NovemberStep Challenge

The MBSW Step Challenge is designed to encourage physical activity, healthy habits, and friendly competition. Participants must:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Complete the official registration form.
• Pay the $20 CAD registration fee for each selected week.
• Meet the occupational activity eligibility requirements.
• Have access to a compatible device and the StepUp app.
• Agree to the official challenge rules.

Participants may register for multiple weeks. Each weekly competition is treated as a separate challenge.

Each weekly competition requires a minimum of 25 confirmed and paid participants. A competition will only proceed once at least 25 participants have registered and paid. There is no maximum — registration stays open until the week's registration deadline.

If fewer than 25 participants have registered and paid by the applicable registration deadline, that week's competition will be cancelled. All registration fees collected for the cancelled week will be refunded in full.

Participants registered for other weeks will retain their registrations for those competitions.

At Mind Body & Soul Wellness, our goal is to create a fun, welcoming, and reasonably balanced competition that encourages everyone to become more active.

To help maintain fairness, individuals whose regular employment involves extensive walking throughout most of their workday are not eligible to participate. Examples include:

• Postal delivery workers who regularly complete walking routes.
• Individuals working on film sets whose regular duties require walking for most of the day.

These are examples only. Eligibility is based on the nature of a participant's regular work duties rather than their job title.

We operate on an honour system!

We trust participants to be honest about their eligibility. No proof of employment is required. Our goal is to encourage wellness and friendly competition, not to police participants.

All participants must track their steps using the StepUp app. Participants are responsible for ensuring that their devices are working correctly and their steps are synchronized.

The following are not permitted:

• Manually entering steps to increase a competition total.
• Falsifying or manipulating step counts.
• Allowing another person to accumulate steps on your behalf.
• Using devices or methods intended to artificially increase step counts.

MBSW may review unusual step-count activity before confirming final results. Participants found to have intentionally manipulated their results may be disqualified.

All final results will be determined according to the official challenge verification and ranking procedures.

Keep moving! Every week is a new challenge!

Participants are welcome to register for multiple weeks during the November Step Challenge series. We encourage everyone to continue challenging themselves, improving their fitness, and enjoying the competition.

One $500 cash prize per participant

To give more participants an opportunity to win, each individual may receive the $500 first-place cash prize only once during the November 2026 Step Challenge series.

If a participant wins the $500 cash prize during one week, they are welcome to continue participating in subsequent weekly competitions. Their steps will continue to count toward the leaderboard. However, they will not be eligible to receive another $500 first-place cash prize during the same November series.

How it works

If a previous $500 cash prize winner finishes first on the leaderboard during another week, the $500 prize will be awarded to the next highest-ranking participant who has not already won the first-place cash prize during the November series.

If that participant has also previously won, the prize will pass to the next eligible participant.

Previous first-place cash winners remain eligible for second- and third-place prizes, subject to the official prize allocation rules.

The first-place cash prize eligibility restriction resets when MBSW launches a new challenge series.

Our goal is to celebrate more participants while continuing to encourage everyone to stay active!

Each completed weekly challenge will award:

• First place: $500 CAD Cash Prize
• Second place: MBSW Wellness Package
• Third place: MBSW Merchandise Prize

Prizes are awarded based on verified results and the applicable prize eligibility rules.

MBSW will publish the specific second- and third-place prizes, their approximate retail values, and any redemption conditions before registration opens.

Cash prizes will be paid directly to the winners using the payment method communicated by MBSW.

Your health and well-being are our priority! Participants are encouraged to walk at a pace that is appropriate for their fitness level and physical abilities. Remember to:

• Stay hydrated.
• Take breaks when needed.
• Wear appropriate footwear.
• Be mindful of your surroundings.
• Avoid pushing beyond your physical limitations.

Participation is voluntary. Participants should seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional if they have concerns about whether the activity is appropriate for them.

Registration fees are refundable if MBSW cancels a weekly competition because the required minimum of 25 participants have not registered and paid by the deadline.

If a participant registers for multiple weeks and only one competition is cancelled, the refund will apply only to the cancelled week.

Any other refund requests will be handled according to the published refund policy and applicable consumer protection laws.

MBSW will collect participant information for registration, payment confirmation, challenge administration, and communication.

Participants understand that their StepUp display names and step totals may be visible to other members of their private challenge group.

MBSW will obtain appropriate consent before publicly sharing a winner's name, photograph, or other identifying information for promotional purposes.

Personal information will be handled according to MBSW's privacy policy and applicable privacy laws.