It can be challenging to start a new habit, but you’re not alone. Join your fellow CarePlus members and step into wellness. Aim to walk 5,000 steps per day for at least 15 days in January to meet the challenge goal of 75,000 steps.

What’s the goal of this challenge?

Track 75,000 steps between July 1 and July 31, 2023.

How can I get help increasing my steps?

Throughout the challenge, you will receive tips to add more movement to your life and work toward the challenge goal.

Don’t forget! As a CarePlus member, your plan includes SilverSneakers^®. SilverSneakers (link opens in new window) offers low-impact options for all ages and fitness levels that can help you get more steps.

How do I track my steps? There are two ways to track your steps:

1. Automatic Tracking: Synch directly with your wearable device or your smartphone’s health app to allow for seamless, automatic input of your steps data.
2. Manual Tracking: In Sharecare, select Track, then select Steps to record the number of steps you’ve taken. Use the following steps conversion chart to convert your activities into steps.
   Steps conversion chart – English (PDF opens in new window)
   Steps conversion chart – Spanish (PDF opens in new window)

What if I forget to track my steps for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then manually add your steps for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

Fill your plate with healthy fruits and veggies to feel more energized and help prevent disease. Track a “good” or “excellent” diet for 15 days in February to meet the challenge goal.

What’s the goal of the challenge?

Track your progress in the diet tracker for at least 15 days between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28, 2023, to achieve this goal.

How do I track my diet?

1. Log in to MyCarePlus to access Sharecare.
2. In Sharecare, select Track, then select Diet.
3. Select your Meal from the drop-down menu.
4. Choose the Quantity and the Quality. Aim to stay in the green by eating “excellent” or “good” quality meals each day.

What if I forget to track my diet for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then add your diet details for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

How can I get help eating better?

Throughout the challenge, you will learn how your diet may impact your health and how to eat better quality meals. By tracking your diet, you can work toward a goal based on your needs. Additionally, you’ll receive information about healthy food swaps, recipes, nutrition tips, and more.

If you do not have enough money to buy healthy food, you are not alone. Please read how CarePlus can help you apply for financial assistance.

Put a little spring in your step this month! Aim to walk 5,000 steps per day for at least 15 days in March to meet the challenge goal of 75,000 steps.

What’s the goal of this challenge?

Track 75,000 steps between March 1 and March 31, 2022.

How can I get help increasing my steps?

Throughout the challenge, you will receive tips to add more movement to your life and work toward the challenge goal.

Don’t forget! As a CarePlus member, your plan includes SilverSneakers^®. SilverSneakers (link opens in new window) offers low-impact options for all ages and fitness levels that can help you get more steps.

How do I track my steps? There are two ways to track your steps:

1. Automatic Tracking: Synch directly with your wearable device or your smartphone’s health app to allow for seamless, automatic input of your steps data.
2. Manual Tracking: In Sharecare, select Track, then select Steps to record the number of steps you’ve taken. Use the following steps conversion chart to convert your activities into steps.
   Steps conversion chart – English (PDF opens in new window)
   Steps conversion chart – Spanish (PDF opens in new window)

Can other activities be counted as steps?

Yes. You can convert almost any activity into steps – like swimming, gardening, vacuuming, playing with grandkids, or taking a SilverSneakers^® exercise class. The goal is to move and be active.

What if I forget to track my steps for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then manually add your steps for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

Dehydration can cause headaches, fatigue, irritability, and may even increase your hunger. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water for at least 15 days in April to meet the goal and prevent dehydration.

What’s the challenge goal?

Self-attest to drinking 6 to 8 daily glasses of water for 15 days between April 1 and April 30, 2023.

How do I track my hydration?

1. Log in to MyCarePlus to access Sharecare.
2. In Sharecare, go to the Healthy Hydration challenge page.
3. Click Yes to drinking your 6-8 glasses of water for at least 15 of the 30 days in the month.
4. You will be able to backtrack 7 days within the challenge page.

Stressing less may help you enjoy better health. To complete this challenge, track your stress level at “never” or “sometimes” for at least 15 days in May.

What’s the goal of this challenge?

Track your stress level at “never” or “sometimes” for at least 15 days between May 1 and May 31, 2023.

How do I track my stress?

In Sharecare, select Track to see the factors you can update each day. Select stress and choose the level of stress you felt that day.

What if I forget to track my activity for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then manually enter your activities for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

Challenge yourself to eat two healthy meals per day. Generally, half of a healthy plate should be fruits and veggies, while the other half should be lean proteins and whole grains. Track “good” or “excellent” for 15 days this June to meet the challenge goal.

What’s the goal of this challenge?

Track “good” or “excellent” meals for at least 15 days between June 1 and June 30, 2023.

How do I track my diet?

1. Log in to MyCarePlus to access Sharecare.
2. In Sharecare, select Track, then select Diet.
3. Select your Meal from the drop-down menu.
4. Choose the Quantity and the Quality. Aim to stay in the green by eating "excellent" or "good" quality meals each day.

What if I forget to track my diet for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then add your diet details for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

How can I get help eating better?

Throughout the challenge, you will learn how your diet can impact your health and how to eat better quality meals. By tracking your diet, you can work toward a goal based on your needs. Additionally, you’ll receive information about healthy food swaps, recipes, nutrition tips, and more.

If you do not have enough money to buy healthy food, you are not alone. Please read how CarePlus can help you apply for financial assistance.

Work on increasing your daily steps. Aim to walk 5,000 steps per day for at least 15 days in July to meet the challenge goal of 75,000 steps.

What’s the goal of this challenge?

Track 75,000 steps between July 1 and July 31, 2023.

How can I get help increasing my steps?

Throughout the challenge, you will receive tips to add more movement to your life and work toward the challenge goal.

Don’t forget! As a CarePlus member, your plan includes SilverSneakers^®. SilverSneakers (link opens in new window) offers low-impact options for all ages and fitness levels that can help you get more steps.

How do I track my steps? There are two ways to track your steps:

1. Automatic Tracking: Synch directly with your wearable device or your smartphone’s health app to allow for seamless, automatic input of your steps data.

2. Manual Tracking: In Sharecare, select Track, then select Steps to record the number of steps you’ve taken. Use the following steps conversion chart to convert your activities into steps.

   Steps conversion chart – English (PDF opens in new window)

   Steps conversion chart – Spanish (PDF opens in new window)

Can other activities be counted as steps?

Yes. You can convert almost any activity into steps – like swimming, gardening, vacuuming, playing with grandkids, or taking a SilverSneakers^® exercise class. The goal is to move and be active.

What if I forget to track my steps for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then manually add your steps for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

Meditation is a mindfulness technique that may help you with awareness and focus to achieve a calm state and lower stress. Your Challenge: Find time to meditate at least once a day for at least 15 days in August.

What’s the challenge goal?

Self-attest to meditating for 15 days between August 1 and August 31, 2023.

How do I track my hydration?

1. In Sharecare, go to the Meditation Challenge page.
2. Click Yes to completing meditation exercises for at least 15 of the 30 days in the month. As two options, you may watch a guided meditation video or sit quietly and focus on your breathing for at least 5 minutes. You will be able to backtrack 7 days within the challenge page.

We want to help you prioritize your health and well-being. Move more and sit less, get good rest each night, and eat a balanced diet. Earn 15 “green days” during the month of September to meet the challenge goal.

What’s the challenge goal?

Track 15 green days between September 1 and September 30, 2023.

What are green days and how do I earn them?

Green days are based on 13 health factors including sleep, nutrition, exercise, and stress. Each factor is rated on a scale from red to green, and your goal is to “be in the green” for as many of them as possible. When at least 8 of the 13 total health factors are green for a day, that’s a green day.

How does daily green day tracking work?

You can automatically track certain factors such as steps by connecting your mobile phone or wearable fitness tracker. Other factors like diet, stress, and relationships need to be entered manually. It takes just a few moments each day to update your key health factors and track your green days.

How do I track my activity? There are two ways to track:

1. Automatic Tracking: Sync directly with your wearable device or your smartphone’s health app to allow for seamless, automatic input. You can currently track and sync glucose, sleep, steps, and blood pressure.
2. Manual Tracking: In Sharecare, select Track to see which factors you should update each day. The factors in green are automatically populated from your health profile or the results of your RealAge^® test.

What if I forget to track my activity for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then manually enter your activities for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

Fall in love with a new healthy habit - walking! Aim to walk 5,000 steps per day for at least 15 days in November to meet the challenge goal of 75,000 steps.

What’s the challenge goal?

Track 75,000 steps between November 1 and November 30, 2023.

How can I get help increasing my steps?

Throughout the challenge, you will receive tips to add more movement to your life and work toward the challenge goal.

Don’t forget! As a CarePlus member, your plan includes SilverSneakers^®. SilverSneakers (link opens in new window) offers low-impact options for all ages and fitness levels that can help you get more steps.

How do I track my steps? There are two ways to track your steps:

1. Automatic Tracking: Synch directly with your wearable device or your smartphone’s health app to allow for seamless, automatic input of your steps data.
2. Manual Tracking: In Sharecare, select Track, then select Steps to record the number of steps you’ve taken. Use the following steps conversion chart to convert your activities into steps.
   Steps conversion chart – English (PDF opens in new window)
   Steps conversion chart – Spanish (PDF opens in new window)

Can other activities be counted as steps?

Yes. You can convert almost any activity into steps – like swimming, gardening, vacuuming, playing with grandkids, or taking a SilverSneakers^® exercise class. The goal is to move and be active

What if I forget to track my steps for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then manually add your steps for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

Practicing gratitude every day may help you become a happier, healthier person. What are you thankful for? You can write it down in a journal, say it out loud, or sit in quiet reflection. Practice giving thanks for at least 15 days in November.

What’s the challenge goal?

Self-attest to practicing gratitude for 15 days between November 1 and November 30, 2023.

1. In Sharecare, go to the Giving Thanks Challenge page.
2. Click Yes to practicing gratitude for at least 15 of the 30 days in the month. You will be able to backtrack 7 days within the challenge page.

Holiday treats can be tempting. Challenge yourself to eat two healthy meals per day. Generally, half of a healthy plate should be fruits and veggies, while the other half should be lean proteins and whole grains. Track “good” or “excellent” for 15 days this June to meet the challenge goal.

What’s the challenge goal?

Track “good” or “excellent” meals for at least 15 days between December 1 and December 31, 2022.

How do I track my diet?

1. Log in to MyCarePlus to access Sharecare.
2. In Sharecare, select Track, then select Diet.
3. Select your Meal from the drop-down menu.
4. Choose the Quantity and the Quality. Aim to stay in the green by eating "excellent" or "good" quality meals each day.

What if I forget to track my diet for a day?

If you miss a day while the challenge is still active, you can track up to one week of any missed activities. Once the challenge is over, you will not be able to retroactively track. To update your tracker for a day in the past, select Track, select the day you missed, and then add your diet details for that day. You can make updates up to 7 days after the challenge.

How can I get help eating better?

Throughout the challenge, you will learn how your diet can impact your health and how to eat better quality meals. By tracking your diet, you can work toward a goal based on your needs. Additionally, you’ll receive information about healthy food swaps, recipes, nutrition tips, and more.

If you do not have enough money to buy healthy food, you are not alone. Please read how CarePlus can help you apply for financial assistance.