YuMuuv Blog

HTEC employees walking, running and cycling, a YuMuuv CSR challenge case study

How HTEC Turned Kilometers Into Impact, Local Adventures and a Company Travel Guide

HTEC, an AI-first global engineering company, ran "The Journeys We Take" on YuMuuv, with separate walking, running and cycling challenges. Around 300 employees took part, kilometers were converted into charitable donations, and their stories were collected into an HTEC travel guide. HTEC chose YuMuuv for its customization and its compliance with the company's data security standards.

Rewards

5 min

Wellness Challenge Rewards: What Employees Want and How to Choose

Which wellness challenge rewards do employees want? Survey results, approaches for deciding who wins, budgeting tips, reward ideas by category and the mistakes to avoid when choosing prizes for a company wellness challenge.

Complete list of YuMuuv challenge activities

Challenges

6 min

Complete List of All YuMuuv Challenges (41 Activities + Custom)

The complete list of YuMuuv challenge activities: 12 that sync automatically from phones and wearables, 29 manual-entry wellness habits and custom activities, plus goal types, example goals and tips for choosing the right challenge.

Cenero remote employees, a YuMuuv case study

Case Studies

4 min

Cenero Case Study: Engaging a Remote Workforce Across 21 States

Cenero, an AV technology company with about 265 mostly remote employees in 21 states, uses YuMuuv step challenges, quarterly rewards and a charity step goal to connect a dispersed team.

Academic advisors at a Nevada community college, a YuMuuv case study

Case Studies

3 min

Nevada Community College Case Study: Wellness Challenges for Academic Advisors

Academic advisors at a Nevada community college, supported by the Stupski Foundation, use YuMuuv to tackle burnout risk with hydration, mindfulness, walking and playful squat challenges across three campuses.

Community Transit employees, a YuMuuv employee wellness case study

Case Studies

3 min

Community Transit Case Study: Employee Wellness for Bus Drivers and Office Teams

How Community Transit, a public transit agency near Seattle with over 1,000 employees, uses YuMuuv team challenges, wellness champions and event sign-ups to get bus drivers and office staff moving together.

Polly’s Pancake Parlor team, a YuMuuv employee wellness case study

Case Studies

4 min

Polly’s Pancake Parlor Case Study: An Employee Wellness Program for a Restaurant Team

How Polly’s Pancake Parlor, a historic New Hampshire breakfast restaurant with about 60 staff, has run monthly YuMuuv challenges since January 2024, with 35–40 people taking part and raffle prizes for participation.

Wellness challenge storytelling for HR and marketing teams

Celebration

8 min

How to Make Your Wellness Challenge Go Viral Internally

A practical guide for HR and marketing teams to turn a wellness challenge into a story employees follow: a kickoff-to-finale story arc, a weekly update template, people spotlights shared with consent, and real examples from YuMuuv customers.

Fun

3 min

10 Retro-Inspired Team Fitness Challenges

Ten retro video game-inspired team fitness challenges – from a Pac-Man-style daily dot challenge to a Zelda-style team quest – each matched to a YuMuuv goal type (consistency, total or collective) with a simple storyline and tips to run it.

Walking Meetings

3 min

The Neuroscience of Team Walks: How Walking Together Builds Better Collaboration

What neuroscience and psychology say about team walks – effects on mood, creativity, stress and social connection – plus workplace research on walking meetings and six tips for bringing team walks into your organization.

Employee Engagement

3 min

Silent Strides: How Quiet Walking Challenges Include Introverts in Workplace Wellness

How “silent strides” walking challenges help introverts take part in workplace wellness on their own terms – why inclusion matters, why walking fits, and six ways to design quiet, inclusive challenges.

The dopamine effect and group step challenges

Employee Motivation

3 min

The Dopamine Effect: How Group Step Challenges Boost Employee Motivation

How group step challenges tap into the brain’s reward system to boost employee motivation – what dopamine really does, four reward mechanisms, the evidence from research and YuMuuv customers, and seven design tips for HR.

Summer Wellness

3 min

Inside Look: How Teams Use YuMuuv to Stay Active in Summer

Real examples of how Labworks, Great Place to Work Ireland and ASA Quality Services use YuMuuv to keep teams active – from an inclusive active minutes challenge to 100% participation in a step challenge and a year-round rhythm – with takeaways for your summer challenge.

Summer Wellness

3 min

6 Summer Wellness Trends (And How to Use Them in Your Program)

Six summer wellness trends for workplaces – personalisation, team micro-challenges, nature, inclusive and cross-cultural wellness, mental wellbeing and flexibility – with practical ways to use each one in your program.

Quick wellness challenges to boost employee energy

Vacation Season

3 min

Why Quick Challenges Work: Boost Employee Energy Before Vacation Season

Why short one- to two-week wellness challenges are a great way to boost employee energy before vacation season, five ready-to-run quick challenge ideas and how to launch one fast with YuMuuv.

Challenges

3 min

From Office to Outdoors: 5 Summer Team Engagement Ideas

Five summer team engagement ideas that get people outdoors – a triathlon-inspired points challenge, hydration, mindful breaks in the sun, a summer steps challenge and an outdoor team adventure – with how to run each in YuMuuv.

Challenge Launch

25 min

How to Launch a Wellness Challenge in 7 Days: A Day-by-Day Plan

A day-by-day plan to launch a workplace wellness challenge in just one week – goals, platform, setup in YuMuuv, communication, announcements and launch day – plus tips to keep momentum once it’s running.

Wellness Trends

3 min

3 Wellness Trends HR Leaders Should Act On This Spring

Three wellness trends HR leaders should act on this spring – mental health support, personalisation and social connection – with what each means and practical ways to apply them in a spring wellness challenge.

Spring Wellness

3 min

Why April Is the Perfect Month to Launch a Company Fitness Challenge

Why April is an ideal month to launch a company fitness challenge – spring weather, a second fresh start, the calm before summer and awareness days – plus a 5-step launch plan, challenge ideas and examples from YuMuuv customers.

Awards

2 min

YuMuuv in G2 Spring 2025 Reports: #1 in Results and Implementation

YuMuuv was recognized across all key categories in the G2 Spring 2025 Reports – #1 in the Results and Implementation Indexes, #1 in the Europe Regional Grid for Corporate Wellness – with faster go-live and time to ROI than the category average.

Challenge Ideas

4 min

5 Fresh Spring Team Challenges to Energize Your Workplace

Five fresh spring team challenges – orienteering, fitness circuits, a gratitude garden, eco-art and a kindness chain – with step-by-step instructions and how to track each one in YuMuuv.

ASA Quality Services – wellness program case study

Case Studies

3 min

ASA Quality Services Case Study: A Sustainable Wellness Program for a Small IT Team

How software testing company ASA Quality Services replaced Excel challenges with YuMuuv and built a sustainable monthly wellness program – planned breaks, individual, team and collective challenges, and a survey showing community matters more than prizes.

Labworks – wellness engagement case study

Case Studies

3 min

Labworks Case Study: Kickstarting Wellness Engagement at a Small Software Company

How Labworks, a 25-person LIMS software company, launched YuMuuv in 2025 with an Active Minutes Challenge, learned from a calorie challenge about fair metrics and built more conversation and community around the office.

Great Place to Work Ireland – step challenge case study

Case Studies

5 min

Great Place to Work Ireland Case Study: 100% Participation in a Step Challenge

How Great Place to Work Ireland, fully remote since 2020, uses twice-yearly YuMuuv team step challenges to stay connected – 100% participation, 84% hitting 10,000 steps a day and a challenge employees ask for every season.

Wellness Points

2 min

Total Wellness Points Challenge: Combine Your Wellness Challenges Year-Round

How YuMuuv’s Total Wellness Points Challenge combines multiple challenges into one cumulative, year-long points total – how it works, step-by-step setup and best practices for a year-round program.