Exercise 30 Minutes for 30 Days!
30 for 30 is Coming Soon!
Get ready for an all-new 30 for 30 Challenge experience!
This year's challenge will take place in a new app designed to make tracking your progress easier, keep you motivated, and give you more opportunities to win along the way.
What you can do now:
- Review the challenge guidelines.
- Start building your team.
- Mark your calendar for the Kickoff event.
- Get ready to build a healthy habit—30 minutes a day for 30 days!
The challenge will be divided into three 10-day stages, encouraging you to log your activity in real time, celebrate progress, and stay on track throughout the challenge.
Registration opens soon. Stay tuned for more details!
The 30 for 30 Challenge is designed to help you build a healthy habit by exercising 30 minutes a day for 30 days.
To encourage consistency, the challenge is divided into three 10-day stages:
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Days 1–10 | Build the Habit
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Days 11–20 | Build the Momentum
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Days 21–30 | Build the Lifestyle
Please remember:
- Log your activity as you complete it whenever possible.
- Each 10-day stage closes before the next event begins.
- Once a stage closes, you cannot return to enter missed days from that stage. For example, if the challenge is on Days 11–20, you cannot go back and record activity for Days 1–10.
- Complete each 10-day stage to remain eligible for that stage’s prize drawing and stay on track for the Grand Prize.
- Activity may only be recorded once per day.
- If you complete multiple activities in one day, record your total minutes and select the activity that best represents your workout.
- Daily activity is limited to 180 minutes (30 minutes are required to receive credit).
- Once activity has been submitted for a day, it cannot be edited.
- Participants may choose to record minutes of activity or daily steps.
- A minimum of 8,000 steps is required to receive credit for the day.
- Daily steps are limited to 25,000.
- Participants recording steps must use a device capable of tracking daily steps (Fitbit, smartwatch, phone app, pedometer, etc.).
- Participation on a team is optional.
- Teams must have a minimum of 3 participants.
- Each participant may belong to only one team.
- Individual activity automatically counts toward your team’s participation score.
- The Top 10 teams will qualify for the team prize drawing.
- Supporting a school is optional.
- If you select a school during registration, your participation automatically counts toward your school’s overall participation score. No additional reporting is required.
- The Top 10 schools will qualify for the school prize drawing.
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Grand Prize |
Hydro Origin Rower + Machine Mat + On the Mat Workout Kit |
$2,105.00 |
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1st Runner Up |
$1000 H-E-B Gift Card |
$1000 |
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2nd Runner Up |
Hooga Red Light Therapy Panel | $399 |
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Kids Grand Prize |
Nintendo Switch 2 w/ Mario Kart + Accessories Bundle | $574 |
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Student Grand Prize |
$500 CASH | $500 |
| Team Prize | $1000 CASH | $1000 |
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Individual Winner |
$75 H-E-B Gift Card |
| Team Winner | 3 $75 VISA Gift Cards ($225 Total) |
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September |
Daily Movement – 30 Minutes or 8,000 Daily Steps | Classic Challenge |
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October |
Sleep Hygiene – Aim for 7 – 9 hours of sleep each night | |
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November |
Hydration – Consume at least X liters of water daily (125oz Men/91oz Women) | |
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December |
Flexibility – Practice 30-min of stretching or yoga | National Stretching Day 12/11 |
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January |
Fiber – Consume at least X# grams of fiber per day (31g Men/25g Women) | National Fiber Focus Month |
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February |
Heart – Do a heart healthy cardio workout for at least 30 minutes a day | National Heart Month |
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March |
Greens – Eat 3-5 servings of fruits and veggies daily | National Nutrition Month |
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April |
Mindfulness – Spend at least 30 minutes reading or working on a hobby | National Stress Month |
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May |
Sunlight – Do an outdoor activity for at least 30 minutes daily | Mental Health Awareness Month meditation |
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June |
Protein – Consume at least .8 grams of protein per pound of body weight daily | |
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July |
Daily Movement – Take at least 2 15-min Movement breaks daily | |
| August | Mediation – Practice at least 15-30 minutes of meditation | National Wellness Month |
Thank you for participating. Good luck!
Terms, Conditions & Guidelines
Participants agree to:
- Maintain only one participant account during each annual challenge.
- Honestly record only activity they personally complete.
- Record their own activity using their assigned Participant ID and PIN.
Participation is voluntary. Participants are responsible for exercising within their own abilities. Odessa College is not responsible for injuries or medical conditions resulting from participation. Participants are encouraged to consult their healthcare provider before beginning any exercise program.
The goal of the 30 for 30 Challenge is to build a lasting healthy habit through consistent daily activity.
The challenge is divided into three consecutive 10-day events:
- Build the Habit (Days 1–10)
- Build the Momentum (Days 11–20)
- Build the Lifestyle (Days 21–30)
Participants agree to the following:
- Activity should be logged after it has been completed.
- Participants are encouraged to log activity daily.
- Activity may only be recorded once per day using either minutes of activity or daily steps.
- Once submitted, activity cannot be edited.
- Each 10-day event closes before the next event begins. Once an event closes, missed days from that event cannot be entered later.
- Physical activity requires a minimum of 30 minutes per day and is limited to 180 minutes.
- Daily step activity requires a minimum of 8,000 steps and is limited to 25,000 steps.
- Participants recording steps must use a device capable of tracking daily steps.
- Team participation is optional.
- Teams must have a minimum of three participants.
- Participants may belong to only one team.
- Individual activity automatically contributes to team participation scores.
- Failure to participate may lower a team’s overall participation average.
- School participation is optional.
- Individual activity automatically contributes to the selected school’s participation score.
- Failure to participate may lower a school’s overall participation average.
Pre-Challenge Prize
Participants who complete the August Pre-Challenge requirements before the posted deadline will be entered into the kickoff prize drawing.
Build the Habit (Days 1–10)
Participants must complete and record qualifying activity before the event closes to be eligible for the first prize drawing.
Build the Momentum (Days 11–20)
Participants must complete and record qualifying activity before the event closes to be eligible for the second prize drawing.
Build the Lifestyle (Days 21–30)
Participants must complete and record qualifying activity before the event closes to be eligible for the final stage prize drawing.
Grand Prize Eligibility
To be eligible for the Grand Prize, participants must:
- Complete all 30 challenge days by meeting the daily minimum activity requirements.
- Successfully complete each of the three 10-day events.
- Record activity during the applicable event window.
- Activity from a closed event cannot be added later.
Student, team, school, and youth prize eligibility requirements remain unchanged.
The challenge app operates using Central Time. Participants should log activity regularly and avoid waiting until the final hours of an event, as periods of heavy traffic may result in delays.
Participants will receive reminder and updates via push notification and email. Current challenge information will also be available on the challenge website.
The 30 for 30 Challenge is designed to help participants build a healthy habit—not simply complete 30 days of exercise.
Dividing the challenge into three 10-day stages encourages participants to stay engaged, log activity in real time, celebrate milestones along the way, and build consistency that lasts beyond the challenge.
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