Create Your Challenge
Choose the competition type, set your dates, and create your challenge.
Step Challenge
Step Challenge App for Friends, Teams & Employees
Walk. Compete. Get Healthy Together.
Start a free step challenge or walking challenge, invite friends or coworkers, track activity automatically, and compete on live leaderboards—from anywhere.
For friends & families
Start a free challenge
For companies & teams
Build a Group Plan
Free Step Challenge App
Give people a reason to keep moving.
Strive is a step challenge app and walking challenge app that combines automatic activity tracking with friendly competition. Use the step challenge tracker to invite participants, compare standings, and see who is leading.
As a social step tracker and social walking app, Strive lets you track steps with friends and compete even when everyone is in a different location.
- See who is leading.
- See who is catching up.
- See how your progress compares.
How it Works
Your step challenge in four simple steps.
Everyone participates from their own location while Strive brings the competition together. No spreadsheets. No manual totals. Just walk, track, and compete.
Invite Your Group
Invite friends, family, coworkers, teammates, or employees.
Track Your Activity
Participants track activity through their phones and connected platforms.
Climb the Leaderboard
Watch standings change and compete throughout the challenge.
Create a challenge for
- Friends
- Families
- Companies
- Fitness groups
- Teams
See Strive In Action
Track it. Rank it. Talk about it.
Every part of the challenge stays connected—from the activity you record to the people competing alongside you.
Track
Every step becomes progress.
See daily activity and distance in one place, then use that movement in your active challenges.
Compete
Watch the leaderboard move.
Follow rankings, compare totals, and see exactly how close the competition is getting.
Connect
Keep the group involved.
Chat, react, invite friends, and turn an individual walk into a shared experience.
Make Walking Fun
Turn walking into a competition.
A walking challenge adds accountability to everyday movement. Track steps with friends, compare progress, and let friendly competition give everyone a reason to walk a little more.
Walking Challenge
Create a free walking challenge where everyone can participate from their own location while sharing one live leaderboard.
Step Challenge With Friends
Challenge friends with steps, compare daily progress, and see who can climb the standings.
Walking Competition
Run a competition for friends, families, clubs, departments, or teams without requiring everyone to exercise together.
Group Step Challenge
Bring a larger group together around one clear goal and visible progress.
Team Step Challenge
Turn daily movement into team-vs-team motivation for departments, offices, or communities.
Employee Challenge
Give remote, hybrid, and in-office employees a wellness activity everyone can join.
Workplace Wellness
Employee challenges people notice.
Create an employee step challenge, workplace walking challenge, or team fitness competition that coworkers can join from the office, remotely, or across multiple locations.
Employee Step Challenge
Launch a company-wide step competition without spreadsheets or manual totals.
Workplace Walking Challenge
Employees walk on their own schedule while contributing to one shared competition.
Remote & Hybrid Teams
Each person tracks independently, while the leaderboard brings everyone together.
Employee Group Plans
Run a challenge
for your company.
Turn a corporate step challenge, workplace walking challenge, or employee fitness challenge into a company-wide experience—without spreadsheets or manual totals.
- Unlimited challenges
- Real-time leaderboards
- Full Premium access
- 5–1,000 employees
Simple annual pricing. Everyone uses Strive from their own phone.
See how employee challenges work
Fitness challenges for different goals.
Keep group challenges fresh and inclusive with multiple ways to compete.
Steps
Simple and easy to join.
Distance
Walking and running progress.
Exercise
Minutes spent exercising.
Calories
Active movement throughout the day.
Supported competition types
- Steps
- Distance
- Exercise Minutes
- Move Calories
- Weight Loss
- BMI
- Body Fat Percentage
See the Walk Behind the Numbers
Track workouts and walking routes.
Review distance, duration, pace, calories, heart rate, and the route traveled. Participants can also comment on workouts and celebrate the effort behind every result.
Step Challenge Guide
Build a challenge people finish.
A good step challenge is easy to understand, simple to participate in, and engaging enough to bring people back.
What Makes a Good Step Challenge?
Everyone understands what a step is, making step challenges accessible to a wide range of participants. The best challenges include:
- A clear start and end date
- A visible leaderboard
- Regular progress updates
- Friendly competition
- Encouragement between participants
- A simple way to track activity
Step Challenge Ideas
Choose a format that fits your group and goal:
- 7-Day Step Challenge for quick engagement
- 30-Day Walking Challenge to build a habit
- Friends Step Challenge for a small group
- Family Walking Competition to make fitness fun
- Department Challenge for workplace rivalry
- Remote Employee Challenge for distributed teams
- Team vs. Team Challenge for group competition
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know.
A good step challenge is easy to understand, simple to participate in, and engaging enough to bring people back.
Can I start a free step challenge with friends?
Yes. Download Strive and create a free step challenge with friends or family. Everyone can participate from their own location while sharing one leaderboard.
What is a step challenge?
A step challenge is a fitness competition where participants track steps during a set period and compare progress on a leaderboard.
Can I do a walking challenge with friends?
Yes. Create a walking challenge, invite friends, and let everyone walk independently while competing in the same challenge.
Can companies run employee step challenges?
Yes. Companies can create employee step challenges for coworkers, departments, remote employees, or entire organizations.
How much does a Strive Group Plan cost?
Group Plans cost $20 per employee per year for 5 to 1,000 employees. The calculator on this page shows the annual total.
What can Strive challenges track besides steps?
Strive supports steps, distance, exercise minutes, move calories, weight loss, BMI, and body fat percentage.
Do participants have to walk together?
No. Participants walk whenever and wherever they want while their activity contributes to the same shared challenge.
Ready to start?
Make every step count.
Create a challenge. Invite your friends, coworkers, or team. Start walking—and see who finishes on top.
