What are H&B&Me Challenges?
Challenges are free competitions with specific time limits, open to everyone. By tracking your activity data, you get to compete against others while enjoying all the benefits that regular movement has to offer.
How do Challenges work?
To get involved, simply join a challenge and connect your health app. From the first day of the challenge, your activity data will be collected automatically and compared to other participants who've joined the challenge. You can then check the leaderboard anytime to see how you stack up against the competition!
Benefits of joining a challenge
Joining a challenge can be a great way to motivate yourself to maintain healthy habits, especially if you thrive on competition. According to Achievement Goal Theory, people have different levels of performance orientation, meaning some of us are naturally more competitive than others. (1,2)
So, if you're one of these naturally competitive people, the social comparison and sense of accomplishment from joining (and possibly winning!) a challenge can help boost your motivation.
But even if you're not that competitive, joining a challenge still offers a great opportunity to push your limits and discover what you're capable of.
What happens next?
If you're up for more once you've finished your challenge, why not join another challenge as new ones become available, or set yourself a new wellness goal? Explore all of our goals on the Habits page (and remember to track your progress!)
References:
1) Easton, L., Fry, M. D., Hogue, C. M., & Iwasaki, S. (2021). Goal Orientations Predict
Exercisers’ Effort and Enjoyment While Engaged in Exercise and Reasons for Using a Fitness Tracker. Acta Facultatis Educationis Fisicae Universitatis Comenianae, 61(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.2478/afepuc-2021-0001
2) Kamble, A., Desai, S., & Abhang, N. (2021). Wearable Activity Trackers: A Structural Investigation into Acceptance and Goal Achievements of Generation Z. American Journal of Health Education, 52(5), 307–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2021.1955229