LAUSANNE – Do you want to make your university healthier and win big prices? Join the movement! Starting on 20 September 2018, FISU and NXL will launch the first University Step Challenge. The goal of this challenge is to find out which university is the most active one.
With this challenge we want to promote physical activity in our daily life and encourage students to move more in their spare time. The motivation should come from a healthy competition between peers. In order to determine which university was the most active one, we will consider total steps done, total floors climbed, and % of participating students. The competition will last exactly for one month.
How are steps measured?
For Apple devices we use the Apple health app that counts the steps and floors automatically. In case of Android devices we use Google Fit as a step counter.
How to participate?
The participation in the contest is simple: you send an email to lucian@nxl.swiss with the name of the university, the total number of students at this university, and the logo that we are allowed to use for the contest. On 20 September, you’ll then receive a unique link from NXL that you have to send to the students.
Prizes
If your university wins, you’ll receive USD 2’000 to buy new sports equipment. In case one of your students is among the top 3 most active in the world, he or she can win an additional price that will be announced shortly.
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