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 Walk Across America 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 Walk Across America is ideal for organizations looking for an easy, inclusive way to increase movement, encourage participation, and create friendly competition across employees.
Walk Across America is a team-based virtual distance challenge where participants contribute miles toward a shared 4,834-mile journey across the country.
Instead of only tracking daily steps, Walk Across America gives participants a larger shared destination to work toward. Every eligible mile helps the team move farther along the virtual cross-country route.
Eligible activities may include walking, running, hiking, and elliptical workouts. These activities give participants flexible ways to contribute miles toward the shared distance goal.
Participants log eligible miles throughout the challenge, and those miles are added to the team’s cumulative progress. The goal is to work together toward the full 4,834-mile virtual journey.
No. The 4,834-mile goal is a shared team milestone. Each participant contributes their own miles, and the team’s combined activity moves everyone closer to the finish.
Miles can be tracked through synced fitness devices or manual entry in the IncentFit app or web platform. This makes it easy for participants to record eligible walking, running, hiking, or elliptical activity.
No. While walking is a key activity, participants can also contribute through running, hiking, and elliptical workouts. This gives participants more flexibility to join in based on their routine and preferences.
Yes. The shared cross-country goal gives teams something to work toward together, even if participants are in different locations. It can be especially helpful for remote, hybrid, or multi-location groups.
Yes. Organizations can add optional prizes to encourage participation. Good options include gift cards, wellness rewards, walking gear, travel-themed prizes, company swag, extra PTO, or recognition for top teams.
This challenge is a strong fit for organizations that want to encourage movement, teamwork, and shared progress through a clear long-distance goal. It works especially well for groups interested in walking, running, hiking, virtual journeys, and team-based motivation.
