Frequently asked questions
Most challenges can be set up and ready to launch within 1–2 business days. Once details are submitted, the IncentFit team handles configuration and ensures everything is ready for employees to join.
The National Walk At Lunch Day can be configured as either a team-based or individual experience, depending on your goals and the type of competition you want to create.
Employees can track steps through connected devices or manually log activity through the IncentFit app or web platform.
Steps can be earned through walking, running, hiking, or elliptical workouts, making it easy for employees to participate in ways that fit their routine.
Yes. Offering prizes is optional but highly recommended to increase participation. Common options include gift cards, extra PTO, company swag, or recognition for top performers.
For team challenges, performance is based on the average number of steps per participant to create a level playing field. For individual challenges, participants are ranked by total or average daily steps.
Employees can typically join within a short grace period after the challenge begins. After that, admins can work with the IncentFit team to add participants if needed.
Administrative work is minimal. Once the challenge is set up, IncentFit handles tracking, scoring, and reporting. Most admins spend very little time managing the challenge after launch.
Admins have access to real-time reporting, including participation rates, step totals, leaderboard standings, and overall engagement throughout the challenge.
The National Walk At Lunch Day is ideal for organizations looking for an easy, inclusive way to increase movement, encourage participation, and create friendly competition across employees.
National Walk At Lunch Day is a 1-day steps challenge that encourages participants to step away from their desks, get moving, and turn a regular lunch break into an opportunity for wellness.
Because it is short, simple, and easy to join, this challenge works well as a quick engagement boost. Participants can take part during a lunch break, midday walk, or any eligible step-based activity completed during the challenge.
Eligible activities may include walking, running, hiking, and elliptical activity. These give participants flexible ways to add movement into the day and earn credit toward their challenge progress.
The challenge is designed to encourage midday movement, especially during lunch breaks, but final tracking rules can depend on the challenge setup. The main goal is to help participants break up the day with energizing step-based activity.
Participants can track eligible steps through synced fitness devices or manual entry in the IncentFit app or web platform. This makes it easy to capture walking, running, hiking, or elliptical activity.
Winners are determined by the scoring setup selected for the challenge. Individual challenges may rank participants by total steps, while team challenges may use total or average steps to keep competition fair.
Yes. Since participants can log activity from anywhere, this challenge works well for in-office, remote, hybrid, and multi-location teams. Everyone can join from wherever they take their midday movement break.
Yes. Organizations can add optional prizes to make the day more engaging. Good options include gift cards, wellness rewards, lunch-related prizes, walking gear, company swag, extra PTO, or recognition for top participants or teams.
Most National Walk At Lunch Day Challenges can be configured and ready to launch within 1–2 business days after challenge details are submitted. IncentFit handles setup, scoring, leaderboard configuration, and reporting.
Very little ongoing admin work is needed. IncentFit supports step tracking, scoring, leaderboard updates, and reporting so admins can focus on promoting the challenge rather than manually managing results.
