Office of Human Resources

edHEALTH Walking Challenge

edHEALTH, the employee health insurance collaboration, has partnered once again with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to host its annual Walking Challenge.

Join forces with your Brandeis colleagues to compete against other Boston-area colleges and universities that are part of the edHealth collaborative. Grand prizes will be awarded to the individual at each school who walks the most steps and to the school with the highest average of steps walked during the contest. In addition, weekly prize drawings will be held at each participating school for high-achieving steppers. For additional information please see the Walking Challenge flyer (pdf).

The 2026 five week challenge runs from Monday, June 1st through Sunday, July 5th.

Three things to remember about the 2026 edHEALTH Walking Challenge.

Timing:

  • The challenge will first appear in the IncentFit app as available to opt in on May 27!
  • The challenge kicks off on Monday, June 1 and concludes Sunday, July 5. 
  • To participate you must sign up within the first 10 days (May 27 through June 6)  in order for your steps to count toward the team.

 Prizes:

Award Eligibility
Participant prizes Each week, all challenge participants who average at least 5,000 steps per day or 35,000 week are entered into a raffle. A winner is randomly selected for each school, and each receives a gift card via email.
Individual grand prize $100 amazon e-gift card to top stepper at each school.
Team Grand Prize The school with the total daily highest average steps wins the challenge and earns an on-campus wellness celebration.

Explore the following resources for additional information: