UT System Physical Activity Challenges

This challenge is all about moving more and feeling your best — track your daily steps while teaming up with others to stay motivated, connected and energized together.

Register between Sept. 17 and Oct. 12, 2026. NOTE: Once registration is closed on Oct. 12 at 11:59 p.m., no additional registrations to participate in the challenge will be accepted. The challenge begins Oct. 1 and ends Nov. 5, 2026.

You can participate as an individual or on a team of up to five people. A team name must be created for either option you choose. Team participation is optional, but it makes the challenge even more rewarding and fun! Teams can be formed by members from across all UT institutions, if desired.

You can change teams at any time during the registration period, which ends Oct. 12. Click the link at the bottom of the challenge experience to "Opt out of the challenge program." Then, rejoin the challenge to join or create a new team.

Available to UT SELECT and UT CARE members, including dependents ages 18 and older.

The challenge officially ends Nov. 12, 2026. You have seven days after the challenge ends to log all of your steps.

Steps can be entered manually or by syncing a device in the UT Living Well by WebMD ONE app. The UT Living Well Program offers wellness challenges as a tool to assist individuals interested in living a healthier lifestyle, according to all fitness levels. Tracking is based on honor code with accurate step counts for a fair and fun experience for all participants.

Important Tips

• Check your fitness app periodically to make sure your device is syncing step data to your WebMD account. Please note, there may be a delay between your device/app to the platform. It may take up to 24 hours for syncing to take place so make sure your device is corresponding and staying up to date.
• If you’re regularly syncing your device but not seeing your steps logged, please contact WebMD Customer Service at 800-721-2798.

Yes, just use the activity conversion chart to convert your minutes of activity into steps. These steps will need to be manually recorded in the challenge once the conversion is calculated. You can also estimate steps by knowing that 2,000 steps equal one mile.

Wellness At Your Side, the WebMD ONE mobile app, puts the UT Living Well Platform in the palm of your hands. While downloading the app is not required to participate in the challenge, it can provide up-to-date information.

Download the Wellness at Your Side app (use connection code UTSystem) from the App Store or Google Play, or follow these steps:

1. Go to www.webmdhealth.com/uts from your smartphone, tablet or desktop.
2. Log in using your username and password. All users must create a new account the first time they log in, even if they had an account for the previous UT Living Well Limeade platform. 
3. Click on the challenge card from the homepage and follow the instructions to join.

If you complete the challenge goals below, you will be eligible for Texas Stars:

• Sign up by Oct. 12, 2026.
• Achieve the Participation Goal: track steps for 28 days.
• Achieve the Daily Goal: record a minimum of 8,000 steps per day for at least 28 days.*

*To receive the Daily Goal, a participant must meet the Participation Goal.

• Individual Goal: Log at least 8,000 steps per day for 28 days between Oct. 1 through Nov. 5, 2026. Participants who achieve this goal will earn 250 Texas Stars. Final results and rewards will be available after 6 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2026.
• Team Goal (2 to 5 people): Participants who join a team of 2-5 members within the registration period and collectively track a minimum of 1 million steps throughout the duration of the challenge, in addition to meeting the individual goals, will be eligible for 100 bonus Texas Stars per team member. This bonus reward will be visible by Nov. 19, 2026.

Note: your institution may offer additional rewards/prizes.