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Apple's 'Close Your Rings' Employee Challenge Back On

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Apple in February typically hosts a company wide fitness challenge for employees at its corporate and retail offices around the world, tasking employees with closing all three of their Apple Watch Activity rings every day of the month.

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The challenge normally takes place in February to coincide with Heart Month, but this year it was delayed amid the ongoing public health crisis that had people remaining in their homes for the early months of the year.

According to an Apple employee that spoke to MacRumors, Apple is reinstating the challenge this week, with the event expected to end on August 16. Employees who finish the challenge will be rewarded with a t-shirt that says "2020" in a logo with Apple Watch Activity-style rings.

Employees who complete the challenge each day will earn a "gold" ranking and will receive a gold pin along with their t-shirt, and there are also silver and bronze rewards accompanied by silver and bronze pins.

There have been no changes to the Activity Challenge, and it remains the same as before the delay. Apple has hosted similar challenges in 2018 and 2019, providing exclusive watch bands to employees.

Top Rated Comments

76 months ago
Why do the rest of us care about an internal employee fitness challenge?
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Blackstick Avatar
76 months ago
Depending on your goals, with gyms closed down in a lot of places, and it being 90ºF outside or even warmer by noon in lots of states, this could be a very tough challenge ;)
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76 months ago

Can't you just set your goals to the bare minimum to make this ridiculously easy?
You can adjust the calorie goal, but stand (12 hours) and exercise (30 mins) cannot be changed.
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76 months ago

Why do the rest of us care about an internal employee fitness challenge?
many of us like buying the limited edition bands from this challenge. This year we can’t. Useful info.
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CarlJ Avatar
76 months ago

Why do the rest of us care about an internal employee fitness challenge?
You are the one visiting a site whose stated goal is to provide every bit of information or rumor they can find that relates to Apple. Why take the time to complain about an article that fits the site’s stated goals but doesn’t appeal to you, rather than just simply skipping to the next article?


What a pointless article. Suitable for an internal Apple newsletter, not for a site with this distribution.
Translation: “I don’t personally find this article interesting, so no one should be able to read it.”
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76 months ago

Depending on your goals, with gyms closed down in a lot of places, and it being 90ºF outside or even warmer by noon in lots of states, this could be a very tough challenge ;)
Check out indoor bike riding with Zwift, Rouvy, Trainer Road or similar apps. They are fun, interesting and amazing fitness builders all in the air conditioned comfort of your residence or naturally conditioned comfort of one's basement.
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