Move More
Move More is an annual campaign that gets you moving more as you compete with your co-workers and log your activity.
You can join as an individual, create a team, or join an existing team. Record your progress using Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) and earn a medical plan well-being incentive or reward!
About the Campaign
Who is Eligible?
Move More is open to all benefits-eligible employees, as well as spouses and Pre-65 retirees on an Emory medical plan.
When is it?
Move More will run from April 15 - May 26, 2024. You may join the campaign starting April 3, 2024.
What are the activities?
To earn your medical plan well-being incentive or be eligible for a reward, you must complete the Move More Challenge and read 4 articles. You can access these activities using Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare).
Complete the Move More Challenge
Track at least 7,000 steps daily for at least 21 days during the challenge dates. Sync your device to the Sharecare app to automatically track your activity. You can also enter your activity manually, in the Steps Tracker.
Read the Move More articles
- Americans Urged to Move More, Sit Less: Staying still increases your risk of disease. Seven of the ten most common chronic health conditions could be improved with physical activity. Read this article to learn how moving more can improve your overall health and quality of life.
- How This One Exercise Can Add Years to Your Life: Run for your life! Read this article to learn how to add years to your life by running, even for only a few minutes a day.
- The Easiest Exercise That Isn’t Walking: Mind-body exercises have been shown to improve balance, help reduce pain, boost mental well-being, and more. Read this article to learn all the ways Tai Chi can benefit your health.
- How to Choose a Fitness Tracker: Knowledge is power! Read this article to learn how using even the simplest fitness trackers can motivate you to move more.
You must read each article in its entirely to receive credit.
How to Participate
Join the Move More Challenge
- Create an account or sign into healthyemory.sharecare.com
- Select Achieve > Challenges, and then look for the Move More Challenge
- Select Join and start tracking your challenge activity
Tracking your progress
- Sign into healthyemory.sharecare.com on your web browser or open your Sharecare app
- Go to Achieve > Rewards > Healthy Emory Connect
Any completed activities will appear under the "Completed activities" heading and will have a green checkmark next to them.
Read the Move More articles
- Create an account or sign into healthyemory.sharecare.com
- Select Achieve
- Under the Rewards heading, look for Move More, then click the tile to open the screen and see available activities
- Select each of the following articles and read the full article:
- Americans Urged to Move More, Sit Less
- How This One Exercise Can Add Years to Your Life
- The Easiest Exercise That Isn’t Walking Article
- How to Choose a Fitness Tracker
Incentives and Rewards
On the Medical Plan
If you're enrolled in an Emory Medical Plan, you can earn a $75 medical plan well-being incentive by completing the Move More Challenge and reading all 4 articles.
Not on the Medical Plan
If you are not enrolled in an Emory Medical Plan, complete the Move More Challenge and read all 4 articles to earn a raffle entry for a chance to win rewards.
Walking Groups
Healthy Emory is partnering with our Well-being Champion network to host weekly walking groups! These groups will kick off on April 15 and end on May 26.
If you are interested in leading a walk at your site, please reach out to Healthy Emory to get started.
This list of walking groups is updated regularly as new groups are formed.
Emory University Walking Groups
Location Meet Up Day & Time Group Lead Woodruff Health Science Center View flyer WHSCAB Lobby Tuesdays at 12:10 pm Krystyna Morgan Emory Primate Center (EPC) Front of EPC main building Wednesdays at 12:00 pm Denise Bonenberger Campus Services Bldg B Campus Services Breakroom Tuesdays at 12:00 pm
Shervon LewisThe Path Emory shuttle stop at the Starvine parking deck Thursdays at 11:00 pm; Chasity Medlock Goizueta Business School Under the bridge to Goizueta Business School Tuesdays at 6:00 pm Vianca Marwaha Blomeyer Health Fitness Center Main lobby/front desk Mondays 5:30 pm Eli Steele Boisfeuillet Jones Center Main lobby/front desk Wednesdays 2:00 pm Sandra Aguilera Randall R. Rollins Bldg In front of Randall R. Rollins Wednesdays 3:00 pm Sandra Aguilera The Carter Center Jimmy Carter Museum and Library Lobby Tuesdays 3:30 pm Syeda Abid Emory Oxford College Student Center Wednesdays 1:30 pm Niara Johnson, Krystal Gathright 1599 Building By the elevators on the 2nd floor Tuesdays 12:00 pm The Health and Well-being team
Emory Healthcare Walking Groups
Location Meet Up Day & Time Group Lead Emory St. Joseph Hospital Meditation Garden Thursdays at 12:00 pm Lauren Bagnall Emory Decatur Hospital Cross-section of Rufus Evans Drive and Sycamore Wednesdays at 12:00 pm Kathy Kemp Emory Hillandale Hospital In front of the Fountain Wednesdays at 12:30 pm Cathy Moore Emory Long Term Acute Care Hospital Second floor security desk Thursdays at 12:00 pm Vanessa Hunter Emory University Orthopedic and Spine Hospital At the gym, MOB exit Thursdays 11:00 am Sandra Sims Emory John’s Creek Hospital The concierge desk Wednesdays 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Nickie Graves Emory Midtown Hospital, Medical Office Tower Old Employee Entrance (Ambulance Parking) Thursdays 12:00 pm Leah Wray Emory University Hospital In the Tower across from the Pharmacy Tuesdays 2:00 pm Inez Efejuku Grady Hospital On the 5th Floor, Unit 5C Thursdays 1:30 pm Inez Efejuku
Need Help?
View our Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Healthy Emory at healthyemory@emory.edu.
Contact Sharecare Support via their support page or call 855-428-1708.