Australasian University Health Challenge

The Australasian University Health Challenge (AUHC) is a health-focused initiative where staff and students increase their daily physical activity to improve their health and wellbeing.

Universities across Australia and New Zealand have teamed up to give their staff and students an opportunity to increase their physical activity through a fun and exciting inter-university competition.

It's not about following a strict exercise or training regime, it's about making the effort to move more.

All UQ staff and students are eligible to participate in the Challenge.

It's free.

• Challenge registration opens: Monday 5 August (sign up for a 10,000 Steps account can happen earlier)
• Challenge starts: Monday 19 August
• Challenge ends: Sunday 29 September
• Last day to log steps: Tuesday 1 October
• Winners announced: Wednesday 2 October

1. Go to the 10,000 Steps website and select:
   1. Sign up if you are a new member then continue to Step 2
   2. Login if you are an existing member then skip to Step 6.
2. Enter your details -- we encourage you to use your UQ email address.
3. Select that you would like to register as a participant.
4. Click the link in the verification email sent to you.
5. Complete the last details required to create an account.
6. Choose to participate* in the Challenge as;
   1. An Individual -- see Individual column below.
   2. Part of a Team -- see Team column below.

Individual

• On or after August 5, go to your 10,000 Steps account dashboard, scroll down and select learn more on the Health Challenges card.
• Select 2024 Australasian University Health Challenge from the list under current health challenges (this will only show from 5 August when registrations open).
• Scroll down to The University of Queensland card and click on Join Challenge Team.
• After this, The University of Queensland card will have a little ribbon on the corner saying Joined.

Team

• Gather your teammates -- max 10 people per team.
  • Each team member needs to be individually registered as a participant on the 10,000 Steps website (as described above).
• Nominate a team captain and have them email the Team name to UQ Wellness. 
• On or after August 5, UQ Wellnesss will provide the team captain with a team invite code.
• Team captain to provide link to all team members to use to join the team.

*Regardless of if you join as an individual or a Team, all steps will contribute towards The University of Queensland's total AUHC step count.

No. It doesn't matter if you currently do 2,000 or 10,000 steps each day. This Challenge is all about making small behavioural changes that increase your physical activity levels. 

There are a range of step-logging options, including syncing some types of trackers, and manual entry. Check the tracking options available to you.

Throughout the Challenge you can track personal, team and the broader UQ team performance through the 10,000 Steps mobile app or the 10,000 Steps website.
 

• Australian National University
• Avondale University
• Canterbury University
• CQUniversity
• Curtin University
• Flinders University
• Lincoln University
• Massey University
• Newcastle University
• University of Adelaide
• University of South Australia
• University of Sunshine Coast
• University Of Sydney
• University of Waikato
• University of Western Australia
• UNSW
• UTAS
• Victoria University of Wellington
• Western Sydney University