Lots of companies boost employee fitness by encouraging staffers to log steps on a common spreadsheet for a month or two, then giving out a prize to the person with the most steps. The goal is to get employees to take 10,000 or more steps a day, a fitness level …
Even as progressive companies focus on promoting employee fitness to fight diabetes, obsesity and hypertension, a few cities and regions are thinking bigger. They hope that by creating community-wide programs, they’ll achieve broader, more lasting changes in community health. Research shows that people rarely make health and fitness decisions in isolation. Instead, …
Two virtual races this fall demonstrated a cool new twist on Racery’s virtual racing and fundraising software. In both cases, a solo runner set out to conquer a high-mileage route, challenging individuals or teams do the same distance on a virtual version of the same route. For extra fun, slow …
The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less (ESMMWL) annual virtual fitness race just announced today, telling partners “Bring your motivation to maintain your weight this holiday season to a whole new level.” You can read more here about their 2018 virtual race, which is powered by Racery. The race …
A Grand Evolutionary Theory of All the Software Behind Digital Life, From <img> Tags to CryptoKitties The evolution of online publishing software since 1991 gives us a road map for the next two decades of digital life. Out of the raw muck of early-nineties HTML came high-end Generation 1 CMSes for publishers …
Tired of collecting employee exercise logs, then entering the miles into a spreadsheet to track everyone’s progress? Automate the process by launching a virtual fitness challenge through Racery’s full-service online platform. As employees log daily exercise miles, their progress is automatically updated on a virtual route and leaderboard. And racers …
