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We Saw A Problem With Wellness.
Increasing the physical activity levels of employees is a no-brainer way to lower claim cost, but most solutions can’t keep employees engaged for more than a week or two. Combine that with pricing that’s based on overall company size instead of the number of employees who actually use the service, and companies substantially overpay for wellness challenges that underdeliver on results.
We think that’s wrong. Wellness should work and you shouldn’t have to deal with price gouging just because “that’s how wellness pricing works.”
A Step Ahead is designed to be different. With pricing that’s based on participation, and engagement that actually keeps employees physically active long enough to see health benefits, it’s the no-brainer you’ve been looking for.
Yeah, we stand out.
A Step Ahead wasn’t designed by a stuffy corporate wellness team trying to slap the term “gamification” on an otherwise boring program. It was created by video game designers with the singular goal to be the most engaging health challenge on the planet… and it is.
From the motivational hooks to team size, every element of A Step Ahead has been fine tuned to drive human behavior in the way only games can. A Step Ahead is a not “gamified,” it’s a corporate wellness game.
Games are the most engaging form of entertainment
One of the biggest obstacles to overcome in corporate wellness is engagement. Games are engaging by nature of being fun! When you make something fun, people will naturally want to participate, driving both initial and sustained engagement.
Games are ideal for driving behavior, even in groups
Games are excellent at driving behavior in groups, where team play, group goals, camaraderie and competition motivate action. A study by the University of Washington showed that performing tasks on a team results in 2x the performance.
Games support positive behavior change
Our brain’s physiology and hard wiring are naturally aligned with using games for positive behavioral change.
Read more on the science of gaming engagement.
Corporate Wellness Done Differently
We choose to be world-class at one thing rather than mediocre at lots of things.
We have spent 8 years refining our corporate walking challenges into the absolute most engaging experience in the industry. Instead of trying to be everything and the kitchen sink, we focused on simply being the best in the world at getting employees to be more active.
Pricing that’s actually based on the number of your employees that participate.
Most corporate wellness companies charge you based upon the total number of employees in your company, not the number of employees actually using the service. We believe that’s wrong. With A Step Ahead, whether via annual subscription or a single challenge, pricing is based on your group’s participation, not the size of your entire company.
State of the art technology.
We’re built for scale and teams both local and remote. Whether you have one office, no office, or hundreds of locations around the world, A Step Ahead is designed to work seamlessly across your locations.
A great addition to your existing wellness.
A Step Ahead wasn’t designed to replace your biometric screenings, gym memberships, or lunch and learns, it was designed to maximize the benefits you get from them. It works alongside your existing wellness benefits to provide an activity and engagement boost to enhance the impact of your entire wellness initiative.
The missing piece to most wellness programs is motivation. Without it, biometric screenings just report. Gym memberships go unused. Lunch and learns just pass on knowledge. Motivation is what drives the actual results, and that’s exactly what A Step Ahead does.