FAQ

You can change your privacy settings by clicking on the ‘Settings’ icon on the top right of the screen.

You can only change your team name by emailing the details to support@stepathlon.com and we will make the change on your behalf.

You can update your team profile picture only if you are a Team Captain. You can click on the ‘Team Profile’ image and you will be directed to the ‘MyTeam’ page.

You can change your profile by clicking on the Settings icon on the top right hand of your screen. You can update your picture by clicking on the default/existing profile picture and uploading your own picture or you can choose from one of our fun avatars.

You will need to clear your cache. You can do this by pressing down together the SHIFT + CLTR + R keys on your keyboard.

Take your device or mobile app with you and participate in the Race from wherever you are. Remember Stepathlon is for Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.

On the ‘Log Missed Days’ page you can select the option which states that you were sick on that particular day. You will then be granted your event average for the ‘Sick’ day. You cannot enter more than ten sick days in a Race.

Unfortunately, this cannot be changed. Please contact support@stepathlon.com.

Stepathlon grants credit for up to 17 activities additional to steps. These can be logged on the step entry panel accessible from the Step Entry Calendar, or the Log Missed Days page. For swimming and cycling, enter the distance covered. For all other activities, enter the time spent. Please do not wear your pedometer whilst you are undertaking these extra activities, as entering steps as well will be regarded as ‘double logging’.

Yes, you can choose from our list of supported apps and devices featured in our App & Device Gallery. You simply need to connect the app/device as per the instructions. Steps will be synced from your app/device’s website, so you will first need to make sure the steps are updated there, and then press the ‘Sync’ button to have them transferred across to Stepathlon. Supported fitness tracking devices: 1. Fitbit – All Devices 2. Garmin - vívoactive® HR, vívosmart® HR+, vívomove® 3. GOQii – All Devices 4. Mi Band- Mi Band, Mi Band 2 and Mi Band HRX Edition Supported apps: 1. Stepathlon App You may also use any other non-supported step counting devices to participate, in which case steps will need to be entered manually. Note that for other activities additional to steps, such as swimming, cycling, weights or yoga, you will have to enter those details manually.

You will need to ensure that you have the latest version of the Stepathlon App installed. Please note: Some of the features of the Stepathlon App will not work on certain mobile devices, for e.g. iPhone 5 and below, Samsung Note 2, and other older phone models.

Team Stepathlon sends all Stepathletes a Welcome Email which contains your initial login details. It is possible that this email might have gone to your ‘Junk’ or ‘Spam’ folder, so please check them if you don’t receive anything. You will be required to reset your password to one of your choosing on first login. If at any stage you have trouble logging, please reset your details using the ‘Forgot Password’ feature on the Stepathlon main page.

Steps can be entered either by clicking a particular day in the Activity Calendar on the home page, or by selecting ‘Log Missed Days’ on the menu on the left for entries for multiple missed days. You can directly sync your step count from our supported app/device or manually enter it on the ‘Log Activity’ page on both the app and the website. For supported devices, steps will be synced from your app/device’s website, so you will first need to make sure the steps are updated there, and then press the ‘Sync’ button to have them transferred across to Stepathlon. Note that for other activities additional to steps, such as swimming, cycling, weights or yoga, you will have to enter those details manually. Once you have synced or entered your steps and activity, you will need to click on ‘Submit’ on the ‘Log Activity’ page.

We suggest you submit your steps and activities before going to sleep every day.

Your steps are added to your team's total Step Count. This is then converted to kilometres and plotted on Stepathlon's map of the 'Virtual World'. As more steps are taken, teams progress. You can also see your team’s position on the ‘Leaderboard’ in which all teams are ranked based on total distance travelled.

Please contact Team Stepathlon at support@stepathlon.com for further assistance.

You have entered an unusually high step count and are being asked to explain how you managed to get it. When submitting your explanation, please account for precise details i.e. type of activity, distance, time and effort spent on doing the activity and what you did differently to achieve such a high step count during your normal day. Given the large number of participants involved in each Stepathlon event, please understand this system is in place to ensure participant integrity, and a level playing field for all.

When an explanation for a Speed Check has been rejected once, participants get another chance to submit their explanation. In case of a second rejection, they are awarded an event average steps for that day.

As you know, we ask all Stepathletes to sign our Honour Code before participating in Stepathlon, and request they uphold it with truth and integrity while participating. In addition, we flag Stepathletes who are being less than honest about their activity levels. We have a Speed Check system in place that prevents people from putting in an exorbitant number of steps. Every time they do that, we flag them with a Speed Check and investigate the matter further. While we use this system to identify Stepathletes that may be falsifying their information, we have also identified Stepathletes who are training for marathons or triathlons and are honestly generating high activity levels. Becoming a Stepathlete is a choice people make to change their lives for the better. While we have contests, challenges and healthy competition as catalysts to help everyone make this change, the benefits (better health, increased energy, higher quality of life, etc.) are for the individual. An individual who fakes a Step Count without truly being active is only cheating themselves and breaking the Honour Code. All Stepathletes who are falsifying their information and moving ahead on the Leaderboard will be denied the real reward of improved wellbeing by way of healthy competition with their colleagues and counterparts all over the world. In extreme cases, Stepathlon does have the right under its terms and conditions to vary step counts, and to withdraw individuals whose behaviour is not in accordance with the spirit of the event. Let us assure you, the vast majority of Stepathletes are in the race for the right reasons and are actually turning their lives around. We hope you will continue to be one of them.

You can enter these steps by visiting the ‘Log Missed Days’ page.

This is your ‘News Feed’ where you will find all the information you need on health and wellness. This is where you can read articles written by experts, Celeb Mantras, fun Step Facts, interesting infographics as well as all the blogs and pictures uploaded by fellow Stepathletes. You can upload your own pictures, videos and write blogs on your fitness journey. You can also form or join ‘Groups’ and ‘Events’ that interest you in order to interact with other likeminded people.

The photos need to be in JPEG format with a maximum size of 5 MB. The videos need to be in FLV, MOV, and MP4 format with a maximum size of 100 MB.

To ensure that we do not have any inappropriate or offensive information uploaded on the platform, we have a system in place, a layer of check, to filter all the posts uploaded by Stepathletes. The posts would reflect only once these posts are approved by the Stepathlon Team. This process would usually take 24-48 business hours for all the posts to reflect under the community feed.

Throughout the Stepathlon Race there will be one Quizathon daily, consisting of three quiz questions. You cannot answer the same Quizathon more than once. The more you attempt and answer correctly, the more Badges or Trophies you get, and the more Step Points you accumulate!

Stepathletes can create ‘Groups’ to build communities of people with similar interests. You can join other ‘Groups’ and upload blogs, videos and photos to share with a select group of people. The creator of the ‘Group’ is allowed to delete it at any time.

Stepathletes can create ‘Events’, which other users are allowed to attend. Those who are part of the ‘Event’ can send invites to other Stepathletes. The creator of the ‘Event’ is may delete it at any time.

We have a panel of experts who are available to answer all your questions related to health, wellness, diet, exercise, disease management, mental wellbeing, etc. You can submit a question to the expert of the week and we send out personal responses to the Stepathletes. Further, we feature the frequently asked and most relevant questions on the portal. Please allow at least 10 days to receive a response to your question in this section.

This feature helps you swap the unhealthy for the healthy! We encourage Stepathletes to have a look at what they can learn by simply submitting their everyday dietary products while we ‘swap’ them for something more nutritious or healthy. It will also tell you how many steps you need to walk in order to burn it off!

This feature allows you to literally map your neighbourhood and your city. For example, you can enter the number of steps it takes you to walk from your home to a landmark near your house and upload a picture. You can also share some of your best walking, running or cycling routes with fellow Stepathletes.

Our new ‘Calorie Checker’ database features over 18,000 food items with over 8,000 brand name products and an array of international foods, it includes more nutrient information than other research quality food and nutrient databases. You simply type in a food choice to find its nutritional value, such as total calories, protein, carbohydrates, dietary fat, calcium and more. We arm you with the information you need to make better and healthier choices.

We’ve built the ‘Weight and BMI Tracker’ to help you reach your weight goals. Once you tell us your weight goal and date, we can tell you how many steps a day you need to take to reach it. When you manually enter your weight into the Tracker, we plot your weight on a date chart and calculate your BMI for you, all in one convenient place. This makes it easier for you to keep track of your progress.

You can set up a ‘League’ if you want to challenge another Stepathlon team or other individual Stepathletes as you Race around the ‘Virtual World’. You can challenge Teams from your ‘Leaderboard’. You can also access ‘Leagues’ from the ‘Tools’ tab.

You can select whether you want to start an Individual or Team league via the Leagues page under the ‘Tools’ tab. To get started, you need to give your team or individual league a fun name and add teams or individuals you would like to challenge. You can invite as many teams or individuals to participate in your league, but only the first 30 who accept your challenge will be added to the league. You can add or delete teams or individuals at any point during the challenge. You can create as many leagues as you like!

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We do not reveal the number of steps required to get to the next destination. But there is a progress bar on the ‘Map’ page under the ‘Race’ tab which indicates the percentage of distance covered as well as the balance to your next destination.

Stepathlon is a Virtual Race around the world which spans across multiple locations. Whether you are physically based in Sydney, Singapore or Mumbai, all Stepathletes start their Race from one central location and then progress to various parts of the world.

This is probably because your team members have set their profile status to Private.

You can track other teams on the ‘Leaderboard’ when you click on the ‘Race’ tab. You can customise your ‘Leaderboard’ to view only those teams you wish to track. You will also be able to see these tracked teams on the ‘Map’ of our ‘virtual world’. Clicking on the team will take you to their ‘Team Profile’ page.

You can track how your colleagues or other teams are performing by going to the ‘Leaderboard’ page, identifying the team you want to follow and clicking on the ‘Follow’ button next to it. You can follow up to 9 teams. If you then go back to the ‘Map’ tab you will be able to see the teams you have selected on the map.

‘Leaderboard’ rankings are calculated on the basis of distance travelled. The team that has covered the maximum distance is ranked higher on the ‘Leaderboard’.

Yes, you can see your team’s statistics on the ‘My Team’ page under the ‘Race’ tab.

This would depend on whether you’ve chosen to have a Limited, Private or Public Profile. Even if you have a Public Profile, your detailed statistics are only visible to you.

The’ Step Assess’ page on our website allows you to track and monitor individual key health indicators throughout the duration of the Stepathlon Race. Self-reporting tools enable formal assessments of lifestyle, wellbeing, biometric health and mental health. You can keep track of your scores and get educated on how to improve health risks using the following tools: Cardiovascular Score -Using a combination of Framingham & Harvard tools Well-being Score - Using WHO-5 Well-being Index Diabetes Risk Assessment - Using ‘Detect-2’ International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) You can also update your health record with health parameters such as blood sugar levels, blood pressure, cholesterol, nutrition and sleep among others. All health data and reports are available to you anytime in one convenient location and are kept strictly private.

We have gamified the Stepathlon platform for participants with exciting contests and challenges. These have been designed to foster engagement, fun and teamwork among teams. Stepathletes win gratification for participating in these.

We encourage Stepathletes to Move, Engage and Collaborate! On the basis of specific criteria, every week Stepathletes get featured and acknowledged on the ‘Hall of Fame’.

This section shows you all the Badges, Trophies and Certificates you have won. These are rewarded for being active physically and online, by engaging in the many activities throughout the Stepathlon Race, for reaching various milestones and for having ‘mastered’ certain activities. A detailed description of each achievement is listed in this section.

Yes, you can share your achievements on various social media platforms to show the world how well you’ve been doing!

Yes, you can download and print your badges, trophies and certificates and pin them up on your noticeboard or even share on social media.

Throughout the Race, Stepathletes are rewarded for their levels of activity and engagement as measured by the completion of contests, interaction with the community, collaboration with your team members and other health focused activities. Rewards can be earned in simple ways:

Every activity that the Stepathlete participates in is worth certain points. All he/she has to do is to- • Keep Engaging (posting blogs, photos, videos, participate in quizzes, contests, surveys) • Keep Moving (entering steps for different types of activity, getting his/her step count up, updating personal health records) and • Keep Collaborating (comment, like, create or join groups and events) Select Stepathletes who collect the highest number of Step Points will win prizes at the end of the Race

Regular updates on activities and competitions will be posted on the Contest page. You will also receive notification pushes as well as emails.

Throughout the Stepathlon Race there will be various contests, challenges and activities for you to take part in on the Stepathlon website. You can earn Step Points for a whole range of activities such as completing your Profile, entering your Step Count, winning a Badge, Trophy or Certificate, answering quizzes, etc. Stepathletes should look out for ways in which to earn Step Points. Remember, there is no cap on how many points you can win!

Star Stepathletes are picked on a daily basis depending on whether he or she has successfully completed the Task for the day.

Throughout the Stepathlon Race, exciting contests have been planned. Each one has been designed to foster engagement, fun and teamwork amongst participants. Stepathletes can earn points and stand a chance to win awesome prizes. Winners get featured in our ‘Contest Winners’ gallery.

The Stepathlon Mobile App is available for the iOS and Android platforms and can be downloaded from App Store and the Play Store respectively for free

The Stepathlon Mobile App offers all the features that are available on the web platform.

Each Stepathlon Race has a Grace period at the end of the event. Please contact at support@stepathlon.com for details specific to your Race.