Walkingspree

I enjoy getting my email notifications... and wondering if you might consider changing the layout.... many people, and I for one, glance at emails. In the Walkingspree emails there is valuable information for getting people moving, including families. Maybe put the participant’s name at the top with the great suggestions underneath their name and then the participant’ stats at the bottom... most people, I would guess, want to see their stats, but don’t even read the suggestions because they are clear at the bottom. The current layout of the email, with the suggestions at the bottom, may not encourage people to scroll to the bottom. Just a thought! I am a nurse and a health coach, and always thinking of ideas for encouraging people! Thanks for reading 😀

My employer has used this for the last few years and has offered incentives if we met step goals. I guess it would be easier to work an extra two hours if I really wanted that quarterly $50, but I was so proud of earning my 10k average step bonus! Very sad that they will no longer be continuing the program. It was something that really made me feel valued as an employee. Hopefully I can keep walking spree and can average my steps to keep and maintain personal goals. If not, it was fun while it lasted. Some ideas for future... I would love to see an average sleep incentive! It’s common knowledge that good sleep hygiene makes for a healthier, happier and much safer workforce. Why not incentivize it?

Having used the app for almost a month with a workplace challenge, I found it quite easy to use with my Apple smartphone. I sometimes had to manually refresh/sync the app to get my steps to update, but it always matches my phone’s data. It was fun to see others from work and encourage one another. Had some problems with an overabundance of messages from some colleagues, but Walkingspree quickly fixed that. Thank you!

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Overall, the app is very user friendly and functions fairly well. However, Walkingspree is connected to my employers health and wellness program and there have been times (sometimes 3-5 day long spans) where data will not sync. This may not seem very significant but we receive benefits based on our quarterly step averages and five 0 step days really impacts that average. I personally use Garmin Products to track activity and my steps will show on my Connect dashboard but will not sync to my Walkingspree (even retrospectively). I have put in several requests with no resolution which has been very disappointing.

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My employer uses this app for step challenges. I participated in my first step challenge in July. In the last week of the challenge, Walkingspree lost all my information. I contacted HR, HR contacted Walkingspree and it took them three days to do anything. I already wasn’t going to place in the challenge—I knew that. But this buggy app lost my information and wiped away any sense of accomplishment I might have had. So, going forward, I’ll use another app. I’ll walk for exercise but I will never allow this lousy app to ruin my progress. Since my employer is using Walkingspree, I won’t be participating in the step challenges either. It’s more important to me to have a quality experience and enjoy my exercise.