Queensland Health Steps Challenge

What is the Queensland Health Step Challenge (QHSC)? 

Queensland Health is holding a state-wide 10,000 Steps Challenge from 29 April to 31 May 2024. 10,000 Steps is a successful initiative developed by Central Queensland University to encourage higher levels of physical activity among the community.

Queensland Health Director-General Michael Walsh is leading the way on this Challenge, hoping to increase staff connection and participation in physical activity to benefit physical and mental wellbeing.

How does the QHSC work?

To participate in the QHSC you will need to create a free account to access the 10,000 Steps platform on the web or the app on your apple or android device. If you already have an account, you will be able to use it to join the QHSC.

As soon as you have an account you can start logging your activity and sign up for a team in the QHSC for your activity to contribute. There is a Step by Step guide below.

None of your individual measures can be viewed by other participants. Only the totals of all participants are shown.

How do I participate?

Queensland Health recognises the different abilities of its diverse staff and encourages everyone to participate in the Challenge at a level that is appropriate for them.

Any form of activity you engage in, from walking or swimming to sports or lifting weights (and everything between), can contribute to your “steps” counted and help you and your team succeed. If you have any existing health conditions, please consult your GP.

Set-up Steps

• Head to the 10,000 Steps website or app and sign up or log in
• We encourage you to use an organisational email address to sign up!
• Once verified, you can start syncing your activity tracking technology, or directly entering steps or activity minutes (which convert into steps) as you go.
• If you would like to keep track of your height, weight, and waist measurements, and add your goals as part of this challenge, check out Health Measures.

Join a Team!

• For your activity to count towards the QHSC, you need to be a part of Team. You can start by joining onto your HHS Challenge team below.
• From there you can sign on as Team Captain by contacting your HHS or Organisation's Coordinators. Reach out to Internal Communications if you're not sure who to contact.
• Alternatively, a captain can invite your to join their team via handy invite link. Queensland Health recommends teams of 7-10 for the Challenge.
• Your activity and steps accrued in any Tournaments also count towards your Health Challenge Team!

Other useful links:

• Tournament Guide for Team Captains
• How Team Captains can use Team Invite Codes

Leaderboard

To encourage healthy competition between the participating institutions, the leaderboard will keep track of how many steps each team has accumulated so far.

This leaderboard will update each teams progress from the start of the QHSC on 29th April until the 31st May 2024.

Note: The average steps are calculated by dividing the total number of team steps / number of team members.