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Fitness challenges in Empuls let you launch structured wellness programs using pre-built templates. Employees join challenges, connect their fitness devices, and compete on leaderboards. You configure the milestone rewards, monitor participation through the management dashboard, and nudge employees to keep engagement high. Open the fitness incentive admin in your tenant at https://<your-empuls-url>/home/incentivesAdmin/fitness.

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How fitness challenges work

The lifecycle of a fitness challenge follows these stages:
  1. You select a challenge template and configure milestone reward points.
  2. Employees join the challenge through the Empuls app or web platform and connect a fitness device (Apple Health, Google Fit, Fitbit, Strava, Samsung Health, or Garmin).
  3. Activity data syncs automatically from connected devices.
  4. Leaderboard rankings update according to the challenge’s reset frequency (monthly or weekly).
  5. When employees hit milestone thresholds, Empuls automatically distributes the reward points you configured.

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Challenge templates

Empuls provides six pre-built challenge templates. You cannot modify the core template configuration, but you can set the reward points for each milestone.
ChallengeWhat’s trackedDurationResets
StepathonDaily steps1st–21st of monthMonthly
Workout WarriorWorkout minutes (max 120 min/day)1st–21st of monthMonthly
5K Weekend RunDistance (km)Saturday–SundayWeekly
10K Weekend RunDistance (km)Saturday–SundayWeekly
Half Marathon (21.1 km)Distance (km)Saturday–SundayWeekly
Full Marathon (42.2 km)Distance (km)Saturday–SundayWeekly

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Enable a challenge

1

Open Fitness Challenges

In the admin sidebar, go to Incentives > Fitness Challenges. The page shows two sections: Enabled Challenges (currently active) and Available Challenges (templates ready to enable).
2

Select a template

Under Available Challenges, click the template card you want to activate.
3

Review the challenge information

A modal opens with details about the challenge: How it works, Why it’s beneficial, and What’s needed (device requirements). Review the details and click Continue.
4

Configure milestone rewards

Set the reward points employees receive for each milestone threshold. Optionally, attach a gift to a milestone by using the gift selector. Choose the Empuls group whose members will participate, and select the reward sender (the Empuls user account that distributes rewards).
5

Enable the challenge

Click Enable to activate the challenge. It moves to the Enabled Challenges section and becomes visible to employees in their fitness challenges menu.
Set milestone reward values that align with your existing recognition budget. Employees earning significant reward points from fitness challenges increases overall redemption activity, so plan budget allocation accordingly.

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Manage a challenge leaderboard

1

Open the management page

On the Fitness Challenges admin page, find the challenge under Enabled Challenges and click Manage Leaderboard.
2

Review the overview

The management page shows the challenge banner with start date, score reset frequency, and total participant count.
3

Use the challenge menu

Click the dropdown icon on the challenge banner to access:
  • Edit Reward Value — update the reward points assigned to each milestone without disabling the challenge.
  • Disable Challenge — deactivate the challenge (see Disable or re-enable a challenge).

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Send nudge emails

Send email reminders to participants to encourage continued engagement during a challenge.
1

Open the nudge modal

On the challenge management page, click Nudge All at the top of the page.
2

Customize the email

Edit the Email subject and Email body fields. Use the token \{\{dateRange\}\} anywhere in the body — Empuls replaces it automatically with the current challenge run’s start and end dates.
3

Choose recipients

Select who receives the nudge:
  • All users — sends to everyone in the challenge’s participant group.
  • Enrolled users only — sends only to employees who have actively joined the challenge.
4

Send the nudge

Click Send. Participants receive the email at their registered address.
Send nudges mid-cycle — around the halfway point of a monthly or weekly run — when participation typically dips. Nudges sent at the start and end of a cycle have lower impact.

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View participant reports

The Reports tab shows a detailed activity log for all participants.
1

Open the Reports tab

On the challenge management page, click the Reports tab.
2

Filter by date range

Use the date range picker to narrow the report to a specific period — useful for reviewing a single monthly or weekly run.
3

Review the data

The Participant Activity Report shows:
  • Employee — name and details
  • Metric value — steps, workout minutes, or distance depending on the challenge type
  • Date — the date the activity was recorded
4

Paginate through records

Use the pagination controls at the bottom to browse all participant records.

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Manage the exclusion list

Exclude specific employees from leaderboard rankings without removing them from the participant group.
1

Open the Exclusion List tab

On the challenge management page, click the Exclusion List tab.
2

Add users to the exclusion list

Click Add Users, search for the employee by name, and select them from the results. Confirm to add them to the list.
3

Remove users from the exclusion list

Find the employee in the exclusion list and click Remove next to their entry.
Common reasons to exclude users: employees on extended leave, HR staff who administer the program, or test accounts used during setup. Excluded users can still see the challenge and leaderboard but are not ranked or eligible for milestone rewards.

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Disable or re-enable a challenge

1

Open the challenge management page

Navigate to the challenge you want to disable under Enabled Challenges and click Manage Leaderboard.
2

Disable the challenge

Click the dropdown on the challenge banner and select Disable Challenge. Confirm in the modal that appears.
3

Re-enable if needed

To re-enable a disabled challenge, find it on the admin fitness page (it will appear as available again), click it, and follow the enable flow.
Disabling a challenge stops new activity from being tracked and removes it from employees’ fitness challenge listings. All historical leaderboard data and participant reports are preserved and remain accessible in the management dashboard.

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Frequently asked questions

No. Fitness challenges are based on six pre-built templates (Stepathon, Workout Warrior, and four running distance challenges). You can configure milestone reward points and group assignment, but the core challenge type, metric, and schedule are defined by the template.
After joining a challenge, employees scan a QR code in the Empuls app to connect a supported fitness platform — Apple Health, Google Fit, Fitbit, Strava, Samsung Health, or Garmin. Activity data syncs automatically once connected. Employees need the Empuls mobile app and a compatible device or fitness app.
All historical data is preserved. Leaderboard rankings, participant activity reports, and milestone achievement records remain accessible in the management dashboard even after a challenge is disabled. Active data collection stops immediately on disable.
Yes. Use the Edit Reward Value option from the dropdown on the challenge management page. Updated values take effect immediately and apply to future milestone distributions.
Activity data syncs from participants’ connected devices through the Empuls mobile app. The frequency depends on the participant’s device and sync settings. Leaderboard rankings reflect the most recently synced data available.
Yes. You can enable multiple challenge templates at the same time. Employees can join as many active challenges as they choose.

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