The new Step into Autumn Challenge is designed to be a fun way for you to reset and enjoy the transitional nature of the season while keeping active. The Challenge is open to all State Plan members and it’s free.  Participants will also be eligible for weekly and grand prize drawings. 

This 4-week Challenge runs from September 15 - October 12 and is designed to help you renew your movement goals by providing inspiration, ideas, recipes, and prizes.  Whether you’re just starting out, have been exercising consistently for years, or are an all-star athlete, the Step into Autumn Challenge will work for you. 

Goal

You will set your own activity goal and track your progress using the MediKeeper Wellness Portal.  The MediKeeper Wellness Portal will track your steps, and you will track how that meets your goal.

Registration opens September 8, 2025.

Visit the MediKeeper portal starting September 8 to get signed up: LiveLifeWellMT.medikeeper.com. 

Please make sure your email is correct on the MediKeeper Wellness Portal and that you are allowing MediKeeper to send you notifications.  This is primary way we will involve you in the Challenge. If you do not have an updated email, you will not recieve emails during the Challenge with updates, motivation, ideas, and prize winners.

To update your email preferences, log into MediKeeper then click on “My Account.”

How to Record Activity

Enter your steps daily or weekly.  You can decide if you want to self-report your activity or sync a supported device – or both- with the MediKeeper Wellness Platform.

Depending on the goal you choose, you may need to manually add steps even if you sync a device.  Examples of goals that are not well-counted by a step counter (and estimated step equivalent):

• Doing your physical therapy every day (+2,500 extra steps since many weight/PT exercises are not well counted by a step counter)
• A pack weight goal (+8,000 extra steps to reflect extra weight, 3 days per week)
• Attending a class of your choice (+8,000 extra steps if it’s a class like weight-lifting that isn’t well counted by a step counter)

For example: I wear a FitBit each day, and my regular activity averages about 8,000 steps each day.  For the Challenge, I decided I want to start attending at least 2 yoga classes per week in addition to my regular activity.  I estimate that a yoga class is equivalent to 5,000 steps.  Since my regular activity is 8,000 steps per day, my goal for two days of each week would be to get to 13,000 steps (8,000+5,000).  Since I know yoga isn’t well-tracked by a step tracker, I’ll need to log into MediKeeper and add an additional 5,000 steps for each day I attend a yoga class.

Convert an activity to steps: https://www.wellable.co/activity-converter. 

Prizes

When you enter steps each week, you’ll be entered in the weekly and grand prize drawings.  Entering steps more frequently = a better chance to win prizes! 

Choose from prizes like a Kindle Fire, $50 credit towards membership at a gym of your choice, belt bags, Bluetooth speakers and more.

Are you in? Sign up anytime between now and the end of the challenge!

Important Dates:

• Sign-ups: September 8-14
• Contest starts: September 15
• Contest ends: October 12
• Log data by: October 15
• Results posted: October 20