30/09/2026
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:
👣 Step Up! – Total steps walked each day
📍 Go the Distance! – total distance each day
🔥 7k Streak – hitting 7,000 steps each day
🌻 The Spring Sprint – 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 with Maree in the courtyard to squeeze in a few extra steps! 💃👟
In true Southland fashion, the weather certainly didn’t make it easy – we took on the challenge during the wettest spring in more than 50 years, so there were plenty of wet walks and puddles along the way.
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.
