Register a team made up of at least three participants that include employees, colleagues, customers, family, and friends. You do not need to be a Health Action Council member to participate. *Must be at least 18 years old.
Healthier Employees. Stronger Teams. Better Results.
This summer, inspire your team to move more, perform better, and invest in the health habits that make a real difference in the workplace! The Health Action Council Summer Employer Step It Up Challenge, sponsored by CBIZ, is a no-cost, four-week step program that channels the excitement of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to motivate your workforce to get active, build healthy habits, and show up as their strongest, healthiest selves. Each week features wellness tips and training habits inspired by the world's most elite soccer players, giving your employees practical, real-world tools to improve their health, reduce stress, and bring more energy and focus to everything they do. By turning workplace wellness into a world-class competition, this challenge re-energizes your workplace culture and reminds your team that healthy employees are the foundation of every high-performing organization.
Our wellness platform partner, YuMuuv, provides support for mental and physical wellbeing. During the challenge, participants can sync or manually enter steps, cast their World Cup winner prediction, cheer on teammates, and follow progress on team and individual leaderboards, all while supporting whole-person health.
Register a team made up of at least three participants that include employees, colleagues, customers, family, and friends.
IMPORTANT DATES:
When: June 15 – July 12, 2026
Deadline to Submit a Team Name: Tuesday, June 9
Deadline to Register Team Members: Thursday, June 11
Here’s how to join if you participated in our past Yumuuv platform challenges:
*Please note you will be joined under the same team name as the previous challenge. If you would like to switch your team name, please email [email protected]
If your team participated in a past YuMuuv challenge, but you are new, please follow steps 3 and 4 below.
Here’s how to get started if you didn't participate in our past Yumuuv platform challenges:
STEP 3: ONCE YOUR TEAM NAME IS CONFIRMED;
TEAM MEMBERS REGISTER HERE
Team and Individual Prizes: Will be determined by team and individual leaderboards. Please stay tuned for more info.
You don't have to be a soccer fan to play along. Each week, participants get bite-sized wellness tips inspired by some of the world's most famous soccer players; how they eat, how they recover, how they stay mentally sharp, and how they keep their bodies performing at the highest level. Paired with real World Cup match updates and a fun prediction competition, this challenge makes the world's biggest sporting event accessible, exciting, and genuinely useful for your health, whether you've watched soccer your whole life or never seen a single match.
In addition to prizes, as a collective group, if we reach our step goal, we will donate $500 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Let’s step it up together and give back!
*Teams must have a minimum of at least three participants to compete.
NEED ADDITIONAL HELP?
For questions regarding the step challenge or registration, please contact Noelle Bis at [email protected]
If you have additional questions or need platform assistance, please visit the YuMuuv FAQ page, learn how to sync your device, or contact YuMuuv customer support.
Frequently Asked Questions:
If you haven't participated in the YuMuuv platform, please fill out this form with your desired team name and information. Once completed, our team will reach out with a confirmation and registration instructions for your team members.
Q. What devices can participate?
YuMuuv connects to a variety of fitness tracking devices including Apple Health, Fitbit, Garmin, Google Fit, Polar, and Suunto. To view a full list of connectable devices click here.
Q. Does everyone on my team need to sign up through the YuMuuv link?
Yes, everyone on your team needs to sign up using the invite link at the middle of the page. If your team hasn't participated before in the YuMuuv platform, the first person to register from each organization should create a team using this form so others can join the correct team as they register in the challenge platform.
Q. If I don’t have a fitness tracking device, can I still participate?
Yes, participants can select “Manual Entry” when prompted to sync their device. *Please note logging distance or active minutes will not convert to steps. Users will be limited to 50,000 steps per day and will not be able to log steps for previous days.
Q. What is the Healthy Kids Step It Up Challenge?
The Healthy Kids Step It Up Challenge, powered by Health Action Council, is a national no-cost, four-week step program that promotes overall health and wellness in schools and the community. This challenge is intended for school leaders and parents to participate, model healthy habits for students, and win money for their school. If you are from a school and would like to register, visit the registration page. Schools cannot be registered to both challenges at the same time.