What’s the biggest reason to join a virtual race? Racers say… MOTIVATION! We recently surveyed participants in a virtual race for nearly 350 employees of more than a dozen companies in the Greater Kansas City area. Asked how the 17-day race had impacted their exercise, almost everyone said the race …
For charities seeking to stage a fundraising event with maximum results and minimal investment of time and money, Racery’s custom virtual races are a powerful tool. Racery provides an interactive, virtual reality platform that inspires P2P fundraising, boosts public awareness, creates countless pieces of shareable social media content, and involves …
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 …
