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Join the Walking Challenge at the NCSL Summit in Boston!
JUMP TO: Join Bonus Steps Prizes
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.
The Walking Challenge starts on Monday, August 4 at 12:00 a.m. ET and ends on Wednesday, August 6 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
JOIN
1) Download the Heka Well Challenge app:
2) Set up your Challenge Account:
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Launch the Challenge app and select the "NCSL Walking" Challenge from the list
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Complete the in-app registration and pair your supported activity tracker
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Anyone with a smartphone* can track their steps:
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Apple iPhone: select iPhone
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Android Phone: utilize your phone tracker via your Google Account, Google Fit app, or Samsung Health (requires Samsung Health to be synched with Google's Health Connect)
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The Challenge app also tracks step data from Fitbit, Garmin and Apple Watch
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3) Start Walking & Engage in Bonus Activities
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To sync your step data to the app, select "'Tap to sync steps" at the top of the Summary tab
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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!
Questions? Check out our FAQs, fill in our support form, or email info@hekahealth.com
BONUS STEPS
Once the Challenge has started, tap the Bonus Activities button ** at the bottom of the Challenge App.
Scan-In: Visit the following locations and scan the QR codes to earn daily step boosts:
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American Heart Association Booth #505: 2K bonus steps per day
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NCSL Booth #339: 1K bonus steps per day
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NCSL 5K Walk/Run: one-time 1K bonus steps
PRIZES
Daily Step Goal Prizes
Participants reaching the cumulative step levels by the end of each day as listed below will be entered into random prize drawings:
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Aug 4 (10K+ steps): Participants who reach 10,000 or more steps by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 4 will be entered into a drawing to win AirPods.
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Aug 5 (20K+ steps): Participants who reach 20,000 or more steps by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 5 will be entered into a drawing to win AirPods.
Final Leaderboard Prize
The final top 10 on the leaderboard at the end of the Challenge will be entered into a drawing to win AirPods Pros and a complimentary registration to the 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit in Chicago.
Prize winners will be announced during the Closing Session on Aug. 6 at 3:15 p.m. ET. You must be present at the Closing Session to win. Limit of one drawing prize per person.
** Bonus Activities:
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On the Challenge app's main dashboard, tap the Bonus Activities selector.
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Press the Scan-In button and follow the app instruction to receive your bonus steps.
