South Australia's 2022 Billion Steps Challenge
Your mission has been completed!
Congratulations South Australia! Together we stepped our way from Earth to the moon and back, reaching the goal of 1 billion steps in just 30 days. Thank you for taking part in the 2022 Billion Steps Challenge, we hope it inspired you to find more ways to move each day!
Share your feedback.
Would you like to go in the draw to win a Garmin Venu SQ Smart Watch to keep your activity on track? Take a few minutes to share your thoughts on the Challenge in the Post Challenge Survey. Your feedback will assist us to evaluate the Challenge and make improvements in the future.
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Ready for a new Challenge?
Join our November Challenge through England! Each month there is a new Challenge in a different part of the world. Choose from one of four options of varying lengths and continue to step towards your journey goal. We give away a pair of Asics and Garmin each month to two lucky members who complete their Challenge journey.
We are here to support you to be active all year around!
- Continue to track your steps and view your progress over time.
- Connect with Friends to encourage each other to be active.
- Join our Monthly Challenges and go in the draw to win prizes.
- Run a team Tournament in your workplace or community.
- Print and distribute our co-branded Promotional Materials.
Beyond the Challenge.
There are still plenty of ways to keep your activity on track now that the Challenge has been completed. Here are a few links to support you to stay active!
Find your motivation.
- Discover the benefits of walking with a walk can work wonders.
- Learn how to fit walking into an already busy life.
- Take a look at Wellbeing SA’s Tips for Being Active.
Find a place to be active.
- Find a new place to walk with Walking SA.
- Explore The Adelaide 100.
- Take your dog for a walk on one of the 60 Best Dog Walks in Adelaide.
- Get involved in Parkrun on the weekend.
- Join an upcoming walk Walking SA Events.
Find programs and resources to help.
- Join a Heart Foundation Walking Group in your area and create a Walking Plan.
- Access free personal health coaching with Get Healthy.
- Exercise Right at home using home workouts.
- Plan your family’s active travel with Way2Go.
- Take a break from driving and hire a bike from Bike SA.
- Use Cycle instead journey planner to map out your route.
Challenge Start
1 Oct 2022
Challenge Steps
1,000,019,144
Challenge Goal
1,000,000,000
Get ready to blast off!
On this voyage we will pass through the layers of the atmosphere to explore the wonders of the galaxy!
250 Million Steps
So far on our journey we have traversed through the atmosphere, past the ozone layer, satellites, meteorites and space stations. Next stop, the moon!
500 Million Steps
The moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite and is the fifth largest moon in the solar system! Its presence helps to stabilise our planet’s wobble and moderate our climate.
750 Million Steps
Traveling back from outer space, we will pass back through the atmosphere surrounding the Earth which protects our planet from meteors and the heat of the sun.
1 Billion Steps
Congratulations, we have made it back to Earth! Our incredible planet is around 4.54 billion years old and is home to over 8.7 million plant and animal species.
What our 2022 Challenge participants had to say...
Since joining the challenge for the first time in 2021, starting tracking my activity was the first step in me accessing help to lose weight and get healthy. Since then I have lost almost 30kg's with the help of a dietician and GP. I am healthier, more active and have some control over my health now.
It becomes part of the daily mindset.
Our teams got quite competitive and that encouraged us to keep track of our steps and encourage each other. We had a casual walking group that took a 30min walk at lunch and that has continued after the challenge ended.
It has made me make more of a conscious effort to get up and walk around the workplace during the day as well as then making sure I went walking for exercise most evenings which has made me feel physically and mentally healthy.
It has brought a team together to motivate each other to keep active. It has helped me to step away from my desk and have a better balance of activity and sedentary behaviours.
Built rapport and relationships within the workplace, associated with people I didn't know previously and allowed for some friendly competition.
More aware of how much time I spend sitting and how easy it is to do a little bit regularly to build up my steps for the day. Great motivation to be a part of a Team.
10,000 Steps App
Start stepping towards a healthier, happier you by downloading our FREE 10,000 Steps app.
- Add steps and minutes of activity
- Sync steps from Apple Health and Health Connect
- See progress towards your daily goal
- View your steps graphs and statistics
- Connect with friends and family
- Join monthly step Challenges
- Take part in team Tournaments
- Create personalised reminders
- Read evidence-based articles