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WELLNESS CHALLENGE
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Join the 6th Annual ACS Wellness Challenge at the Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago. Participate in wellness activities and enjoy some healthy competition with your peers. Earn chances to win prizes for reaching Challenge Goals and working your way up the leaderboard.
This year, in addition to competing as an individual, you can also form a team and compete against other teams (based on average points) at the same time. Can your team keep up with the ACS Staff team? As further motivation, you can also see how you stack up against your teammates on the Team Leaderboard!
The Challenge Starts on Saturday, October 4 at 12:01 am CT and ends Tuesday, October 7 at 11:59 pm CT.
JOIN
1) Download the latest version of the "Heka Well" app
2) Setup your Challenge account
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Launch the Challenge app and select the "ACS Wellness" Challenge from the list
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Complete the in-app registration process
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Create your own Team, join an existing Team, or choose "No Team". Your team can compete against other Teams based on average points. View the Team rankings as well as how you rank against your teammates on the Team Leaderboard (minimum of 3 people per team to be qualified to be on the Team Leaderboard)
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Pair your supported activity tracker
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Anyone with a smartphone* can participate and track their steps:
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Apple iPhone: select iPhone
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Android Phone: select Steps tracked by your Phone, Google Fit app, or Samsung Health (requires Samsung Health to be synced with Google's Health Connect)
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The Challenge app also tracks step data from Fitbit, Garmin and Apple Watch
3) Start Moving!
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To sync your activity data to the app, select "Tap to sync points" at the top of the app Summary screen.
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Please sync your point data at least one time per 24 hour period and before the Challenge end time to make sure all your points count!
BONUS ACTIVITIES
Engage in wellness activities and earn bonus points to help you achieve your goals. Once the Challenge has started, press the "Bonus Activities" selector ** at the bottom of the Challenge App and select one of the bonus activities listed below.
Scan-In: Visit the following locations and scan the QR codes to earn bonus points Sunday to Tuesday:
1) CompHealth booth #8030: Scan the QR code and earn 2,000 bonus points on each day (Sunday to Tuesday).
2) ACS Central Hub: Visit the ACS Central Hub in the Exhibit Hall, Hall F2, to scan the QR code for an extra 1,000 points each day (Sunday to Tuesday)
Gratitude Journal: Use the app and enter the 3 things you are grateful for each day. Practice your journaling daily to lower stress levels and feel calmer at night. You will automatically receive 1,000 bonus points per day for completing your journal entries.
PRIZES
Point Goal Prizes: All participants that reach a cumulative Point Challenge Goal Level listed below by the end of the Challenge will be entered into drawings for a chance to win a prize. You will only be entered into the drawing for the highest level you have reached at the end of the Challenge:
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40,000+ Points: one (1) winner of a $250 AMEX gift card
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60,000+ Points: one (1) winner of a $325 AMEX gift card
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80,000+ Points: one (1) winner of a $425 AMEX gift card
Note that you must be registered for the ACS Clinical Congress to be eligible for the individual Challenge prizes. Only one gift card prize per participant.
The winning team earns bragging rights and will be announced along with the individual prize winners after the conference via email and posted on the events page.
OTHER WELLNESS ACTIVITIES
Yoga Oct 5-7, 6-7 am at Marriott Marquis Chicago (HQ Hotel), Great Lakes Ballroom E: Start your day with the physical, mental, and spiritual practice of yoga. The classes are appropriate for all experience levels including first-timers. A complimentary yoga mat, which will be yours to keep, and bottled water are provided. Sign up in the Clinical Congress registration dashboard. Fee $20.
Guided City Neighborhood Walk-Jog-Runs Oct 5-7, 6-7 am at Marriott Marquis Chicago (HQ Hotel), Great Lakes Foyer: For runners of all experience levels, the ACS Running Tours provide the perfect opportunity for a combination of sightseeing, exercise, and social interaction. Participants will be divided into small groups based on desired running pace and will be led by a professional guide throughout Chicago. Stops will be made along the way to enjoy the sights and water will be provided. Sign up in the Clinical Congress registration dashboard. Fee $20.
Approximate Route Maps:
~5.5 Mile Run Route
(~9 to 9.5 min/mile pace)
~4 Mile Jog Route
(~10.5 to 11 min/mile pace)
~2 Mile Walk Route
** Bonus Activities:
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On the Challenge app's main dashboard, tap the Bonus Activities selector.
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Click the hypertext link bonus activity name in the description list above (e.g., Scan-In) to get additional instructions on each activity.
