Frequently Asked Questions - Fitness Challenge

About DIYWorkout Fitness Challenge
What is the DIYWorkout Fitness Challenge?
How much does it cost?
How do I create a fitness challenge group?
How do I invite others to my group?
I received an invitation to join a group, now what?
How can I tell who is winning the challenge?
Can I join multiple groups?
What if I want to opt-out of a group?

What is the DIYWorkout Fitness Challenge?
The DIYWorkout Fitness Challenge is designed to promote physical fitness and foster friendly competition in a group setting. The purpose of the fitness challenge is to accumulate the most time exercising over a set period of time. The person with the most time logged into the DIYWorkout system at the end of the period wins the challenge.

How much does it cost?
The DIYWorkout Fitness Challenge is a free feature for all members.

How do I create a fitness challenge group?

1. Log into DIYWorkout or create a new member account by clicking Here
2. Under the Fitness Tools tab, click Member Info
3. Click the Fitness Challenge Group Page link
4. Click the Create Group button (If you are already the administrator of an active fitness challenge group the Create Group button will be replaced by an Edit Group button)
5. Enter the name of your new group along with the start and end dates and click Save Group when finished  

How do I invite others to my group?

1. Log in and navigate to the same page used to create the group (see above)
2. Click the Create Invitations button
3. A default invitation is provided for you. To change the wording on the invitation, modify the Message box text
4. Enter the email addresses of those you wish to invite into the Email Addresses box separated by a semicolon
5. Click the Send Invitations button

I received an invitation to join a group, now what?
Click on the link contained in the email or paste it into your browser address bar. This will take you to the Sign In screen. If you are already a member of DIYWorkout.com, type type in your member id and password; otherwise, click the New Member? hyperlink to create a new Basic account. Once you have finished entering your information and click the Sign In button, you will be asked if you wish to join a fitness challenge group. Click Yes to join the group.

How can I tell who is winning the challenge?
A special report is available to members of a fitness challenge group in the Reporting section under Fitness Tools. The Fitness Challenge report displays all active members of the group along with the total workout time each has logged into DIYWorkout.com. The current time leader is highlighted on the report.

Once a challenge ends, the report will be viewable until members create or join other fitness challenge groups. 

Can I join multiple groups?
The system currently only allows a member to join one group at a time. Once a challenge has ended, the member may then join a new group. In the same manner, a member may only create one group at a time.

What if I want to opt-out of a group?
A member of the fitness challenge group can easily opt-out of the group by navigating to the Member info page in Fitness Tools and selecting View Fitness Challenge Group. From here, click the Remove Me From Group button and click OK on the confirmation dialog box.

Note: a special case exists for the member who created the group. They cannot remove themselves from the group as this would destroy the entire group. However, they can change the End Date of the group to a date in the past which would effectively end the challenge. This should happen only if no one is actively participating in the group.