Week 1 prizes will be awarded to an individual and team with an average of 5,000 steps per day. All individuals and teams with an average of 5,000 steps per day will be entered into the Week 1 draw for a chance to win. 

Individual prize: $50 Gift Card to an eating establishment of choice (listed on ShopNOTL)

Team prize: 4 x : $50 Gift Card to an eating establishment of choice (listed on ShopNOTL).

Week 2 prizes will be awarded to an individual and team with an improved total step count compared to Week 1. All individuals and teams with an improved step count from Week 1 will be entered into the Week 2 draw for a chance to win. 

Individual prize: 10-Class Punch Card or Fitness Assessment and Exercise Programming by Training by Jena (Value $135)

Group prize: 4 x Made in NOTL Gift Basket 

Prizes will be awarded to the individual who is the most active and engaged on the MoveSpring App. This individual will be selected as the winner based on the highest number of app visits, likes, comments, and chat messages sent in the MoveSpring App. 

Individual prize: Individual prize: mug filled with locally sourced treats

Prizes will be awarded to the team with the best/most creative team name. This team will be selected as the winner based on Town Staff’s selection. 

Group prize: 4 x $15 gift cards to an ice cream establishment of choice

All individuals who take 200,000 steps or more and teams who take 800,000 steps or more collectively will be entered into this draw for a chance to win. 

Individual prize: $100 gift card to the Outlet Collection at Niagara

Group prize: 4 x health and wellness gift baskets provided by Great North Physiotherapy ($100 value each)

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Step Challenge is run through the MoveSpring app.

You can access the MoveSpring app by creating an account on app.movespring.com or by downloading the iOS or Android app.

1. Click this join link: Registration is now closed!

 *You’ll be navigated to the MoveSpring website, or to download the mobile app.

2. Follow the steps to create your MoveSpring account and connect a device.

Once your account is created, you’ll automatically be added to the Niagara-on-the-Lake Step Challenge.

Registration is now closed.

Check out the MoveSpring Help Center, how-to videos or contact their support team. To contact MoveSpring Support in the mobile app, tap the menu bars at the top left corner of the dashboard and then tap the green Message support button at the bottom of the utility panel. On the web, click the blue chat icon at the bottom right of the screen. You can also reach the MoveSpring support team at help@movespring.com.

No problem. There’s an option to record your daily activity manually when you sign-up.

Happy Stepping!

In order to participate in a Team Leaderboard you will need to be a part of a team.

For instructions on how to join a team from the MoveSpring website, please scroll to the bottom of this guide.

You can join a team from your mobile dashboard by following the steps below:

1. After joining your challenge, open your dashboard and scroll to the "Challenges" section
2. Locate your challenge as shown below and tap the "Join a team" or "Join or create a team" notification:

3. Locate the team you'd like to join (you can search by team name at the top) and tap the team name to view the team and its current participants. To join this team, just tap the blue "Join Team" button on the team page:

4. After joining, you'll see a confirmation that you successfully joined your team. When viewing your challenge, you'll now see your team listed:

Changing a team for a team challenge

• Before your challenge starts, you may also be able to change your team by clicking "Change Team" as shown below. After leaving your current team, you'll follow the same steps as above to select a new team:

Joining and Changing Teams on the MoveSpring Website

1. After joining your challenge, open your web dashboard and scroll to the "Challenges" section

2. Locate your challenge as shown below and click the "Join a Team" button:

3. Locate the team you'd like to join (search by team name if needed) and click the green “+” next to the team name to quickly join. Confirm your selection by clicking the "Join Team" button in the pop-up screen:

Or, if you'd prefer to view participants on a team first before joining, click on a team name to view all participants and then join from there by clicking the green "+ Join Team" button

4. When you return to your dashboard, you should now see your team listed

5. Click on "Change Team" from here to change your team assignment (This option may not be available depending on your challenge settings.)

Questions?

Contact the MoveSpring support team - we're always here to help!

Read about how to use Activity Converter on the MoveSpring website

The best way to participate is by using a compatible device

MoveSpring supports most major fitness trackers, including: 

• Android Phones (OS 5.0 or above) - Google Fit app (Android, Pebble, Xiaomi, and more) 
• Apple Watch  
• Fitbit - Zip, One, Flex, Flex 2, Charge, Charge HR, Charge 2, Charge 3, Charge 4, Charge 5, Luxe, Surge, Alta, Alta HR, Blaze, Versa, Versa Lite, Versa 2, Versa 3, Versa 4, Inspire, Inspire HR, Inspire 2, Inspire 3, Ionic, Sense, Sense 2, MobileTracker app 
• Garmin* - vívofit, vívofit 2, vívofit 3, vívofit 4, vívosmart, vívosmart 4,  vivosmart HR, vívoactive, vívoactive 3, vívoactive 4, Instinct, Instinct Solar, Lily, Venu 
• iPhone 5s and above (iOS 10 or above) - Apple Health App (Polar, Pebble, Xiaomi, and more) 
• Withings (Now Nokia) - Pulse, Pulse O2, Activité Pop, Activité, Activité Steel 

If you do not have a compatible device, don’t worry! You can still participate. Please see below for alternative ways to participate:  

Use your phone as a bridge between your device and MoveSpring

1. Check to see if your device's app can send steps to the Google Fit app (on an Android phone) or Apple Health app (on an iPhone). Typically, this option can be found in the Settings menu of your device's app if it's available. 
2. Follow the prompts to connect your device's app to Google Fit/Apple Health. Confirm that steps are showing correctly in Google Fit/Apple Health from your device app to make sure the connection is working. 
3. Moving forward, to sync successfully, please open your device's app first > then Google Fit or Apple Health > then MoveSpring to make sure steps are syncing correctly. 

Note: This option may work for Huawei, VeryFitPro, and Strava, etc. However, it does require your device app to reliably send step data into Google Fit/Apple Health. If your device app can't reliably send data into Google Fit/Apple Health, we'd suggest using one of the other two options listed below.  

Use your phone as your fitness-tracking device

To use your iPhone as your tracking device, you can follow this guide to connect to MoveSpring. 

To use your Android phone as your tracking device, you can follow this guide to connect to MoveSpring. 

Note: With this option, it's important to carry your phone with you (in your pocket, for example) for your steps to count. 

Use manual activity entry to directly input data into MoveSpring 

To learn about manual activity entry, review our "How to add manual activities in the MoveSpring mobile app" article on MoveSpring. 

Yes, you can register as a team of 3 or 4. The maximum number in a team is set to 4, and the minimum number is 3. Teams of 1 or 2 will not be accepted. 

Step Challenge participants must live or work in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. You must meet at least one of these criteria, or you will be disqualified from the challenge, and prizes will not be awarded.

Prizes will be available for pick-up at Town Hall at 1593 Four Mile Creek Road in Virgil. 

Apple (Health App and Watch) and Google Fit users*: 

MoveSpring syncs your step data directly from the Apple Health app or Google Fit app on your phone. To sync your steps to your MoveSpring account, you must open the MoveSpring app on your phone.  

​*Please note: Apple and Google Fit users must sync from the MoveSpring app (not the website). 

All other devices: 

MoveSpring syncs your step data from your device's cloud server online (not directly from your device or the corresponding app). To sync your steps to MoveSpring, you must ensure they're available in the cloud.   

To do this: Open your device app on your phone. For example, open the Fitbit app. Pull down the screen to refresh (touch the top of the screen and drag your finger down), and this will push your data into the Fitbit cloud.  Next, open the MoveSpring app, and your steps will sync.  

General Syncing Information: 

To sync steps data into your MoveSpring account you will need to open the MoveSpring app on your phone, or go to the MoveSpring website. MoveSpring cannot sync your step data if you do not open the MoveSpring app or website.  

We recommend syncing several times a day to keep your data current in your challenges. All MoveSpring challenges have a 72-hour grace period after the challenge ends to give you extra time to sync your final steps.  

If you do not see your activity update after several sync attempts, please reach out to MoveSpring support for assistance. They will assist you with any syncing questions.