2025 Step Challenge, April 1 to 30

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The UB Step Challenge is back and bigger than ever, with more prizes and more fun! Open to anyone in the UB and WNY communities, this free challenge helps you stay active, track your steps and compete for rewards.

Join solo or with a team—it's up to you! Throughout the month of April, simply log your daily steps, see your progress on the leaderboard, and challenge yourself to move more.

Registration opens soon!

Come back on Mon., March 3, to register!

Registration opens Mon., March 3!

QR code for StepSense app.

Download the StepSense app.

  1. Download StepSense from the: 
  2. Use Challenge Code: UBSTEPS25
  3. Fill out profile information and connect an activity tracking device

The StepSense setup wizard will guide you through the process. 

Questions? We are here to help you.

Join on your own or with a team

On your own

If you want to participate in the 2025 Step Challenge, simply sign up. You don't have to join a team to participate.  

With a team

Encourage friends, colleagues and family to step by signing up as a team!  You can create a team or have a team captain add you to the team that has already been created. (Teams are made up of 2 to 40 people.) 

Track your steps easily

FAQ's

We're stepping up the prizes for the 10th year--more chances for you to win!

2025 Step Challenge prizes, which includes a lululemon gift card, UB quarter zip sweatshirt, a fitness ring, and gift cards.

Final Prizes

  • Smart Ring--Health & Sleep Tracker: To one winner randomly chosen from the top 15 steppers on the individual leaderboard
  • $75 lululemon Gift Card or UB Columbia Quarter Zip Sweatshirt (winner's choice): To 10 randomly chosen winners among steppers who recorded steps on each day of the challenge.
  • $75 lululemon Gift Card or UB Columbia Quarter Zip Sweatshirt (winner's choice): To the one most improved stepper

Weekly prizes

$25 gift cards to ten (yes, 10!) randomly selected participants who recorded steps each day during the week. You can choose a gift card from a selection of options.

To be eligible for the random weekly participation prizes, you must sync/submit your steps on a daily basis.

Team prizes

University at Buffalo merch (winner's choice): To the team leaderboard's top 10 (yes, 10!) teams' steppers (team average).

Participants on teams also qualify for individual prizes. Team data in the team leaderboard is the average number of steps of all team members.

Social media challenge prizes

Stay tuned for prizes for the social media challenge. Use hashtag #UBSteps25 in your social posts for a chance to win.

Explore Buffalo Tours

Explore Buffalo logo.

The Step Challenge is partnering with Explore Buffalo for walks throughout the community during April.

Explore Buffalo is a non-profit organization providing tours and other opportunities to discover Buffalo's great architecture, history and neighborhoods. Discounted tickets for the below tours are $12.

Accessing the Step Challenge

The University at Buffalo is committed to making the 2025 Step Challenge available to everyone wishing to participate. We have worked closely with StepSense during review and testing of the app. If you have any difficulty accessing the content or services on the challenge website or platform, the UB Step Challenge team will provide an alternative means of access to the information and services required to participate in the program. In addition, we will contact the StepSense team for their assistance in remediating any reported accessibility issues. Please contact us for assistance by email at sphhp-step-challenge@buffalo.edu, phone at (716) 829-5077, or in-person by appointment.

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