Heart on the Move Challenge
21 days to move your way — one step at a time
The Heart on the Move Challenge is a 21-day invitation to move more, your way.
This is not about willpower or perfection. It is about doing what you can, when you can, and feeling good about showing up.
A kinder way to move more, starting right where you are
Points Can Add Up to Rewards
All Participants
Receive a free digital download for joining the challenge to support their heart health journey.
100,000 Points
(50 available)
175,000 Points
(50 available)
250,000 Points
(50 available)
Final Top 25
(10 available)
How to Earn Bonus Points
Invite Friends
500 POINTS
(per email sent up to 50 friends)
Click “Refer A Friend” and use the in-app module to ask friends to join you in the challenge.
Find a Walk Event
5,000 POINTS
(one-time bonus)
With over 300 Heart Walks across the nation, there may be one near you. Click “Find a Walk Event” in the app to search for an upcoming event.
Get My Heart-Health Score
10,000 POINTS
(one-time bonus)
Get the Healthy for Good™ Newsletter
15,000 POINTS
(one-time bonus)
Sign up for our twice monthly newsletter and get a special promo code. Click "Enter Signup Code" in the app, enter your code, and enjoy extra points!
Frequently Asked Questions
If you miss a day, just keep coming back, even if life interrupts now and again. THAT is the real practice.
This isn’t about strict workouts or perfection. It’s about showing up, noticing your body, dialing in what works for you and building momentum in a way that fits your real life.
Remember that only the total steps and points you record during the active challenge period will count toward rewards.
You can earn points by doing activities that are logged as steps by your activity tracker: 1 step = 1 point. You can also earn points by completing optional bonus activities.
Your total points could earn rewards.
Receive a digital download for joining the challenge and opportunities to earn ShopHeart gift cards.
- 100,000 points = Entered into a prize drawing for a $25 ShopHeart gift card (50 available)
- 175,000 points = Entered into a prize drawing for a $50 ShopHeart gift card (50 available)
- 250,000 points = Entered into a prize drawing for a $75 ShopHeart gift card (50 available)
- All participants that are in the Final Top 25 of the cumulative leaderboard will be entered into a prize drawing for a $100 ShopHeart gift card (10 available).
You must use the Heart on the Move Challenge app to earn points for completing activities. Here’s how:
- Open the Heart on the Move Challenge app.
- Select “Bonus Activities."
- Choose one of the available activities to complete.
- Invite friends any time before or after the challenge starts.
- Find a Walk Event after the challenge has started.
- Get My Heart Score after the challenge has started,
- Enter Signup Code after the challenge has started.
- The total points you earned for logged steps and bonus activities may be eligible for rewards.
- Rewards will be sent to the email address you provided to participate in the challenge.
- Only one prize will be awarded to a participant. If you don't win in a higher tier drawing, you still qualify to win a lower-tier prize. This gives top performers more chances to win while ensuring all levels still have a chance to get a prize.
After completing the in-app registration and user profiles, you must select and pair one of the supported activity trackers which include Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, or the step tracker integrated on your iOS or Android smartphone.
For detailed information on how to select and pair your activity tracker, please use the following links:
- Apple iPhone
- Apple Watch
- Fitbit
- Garmin
- Steps tracked by your Android Phone via Health Connect
- Samsung Health via Health Connect
- No longer supported by Google:
To change activity trackers, go to Account Settings, and tap Unpair Tracker, and follow the instructions to make a new selection.
The Challenge statistics will appear once the Challenge has started. To view the in-app Leaderboard page, press the Leaderboard symbol in the lower right corner of the app screen and validate that the Challenge has started.
Data on the leaderboard is refreshed approximately once every 10 minutes and the local time zone is used.
If the Challenge is ongoing and you still can't see your nickname, please validate that you have paired a tracker to the Challenge app and that you have also transferred the steps from the activity tracker by tapping the top area entitled Tap to sync steps on the Summary page of your app.