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New: In-app Challenge Creation!
In-app challenge creation launched for our Walker Tracker iOS and Android apps.
Step Challenge Barriers for Students and Faculty
Step Challenges in Higher Education Breaking down barriers to engagement among students & faculty.Workplace wellness has innumerable benefits. It improves health behaviors and productivity, decreases health risks, and builds and sustains morale. One engaging way...
Challenges That Combat Stress and Bring The Fun
It’s been a long and trying two years. As we round out 2021 and look with hope towards 2022 – I’m eager to share some insights and optimism from the Walker Tracker team! In March of 2020 we shut down Walker Tracker’s physical office in Portland, OR, and began working...
Using Digital Wellness to Communicate Benefits Information
Benefits Communications TipsDoes open enrollment have you down? Confused? We had a similar experience and used our own software to help remedy the situation. Here's what we can share! Open enrollment got you down? Benefits Engagement and Digital Wellness...
What is a Featured Challenge?
When considering an annual wellness program versus a single step challenge, we frequently cover the concept of Featured Challenges. TL;DR - Featured Challenges are "marquee" challenges that are aimed at getting everyone in your program to join and engage. Standard...
Wellness and Integrative Health at University of Utah
Step Challenges for Faculty Wellness 40,000 employees, Two HR departments, and a Successful Wellness Program at University of Utah Coaching world class athletes is a dream come true for some people. It was reality for Britta Trepp. “I moved to Utah to train Olympic...
Miles4Merak – Meet Susan Staten
Meet Susan Staten Susan Staten had never met Merak Melikian and worked in another building from the challenge’s organizers. Still, the week-long challenge ended up being the catalyst for a major life change. “I hated walking,” Susan said, “I used to think I was...
Miles4Merak: A Step Challenge Fundraiser
About Merak Melikian & Miles4Merak Merak Melikian was a sophomore at University of San Francisco when a series of health events kept sending him to the hospital. Only age 20, his anemic state was hard to diagnose. After weeks of seeking treatment, he and his...
Stride Story – Complete
The Stride Story Walker Tracker is rolling out a reinvented version of it’s industry-acclaimed wellness software. After 15+ years of development, we’ve learned a lot and built a lot. We’ve applied these years of development into an experience that we call “Stride.”...
Returning to Work or Staying Remote?
The ever-evolving workplaceRemote work has become a standard for many companies. New hybrid options are creating options for some teams to work together and others to stay remote - or for employees to share time between remote and in-office. Many businesses are eyeing...
Step Up Fundraising Efforts with Walker Tracker
The IICF Step Up Challenge and fundraiser just concluded with some great results. Read on for three key takeaways! Step Challenges are great standalone fundraisers or philanthropic tools Walker Tracker’s activity converter enables more people and more types of...
Introducing Tammy Schlaadt, Our Magnificent Manager of Accounting and Administration
Tammy Schlaadt is a wife, mother, humanitarian, and citizen of the world. She’s also very good at her job as our Manager of Accounting and Administration. Beneath her exterior is a fighter who’s overcome a difficult childhood to create a life filled with love, kindness, and exploration.
Going the Distance: The Story of Bob Miller
“I’m 102 years old and I usually get up about 6 am and hike 2.25 miles. I usually walk a bit more in the afternoon to get to my goal of 3 miles a day. It keeps me healthy. Exercise is good for you and walking is something that everyone can do.”
Best Step Challenge Team Names of 2021
Fun Step Challenge Team Names Looking for a great step challenge team name? We've got you covered. Walker Tracker has been around for over a decade, so we've seen some great ones. From time to time, we share some of the best with our readers so that they can find some...
Introducing Donny Hansen, Our Dynamic Developer
Compassionate, logical, humorous. Artistic, deep, and wounded. Walker Tracker’s newest Developer, Donny Hansen is both, and he’s learned to appreciate this about himself. “Within the last five years, I began to accept that both of these parts make me who I am,” he says.
Tips to Build a Great Custom Map
Walker Tracker would love to help you realize your custom map. We love seeing the creative concepts and new ideas that our clients come up with, and we can provide not only our technology, but also our expertise toward bringing them to life. Here are some tips we’ve...
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