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CFB Winnipeg Wellness Challenge | 2026 - 27
STEP CHALLENGE
The Step Challenge launches the 2026-27 CFB Winnipeg Wellness Challenge season.
For eight weeks, participants will track their movement, compete as individuals and units, and work toward a healthier, more active community.
Whether you walk, run, cycle, swim, or train in the gym, all activity can be converted into step equivalents so everyone can participate.
Daily goal: 8,000 steps!
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2 Months
Sep 14 - Nov 14
All units
Open to everyone at CFB Winnipeg
2 ways to win
Individual + Unit prizes
How It Works
1. Register
Open the tracking sheet on DWAN, find your unit’s tab and enter your name and email. Click here.
2. Move Daily
Walk, run, cycle, swim, or participate in other physical activities.
3. Log Your Activity
Record your daily steps or enter your activity and duration.
4. Climb the Leaderboard
Track your progress and help your unit move up the rankings.
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Step Conversion Made Easy
Not a walker? No problem!
The tracking sheet includes an automatic step converter. Simply enter your activity and the number of minutes completed, and the sheet will calculate your step equivalent automatically.
Example:
Cycling for 45 minutes converts to 10,350 steps.
No calculations required.
Have questions? Contact your unit Health Promotion Rep or the Health Promotion office at healthpromo@forces.gc.ca or 204-833-2500 ext. 257-4150
Why Participate?
MOVE MORE
Regular daily activity can improve energy, sleep, reduce stress and strengthen overall wellbeing.
BUILD TEAM SPIRIT
Every step contributes to your unit's standing. Encourage your colleagues and work toward a common goal.
WIN PRIZES
Compete for individual and unit awards and be eligible for participation draws.
Get The Tracking Sheet
This year we've moved from Race Roster to a single Excel tracking sheet, hosted on DWAN. Click the button below on your DWAN device and you are in!
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Link opens the sheet directly — no separate account to create.
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On a personal device? Log from any DWAN workstation, or ask your unit champion.
Built into the sheet
Automatic Step Converter
Not a walker? Enter your activity and minutes — the sheet does the math and drops your step-equivalent straight onto the board. No calculators, no guesswork.
Example below:
Cycling = 45 minutes
Converts to = 6,750 steps
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Prizes
Unit Excellence Award - $150 UAG Grant
Awarded to the unit with the highest percentage of average steps.
Team Engagement Award - $150 UAG Grant
Awarded to the unit with the highest participation rate based on the percentage of members actively logging activity.
Individual Participation Draws
Individuals who achieve 8000 steps per day throughout the challenge will be entered into a random prize draw.
Ready? Let's get 17 Wing moving.
Register, log your first steps, and help the base finish this season fitter than it started.