{"id":3983,"date":"2024-02-29T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T18:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=3983"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T14:55:14","slug":"participation-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/resources-2\/fitbit-walking-challenge\/participation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Participation Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/BU-Hero-Banner-v4-636x187.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"228\" class=\"wp-image-3950 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/BU-Hero-Banner-v4-636x187.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/BU-Hero-Banner-v4-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/BU-Hero-Banner-v4-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/BU-Hero-Banner-v4-1536x452.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/BU-Hero-Banner-v4.png 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">This year\u2019s challenge takes place from April 6<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>\u2013 May 15<sup>th<\/sup><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Registration to participate in The Terriers Trek Through Boston Challenge will end on March 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>If you register on the platform after March 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026, you will not be able to participate in the challenge this year and we look forward to you joining next year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To participate, team captains must register and create their team through the challenge platform by March <em>20<sup>th<\/sup><\/em>. Complete team captain instructions can be found<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/files\/2026\/02\/BU_Team_Captain_Enrollment_Program_Guide_2026.pdf\"> here<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Participants must register on the challenge platform, accept their team invitation, and if applicable, submit a Fitbit\u00ae request form by March <em>20<sup>th<\/sup><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Please note, even if you participated in the challenge last year, you will still need to register on the platform to participate<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Complete team participant instructions can be found<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/files\/2026\/02\/BU_Employee_Enrollment_Program_Guide_2026.pdf\"> here<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><em>In order to participate, employees must have been hired and entered into SAP by March 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Participation Process:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.propelwellness.com\">Registration<\/a> for the challenge, requesting Fitbit\u00ae devices, and tracking points will be hosted on the Propel platform.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a team with your BU Colleagues with 5-20 BU employees and designate a team captain.<\/li>\n<li>All challenge participants must go to <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.propelwellness.com\">bu.propelwellness.com<\/a> from your computer or mobile device and select &#8220;Register&#8221;. In order to register you must enter your BUID, first name, and last name exactly how it appears on your BU record.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Registration Information section and click \u201cContinue.\u201d You will need your BU ID during this process. Complete the Account Information section and click \u201cContinue.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Fitbit Request form if you require a fitness tracking device and sync your fitness tracking device to the portal.<\/li>\n<li>You are not required to enter in any biometric information on the platform in order to register. However, the biometric information you do enter is confidential and will only be viewable by you. This information cannot be viewed by other challenge participants.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Team Captains must register and create their team through the challenge platform by March 21st. The platform will send challenge invites t to each Team Participant. Please review the Team Captain Guide for a detailed explanation on how to complete this process.<\/li>\n<li>Team Participants must accept their team invitation through the platform in order to join their team. Team Participants will receive this invitation to their email address that is used to register on the platform. Click the link in the email invitation. Once you are redirected to the challenge platform, select <em>&#8220;Accept Team Invitation&#8221;<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Team Captains will receive confirmation regarding Fitbit\u00ae availability after March 20<sup>th<\/sup> and are responsible for picking up Fitbit\u00ae devices on behalf of their team beginning March 30<sup>th<\/sup> through April 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. \u00a0We ask that all Team Captains bring their own reusable bag for pickup to transport the Fitbit\u00ae devices back to their offices.<\/li>\n<li>Please refer to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/files\/2026\/02\/BU_Team_Captain_Enrollment_Program_Guide_2026.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> Team Captains <\/strong><\/span><\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/files\/2026\/02\/BU_Employee_Enrollment_Program_Guide_2026.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Participant Guides <\/strong><\/span><\/a>for detailed instructions on how to create your team, register to participate, and sync a device.<\/li>\n<li>For all portal-related questions, reach out to Portal Support by chat, email or phone.\n<ul>\n<li>support@propelwellness.zendesk.com<\/li>\n<li>1.888.339.4131<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-422x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"636\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3952 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-422x636.jpeg 422w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-679x1024.jpeg 679w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-768x1159.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-1018x1536.jpeg 1018w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-1357x2048.jpeg 1357w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2024\/02\/Updated-Home-Page-2.19-002-scaled.jpeg 1697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s challenge takes place from April 6th\u00a0\u2013 May 15th Registration to participate in The Terriers Trek Through Boston Challenge will end on March 20th. 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