Step into Mode Shift Month with the STEPtember Walking Challenge
As part of Mode Shift Month 2025, we’re excited to highlight a brand new challenge to help you make everyday journeys more active – STEPtember with Modeshift Corporate Premium Members Go Jauntly.
The challenge is simple: walk 120,000 steps across September (that’s around 4,000 steps a day) to boost your wellbeing, discover your local area, and make walking part of your daily routine.
Best of all, taking part in STEPtember counts towards your Mode Shift Month activities – so whether you’re walking to school, striding into work, or taking time out for your health, every step helps you on the way to a Mode Shift Month Award.
Join the STEPtember Walking Challenge with Go Jauntly
This September, Go Jauntly invites you to take part in STEPtember, a feel-good walking challenge designed to boost your wellbeing.
The goal is simple: walk 120,000 steps by the end of the month, that’s about 4,000 steps a day. Whether you’re already a keen walker or just starting out, it’s a flexible and friendly way to add more movement to your daily life.
STEPtember is run in partnership with Sandwell Council as part of their Healthy Sandwell initiative, but the challenge is free and open to everyone, wherever you are in the UK.
‘Walking is such a powerful way to improve both our physical and mental health, STEPtember is about helping people build small, achievable habits that not only make them feel better but also help them discover and enjoy their local area as the season changes.’
Hana Sutch, CEO and Co-founder of Go Jauntly.
How to Take Part
- Download the free Go Jauntly app
- Tap on the Challenges tab
- Join ‘STEPtember in Sandwell’
- That’s it, now just aim for an average of 4,000 steps a day.
Missed a day? No stress. You can catch up anytime, STEPtember is all about progress, not perfection.
Here are a few top tips to inspire you to walk more this September:
- Add walks into your daily routine, like when taking a phone call or listening to a podcast
- If commuting, hop off public transport a stop early and walk the rest
- Take short, regular walks, little bursts add up over time
- Get out into green spaces whenever you can for an extra mood boost
Go Jauntly is a free community-based walking app which invites everyone into a world of daily outdoor adventures. You can find local walks created by people who know and love them, discover the greenest walking routes from A to B or sign up to fun and free walking challenges to help motivate you to walk more. You can download the app for free on the App Store and the Play Store.
