How Walk with Me Works

Let your pedometer count your steps Monday - Sunday, then report the number of steps you walked that week to your team captain. The Team Captains are responsible for reporting each team member's individual weekly statistics through the website. The Team Captain will Log In to their account and click on the "Enter Steps" link. The team captain will then enter each team member's steps.

Put your pedometer on when you get up in the morning and take it off when you go to bed. (It looks like a pager.) Pedometers clip onto your clothing on the front of your hip (this placement is important, as the pedometer will not work properly unless placed on the front of the hip). They measure many activities, in addition to walked steps. Steps will be registered when you:

• Walk (anywhere, including a treadmill)
• Run
• Ride bikes (stationary or bicycle)
• Rollerblade
• Cross Country Ski
• Dance
• Shake the pedometer (don’t shake it)

Blue Cross Blue Shield generously donated 1,500 pedometers to Walk with Me in the Berkshires. Unfortunately we, therefore, do not have any replacements. Try not to drop your pedometer. It most likely will not work if it has been dropped. If you feel your pedometer is not working properly, consider the following ideas:

• Change pedometer placement on waistband
• Let pedometer dry
• Use duct tape to reassemble broken pedometer and/or make new clip
• Replace battery
• Buy new pedometer

Report your numbers of steps weekly: Reporting must be done by Tuesday night at midnight in order for your steps to be recorded for the previous week. If you report steps after the deadline, they will not be recorded.

• Wear your pedometer all day, all week. 
• Record your number of steps each day. 
• Each week be sure your team captain reports your steps through the on-line system.
• Your name and number of steps will be published on the Berkshire Health Systems and Iberkshires each week.

T-shirts and awards will be given at the end of the program. More info on how and when to pick up your t-shirt and/or prizes will be e-mailed to your team captain. Prizes and additional recognition will be given to individuals and teams who increase their activity the most. Prize categories will be based on age.

• Top 20 individuals with the greatest increased number of steps
• Top 3 individuals with greatest percentage increase by age group (decades)
• Top 2 teams with the greatest increased number of steps
• Team with the greatest average percentage increase per walker

Week One:     Mon. April 21 – Sun. April 27 is the baseline week

Wear your pedometer all day, all week. Record your number of step each day and report your numbers to your Team Captain. 

Weeks Two - Six: Increase your steps!  Report your numbers to your team captain!