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Step it up in Barcelona! IASLC Wellness Challenge 2025
The IASLC Wellness Challenge is a four-day activity challenge held in conjunction with IASLC’s World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC). To encourage participation and engagement with our on-site opportunities, registration is limited to those attending WCLC in person.
Your step count and other wellness activities will be converted to points that create opportunities to win prizes and engage in some friendly competition with your peers. Each participant will be added to a team by region, celebrating our global community.
The IASLC Wellness Challenge starts on Saturday, September 6 at 00:01 CET and ends on Tuesday, September 9 at 16:00 CET.
JOIN
See instructions below or link to the brief video instructions
1) Download the IASLC Wellness Challenge 2025 app (AVAILABLE AUG 2025):
2) Set up your Challenge Account:
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Launch the Challenge app and complete the in-app registration
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Join your Team and compete against other Teams based on average points. View the Team rankings along with the rankings of your teammates in 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 Stepping!
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To sync your step data to the app, select 'Tap to sync points' at the top of the dashboard
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Please sync your step data at least one time per 24-hour period and before the Challenge end time to make sure all your steps count!
4) Social Connect
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Stop by the Wellness Challenge booth outside the exhibit hall to get your Challenge pin to identify you to fellow Challengers so you can "Social Connect" with them to earn bonus points. While at the Challenge booth, try out the new AI-driven fitness activities with motion tracking analysis and personalized guidance to earn even more bonus points!
Questions? Check out our Challenge FAQs, submit our online form, or email us at info@hekahealth.com
BONUS ACTIVITIES
IASLC WELLNESS CHALLENGE GUIDELINES
The IASLC Wellness Challenge is complimentary for all participants. You can help support the initiative by donating to the IASLC Foundation. You will be rewarded with 5,000 bonus points for each donation of $50 or more!
Engage in multiple activities to earn points and achieve your wellness goals. Once the Challenge has started, you will receive points for each completed activity.
STEPS = POINTS
Your activity tracker will count your steps, but steps are not the only way to participate. You can use the in app bonus activities and other wellness activities listed below to earn points. Every activity counts!
Your daily steps and activities will be converted into points. One step = one point.
BONUS WELLNESS ACTIVITIES
Bank a few more points to climb up the leaderboard. Once the Challenge has started, you will earn bonus points for each completed activity. Select the Bonus Activities button** at the bottom of the Challenge App to claim your points:
Donate to the IASLC Foundation: Support the IASLC Early Career Program and receive 5,000 bonus points per donation of $50 USD or more. You can donate as many times as you like!
Donate online (there is a link to the donate page in the Challenge app pulldown menu as well) and then visit the Wellness Challenge Booth outside the exhibit hall. Show your donation receipt to scan in for your 5K bonus points.
Scan-In: Visit the locations below and use the in-app Scan bonus activity module to scan the QR codes to earn bonus points during the Challenge:
1. AI-driven fitness activities with motion tracking analysis and personalized guidance at the Wellness booth outside the Exhibit Hall: Engage in a range of fun fitness activities, from balloon popping to push-ups. Earn 1,000 points per day.
2. The Backyard Steps Experience on Sunday, September 7th at the Montjul'c main stairs (A charitable initiative from The Ricky Rubio Foundation): Climb up and down 75 steps in 5-minute blocks for one hour at your own pace with your own energy!
All participants will earn an additional 5,000 bonus points by scanning in the code at the rest area & event base (in addition to all the points you will be earning for going up and down those steps). Not only that, participants will also receive an exclusive collectable jersey (while supplies last).
3. AstraZeneca - Foundation Supporter: Scan the QR code located at the AstraZeneca booth #1000 in the exhibit hall for 1,000 bonus points each day.
4. Create a Video: Record a video at the Social Media Wall for a one-time bonus of 3,000 points.
5. Explore the Poster Gallery in the Convention Center to discover QR codes that earn you 1,000 bonus points each day.
6. IASLC Business Meeting: Attend the IASLC Business meeting on Monday, 9/8 at 14:45 and earn a one-time bonus of 3,000 points.
7. Journal of Thoracic Oncology: Check out our renowned publications JTO and JTO-CRR for a QR code worth 1,500 bonus points each day.
8. IASLC Membership Booth: Have some fun in the Cyclone! Visit Membership and participate in the cyclone activity for a QR code worth 1,500 points per each day.
Social Connect: Earn 500 bonus points per connection (up to 100 total connections). Stop by the Wellness Challenge Booth to pick up your Challenge pin to identify you to fellow Challengers and then connect with them via your Challenge app and learn what they are interested in learning from others at this event.
Chat: Use the in-app Chat module to interact with other Challenge participants and share how you are living well. You will earn 500 bonus points (limit of two bonus grants per day) for sharing healthy stories and photos.
Meditation: Put on your headset, find a quiet location that suits you best, and follow along with the meditation video session. You will automatically receive 1,000 bonus points per day for completing a full session.
Yoga: Follow along with the in-app yoga video session and you will receive 1,000 bonus points per day at the end of each session.
Gratitude Audio: Take a few minutes out of your busy day and listen to the guided Gratitude Audio and try to notice and reflect upon things you are thankful for. You will automatically receive 1,000 bonus points at the end of the audio (limit of one bonus grant per participant).
Gratitude Journal: Take a few minutes out of your day for gratitude and mindfulness. Using the in-app Gratitude Journal, log 3 things you are grateful for each day to help lower stress and promote calmness in your life. You will automatically receive 2,000 bonus points for completing your daily journal entries (limit of one bonus granted per day).
Activity Log: Engage in various other fitness activities ranging from running to stretching, cycling to swimming, and more. Look up the activity in the Challenge app and log the time you spent doing the activity to receive the equivalent points. Limit of two (2) one-hour activity entries per day.
Wellness Research Survey: To help us continue to support the wellness of our community and further enhance our wellness experiences, we appreciate you filling out this research survey from Purdue University. Please fill it out after you have spent some time with trying out the various wellness experiences at WCLC. You will be receive instructions for getting a one-time grant of 5,000 bonus points at the end of the survey. You can also fill the survey out after the Challenge, you just won't get the 5K bonus points.
PRIZES
Final Leaderboard Prize
All participants that are on the final cumulative leaderboard (top 25 total point achievers) will be entered into a drawing to win a complimentary registration plus travel and accommodation for WCLC 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
Challenge Goal Prizes
All participants that reach a cumulative Challenge Goal points total listed below can come to the Wellness Challenge booth to claim their prize. Supplies for Challenge Goal Prizes are limited and will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Step on over to the Wellness Challenge booth as soon as you reach the points milestones below to claim your prize:
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40,000+ Points: Folding 3-in-1 Travel Charging Mat
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80,000+ Points: Torrent Crossbody Sling Bag
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120,000+ Points: Rechargeable Deep Tissue Massage Gun
The first 25 participants that reach the cumulative Challenge Goal points listed below will receive the following special achievement prize:
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150,000+ Points: IASLC Varsity Jacket
Regional Teams
The winning team members (based on average points per team with a minimum of 3 members per team) will receive 5,000 bonus points credited to next year's challenge.
Daily Top Achiever Prizes ***
The Top 10 point achievers for each day of the Wellness Challenge will be entered in a drawing for a pair of Apple Air Pods Pro 2 with Wellness Challenge case. Limit of one Daily Top Achiever Prize per person.
Daily Engagement Prizes ***
Stop by the Wellness Challenge booth outside the Exhibit Hall and pick up a pair of IASLC Non-Slip Sport and Yoga Socks. There will be a limited number distributed each day on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of one pair of socks per person.
The Backyard Step Experience
IASLC is honored to partner with The Ricky Rubio Foundation to bring you The Backyard Steps Experience! Wellness Challenge participants will receive 5000 bonus points in addition to all the steps counted during the steps event. All participants in The Backyard Steps Experience will also receive an exclusive collectable jersey (while supplies last).
Final Leaderboard and Regional Team prize winners will be drawn after WCLC closes at 16:00 CEST on 9/9 and announced via email and on the mobile event app no later than Friday 9/12. Daily Top Achiever Prize drawing winners will be announced the following day via email and on the mobile event app.
Questions? Check out our Challenge FAQs, submit our online form, or email us at info@hekahealth.com
** Bonus Activities: On the Challenge app's main dashboard, tap the Bonus Activities selector. Click the hypertext link bonus activity name in the description list above (e.g., Scan-In) to get additional instructions on each activity.
*** For daily prizes is based on all points earned from 00:00 to 23:59 PST, except for 9/9 which is based on all points earned from 00:00 to 16:00 CET
