to hit Bingo!
- Submission Requirements: In addition to your Bingo card, photo proof of your completed activities should be emailed to jagfitwell@southalabama.edu by Saturday, September 26th at 8am.
- Every participant who earns a valid Bingo will receive a JagFit Champion digital certificate by email—perfect for displaying in your office or sharing your accomplishment
- Every participant who submits a completed Bingo card by the deadline will be entered into a drawing for multiple grand prizes.
- Only one raffle entry is permitted per participant. The grand prize winners will be selected at random and contacted after submissions have been verified.
Stride Squad: Fall Campus Quest
Stride Squad is a four-week team walking challenge designed to encourage movement, connection, and friendly competition across campus. Click here for complete challenge rules.
Challenge Dates
The challenge will run for four consecutive weeks:
- Week 1: Campus Explorer
- Week 2: Walk and Connect
- Week 3: Stride Bingo
- Week 4: Reflect & Reconnect
- Week 5: Squad Showdown
Team Requirements
- Teams may include 5–8 participants.
- Each participant must register and connect an approved step-tracking device or app through Challenge Runner.
- Participants may only join one team.
- Team names must be appropriate for a university-wide challenge.
- Teams are encouraged to include participants with different activity levels.
Step-Tracking Rules
- Participants must record at least 1,000 steps in a day for that day to count toward the team total.
- A maximum of 25,000 steps per participant per day will count toward the challenge.
- Steps must be synced regularly throughout the challenge.
- Participants are responsible for confirming that their device or app is connected and reporting correctly.
- Steps entered manually may be reviewed by JagFit.
- JagFit reserves the right to remove inaccurate, duplicated, or unverifiable step totals.
Rec Your Routine Challenge
Build a routine, stay consistent and get rewarded along the way! Click here to join!
Who Can Participate
Rec Your Routine is open to current Student Recreation Center members and USA employee members.
How It Works
Visit the Student Recreation Center and scan in on at least 15 different days each month.
Only one visit per day will count toward the monthly goal. Participants must use their own membership credentials when entering the facility.
Monthly Prize Drawings
Everyone who reaches 15 visit days during the month will be entered into a random
monthly prize drawing. Meeting the goal each month gives you another opportunity to
win.
Monthly Leaderboards
Monthly leaderboards will highlight participant progress and recognize members who
are staying consistent. Leaderboards are for motivation and recognition; prizes will be awarded through random
drawings among everyone who completes the monthly goal.
Important Reminders
Participants must have an active membership throughout the challenge. Visits cannot
be transferred, added manually or combined with another participant’s visits. All
participation and prize eligibility are subject to verification by Campus Recreation
and Wellness.