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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.

Features

3 min

YuMuuv Announcements: How to Send Targeted Messages to Employees

How YuMuuv’s announcements feature works: create messages with images and call-to-action buttons, schedule them, target by challenge, team, country or language, preview and send – plus the Inbox, notification preferences and tips for announcements people read.

British Engines Leap Into Wellness challenge

Case Studies

3 min

British Engines Case Study: 77.5 Million Steps in "Leap Into Wellness"

How British Engines engaged 130+ employees worldwide in its three-month "Leap Into Wellness" challenge with YuMuuv – cycling, exercise and step categories with standard and extreme levels – logging 77.5 million steps and 265,000 minutes of exercise.

Sentric Safety Group global walking challenge

Case Studies

3 min

Sentric Safety Group Case Study: Walking Together Across the Globe

How Sentric Safety Group brought 280 employees in six countries together for the first time with a YuMuuv virtual walk connecting all its offices – 27,000 km walked in two months, with a donation pledge to UNICEF chosen by employees.

Alexela employees walking challenge case study

Case Studies

3 min

Alexela Case Study: Uniting Office and Frontline Staff Through Walking

How Alexela, an Estonian energy company with about 100 office employees and 400 frontline workers at gas stations and coffee shops, used a YuMuuv spring walking challenge to build team spirit – and why they want to make it an annual tradition.

Top List

16 min

Top 50 Corporate Wellness Software Platforms Compared (Ratings and Prices)

A comparison of 50 corporate wellness and wellness challenge platforms with short descriptions, app store ratings and starting prices, plus a checklist and FAQ for choosing the right corporate wellness software.

Badges

3 min

YuMuuv Badges: 5 Ways Companies Earn Recognition for Workplace Wellness

The five YuMuuv achievement badges – Challenge Catalyst, Engagement Champion, All-Year Activator, Wellness Leader and Community Builder – what each one requires and practical tips for earning them.

Employee Engagement

3 min

10 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement in a Wellness Challenge

Ten practical ways to increase employee engagement in a wellness challenge – five before launch (leaders, incentives, communication, simple rules, asking non-participants) and five during it (sharing, updates, surprises, celebrations, feedback) – with real customer examples.

Walking Meetings

3 min

Benefits of Walking Meetings: What the Research Says and How to Run Them

The benefits of walking meetings, backed by research on creativity, sitting and time in nature – plus when walk-and-talk meetings work best, when they don’t, and seven tips for running them well.

Sustainable Investment Group remote team wellness case study

Case Studies

2 min

Sustainable Investment Group (SIG) Case Study: 60% Participation in a Remote Team

How Sustainable Investment Group (SIG), a fully remote green building consultancy, used a volunteer wellness committee and YuMuuv challenges such as "SIG for Miles" and a California Coastal Trail virtual journey to reach about 60% participation.

AkzoNobel Estonia employee wellness case study

Case Studies

2 min

AkzoNobel Case Study: From Idea to Live Wellness Challenges in One Day

How AkzoNobel Estonia/Baltics, led by Ave Murakas, launched YuMuuv wellness challenges just one day after the idea in 2021, adapted them for employees in several countries and increased participation through feedback-driven improvements.

Schnabel Olympic step challenge case study

Case Studies

3 min

Schnabel Case Study: Walking From Virginia to Paris as a Team

How Schnabel, a US geostructural design and construction firm, ran "A Challenge of Olympic Proportions" with YuMuuv – 47 participants walking from Sterling, Virginia, to Paris and beating their 8-million-step goal by 464% – plus lessons on fair manual entry rules.

Testlio Walk for Mental Health charity challenge

Case Studies

2 min

Testlio Case Study: Walking for Mental Health and Charity

How Testlio, a global remote tech company with employees and freelancers in 140+ countries, runs a non-competitive YuMuuv Walk for Mental Health challenge every May that triggers a donation to mental health charities when the team reaches its collective goal.

Metrics

4 min

How Many Steps Can You Realistically Take in a Day?

What is the realistic maximum of daily steps? Cadence-based estimates for elite marathoners (about 20,000–25,000), very active people (up to about 39,000) and extreme days (80,000+), what this means for step challenges and how many steps you need for health.

Employee Engagement

3 min

Autumn Employee Engagement: 8 Wellness Ideas for Shorter Days

Why employee engagement often dips in autumn – less daylight, the post-summer slump and rising workload – and eight wellness ideas to keep your team active, connected and motivated, with real examples from IPA and Semetron.

Team launching a fall wellness challenge

Employee wellness

3 min

Why Fall Is the Best Time to Launch a Wellness Challenge

Why fall is one of the best times to launch a workplace wellness challenge – the fresh-start effect, cooler weather and building habits before winter – plus seven challenge ideas, real customer examples and a five-step launch plan.

Case Studies

3 min

Semetron Case Study: Two Years of Inclusive Wellness Challenges

How Semetron, a Baltic medical technology company with about 60 employees in Estonia, has run YuMuuv challenges for over two years – shifting from high-intensity competition to inclusive, consistent participation based on employee feedback.

Better Medicine remote team wellness case study

Case Studies

2 min

Better Medicine Case Study: Reconnecting a Fully Remote Team

How Better Medicine, a fully remote medical software company with 20 employees in Estonia, Ukraine, the UK and Spain, used YuMuuv walking and at-home fitness minutes challenges to reduce isolation and reconnect the team.

Case Studies

2 min

IPA Case Study: Role Models, Recognition and Rewards in Workplace Wellness

How IPA, an Estonian manufacturer of electromechanical assemblies, has built a lasting wellness culture with YuMuuv since 2020 through leaders as role models, monthly recognition and varied rewards – and earned a health-promoting employer designation.

Enersense field workers wellness case study

Case Studies

2 min

Enersense Case Study: Team Challenges for a Field-Based Workforce

How Enersense, an energy and telecommunications infrastructure company with 320 mostly field-based employees, used YuMuuv step and team challenges to increase activity and connect field and office staff.

Building team resilience through wellness challenges

Employee Engagement

3 min

How to Build Team Resilience With Wellness Challenges (7 Ideas)

What team resilience is, what research says about building it, seven wellness challenge ideas covering mindfulness, activity, sleep and connection, and how to make them work alongside good work design and support.

Wellness Activities

4 min

50 Indoor Activities for Rainy Days to Stay Active and Well

50 indoor activities for rainy days, grouped into home cardio, strength and core, mind-body, family games, indoor venues and creative ideas – plus rainy-day activities for teams at work and how to count them in a wellness challenge.

Features

3 min

Teams in Wellness Challenges: How to Set Up and Manage Teams in YuMuuv

How teams work in YuMuuv wellness challenges: creating or auto-generating teams, admin settings like team size limits, locking and team switching, assigning people randomly, custom groups such as departments, plus tips for fair team challenges.

HR team planning a mid-year wellness program review

HR Management

3 min

Mid-Year Wellness Program Review: How HR Can Use July to Plan Ahead

A five-step guide for HR to use the quieter July weeks for a mid-year wellness program review: assess first-half results, survey employees, plan the September–December challenge calendar, set budget and rewards, and prepare communication.

Mid-summer reset to recharge energy and focus

Personal Wellness

3 min

Mid-Summer Reset: 7 Ways to Recharge Your Energy and Focus

Seven simple habits for a mid-summer reset – time outdoors, cooler-hour exercise, better sleep on warm nights, mindful breaks and a goal review – plus tips for team leads and when tiredness may be burnout.