01/10/2026
Throughout September, the Southern REAP team stepped, strolled and got a little too competitive in our month-long STEP-tember Challenge.
Using the Stridekick app, we challenged ourselves with:
๐ฃ Step Up! โ Total steps walked each day
๐ Go the Distance! โ total distance each day
๐ฅ 7k Streak โ hitting 7,000 steps each day
๐ป The Spring Sprint โ completing the 150km map
Everyone put in a solid effort, and STEP-tember definitely changed up our usual workday routine. Lunch breaks that would normally be spent sitting in the staff room gasbagging turned into walks, and we even had line dancing lessons at the Winton office with Maree in the courtyard to squeeze in a few extra steps! ๐๐
Kim Hamilton our Whakatipu Adult Community Education Co-ordinator proved going up the mountain skiing was a great way to keep active.
A huge well done to everyone who got involved, kept each other motivated and found some questionable but creative ways to keep those step counts ticking over! It was a great excuse to get out and about, and even the dogs are looking fitter for it. A month of extra walking has taken its toll though, with a few blisters, aching muscles and various other walking-related ailments to show for our efforts! But all in all a great challenge for the team.
