Village Step Challenge 2025, Oct. 1-31

Who remembers the Village Olympics of old? Get ready to step up and represent Wilde Lake this Walktober! The village with the most steps logged between October 1-31, 2025 will be crowned the Howard County Village 2025 Walktober Champion! 

How to Join:

1. Click this link to download the free, easy-to-use StepUp pedometer app (available for Apple and Android devices): StepUp Pedometer App.
2. Once the app is installed, return to this message and click to join the Wilde Lake 2025 Walktober Group: https://join.thestepupapp.com/SeyG.
3. You will be added to Wilde Lake’s group in the app. Note: other participants in the Wilde Lake group will be able to see your name and the number of steps you log per day.
4. Need some walking inspiration? Check the Health Department’s Walktober page for a very long list of organized walking events happening this month, and a link to both one-mile walks around town and to CA’s classic Pathways Map!

Don’t miss out—download the app today and start stepping for Wilde Lake!

This contest is sponsored by the Howard County Health Department and Local Health Improvement Coalition. Disclaimer: The app used is not a Howard County Health Department supported app. The use of this app is at the user’s discretion and HCHD/HCLHIC is not liable for any security issues for any user’s personal device.