Introducing the "Create Challenges" Feature on Core Direction: A Guide for Core Premium Subscribers
Are you a Core Premium subscriber looking to supercharge your fitness journey? Core Direction’s Create Challenges feature, exclusive to Core Premium members, is the perfect tool to motivate yourself and your friends. This new feature enables you to design custom fitness challenges with unique customization options, helping you build a community around shared health goals and engage in friendly competition.
Here’s a comprehensive guide on using the Create Challenges feature—everything from setting up your challenge to inviting friends, managing privacy settings, and more.
What Is the Create Challenges Feature?
The Create Challenges feature allows Core Premium members to design personalized fitness challenges that they can share with friends or open to the broader community. With this feature, users have full control over the challenge's details, making each one unique and perfectly suited to specific goals. Whether you want to focus on steps, distance, or Core Points, this feature has the flexibility to match any fitness objective.
Core Premium Subscription Overview
To access this feature, users must have a Core Premium subscription, which costs AED 36.75 per month. Although only Core Premium users can create challenges, non-premium users can still participate in challenges if invited.
How to Access the Create Challenges Feature
To get started, open the Core Direction app and select Create Challenge on the home screen. This will bring you to the setup page, where you can personalize your challenge using various customization options.
Customization Options: Making Your Challenge Unique
Below are all the options available to customize and design your challenge.
- Banner Image: Upload a visual banner to represent your challenge. An eye-catching banner can make the challenge more appealing to potential participants.
- Challenge Logo: Add a unique logo to personalize your challenge. This is especially useful if you plan to create recurring or themed challenges.
- Challenge Name: Give your challenge a unique name that reflects its purpose. A catchy or meaningful name can help attract more participants and create a sense of identity for the challenge.
- Challenge Type: Choose a focus for your challenge from three options:
- Core Points: Track participants based on the Core Points system, which accounts for steps, active heart rate, added activities, booked activities, and on-demand activities.
- Steps Challenge: Focus solely on counting steps, perfect for those aiming to increase daily movement.
- Distance Challenge: Track walking or running distances, ideal for participants who enjoy running, hiking, or other distance-based activities.
- Challenge Start & End Date/Time: Set the start and end dates, along with specific times, to determine the challenge duration. You have full flexibility to schedule short-term or long-term challenges.
- Privacy Settings: Control who can join your challenge by setting it to Public (open to anyone) or Private (invite-only). This option lets you decide whether to keep the challenge exclusive or make it open to the larger Core Direction community.
- Description: Write a description to share essential details with participants. This section is useful for clarifying rules, objectives, and the challenge’s purpose to set expectations.
- Comments: Choose to enable or disable comments, allowing you to manage how participants interact. If enabled, participants can encourage each other and build a sense of community.
Inviting Friends to Join the Challenge
After you’ve set up your challenge, you can invite friends in two convenient ways:
- In-App Invites: Search for friends on the Core Direction app or select from your existing friend list to invite them directly. This is an easy way to add people who are already part of the Core Direction community.
- External Share Link: Share the challenge link via messaging apps like WhatsApp to invite friends who may not be on Core Direction yet. The link allows them to create an account if they’re new to the app, and then they can join the challenge.
Key Access and Participation Details
Here’s what you need to know about accessing and participating in challenges:
- Only Core Premium members can create challenges.
- Non-premium users can join challenges if they are invited by a Core Premium user.
- There is no limit to the number of participants in a challenge, so you can invite as many friends as you’d like!
What Happens if Your Subscription Lapses During a Challenge?
If your Core Premium subscription expires while a challenge is ongoing, all challenge data—including points history and participant details—will be lost. To prevent disruptions, ensure your subscription remains active throughout the duration of the challenge, particularly for long-term events.
Core Direction Support: Making the Challenge Experience Seamless
The Core Direction Support feature is available to assist you in navigating the Create Challenges feature. Here’s how it supports users throughout the challenge process:
- Subscription Verification: When you select Create Challenge, Core Direction checks that you have an active Core Premium subscription, as this feature is available only to premium members.
- Challenge Type Guidance: The app explains the different types of challenges—Core Points, Steps, and Distance—so you can choose the one that best aligns with your goals.
- Inviting Participants: Core Direction provides guidance on inviting friends, whether through in-app invites or external links, making the process of adding participants simple and seamless.
- Subscription Lapse Notification: The app notifies users about the impact of subscription lapses on active challenges, ensuring you are fully aware of the importance of maintaining an active subscription.
Conclusion
The Create Challenges feature on Core Direction is a fantastic way for Core Premium users to make their fitness journey interactive, social, and motivational. With extensive customization options, easy invite methods, and support from Core Direction, creating and managing a challenge is effortless. So, dive in today—design a challenge that inspires and motivates both you and your friends!
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