If your club only offers enough activities for four or five categories, then schedule the contest to end after six weeks instead of eight to keep it challenging. Members can log their activities based on an honors system, or a staff person can be required to initial their tally sheets after members complete each activity. To keep people motivated, consider including a weekly raffle of complimentary services such as racquet lessons, massages, facials, personal training, a food card or free membership dues for one month. And to encourage a high participation rate, advertise all of the awards prior to the start of the contest. Publicize the raffle winners as they are chosen, as this can provide additional encouragement to the participants.
Members seem to enjoy seeing their names on bulletin boards or in newsletters.
At the end of the program, post a congratulations article with all the names of the members who completed the challenge. Finding a variety of sports or activities that members enjoy can help make exercise pleasurable instead of a chore. It also will reduce boredom, which makes it easier for members to stay focused on their exercise goals instead of searching for excuses to avoid exercise. If members are consistent with exercise, they will continue to come to your club. Although never the same for any one exerciser, cross training typically leads to greater enjoyment, better results, fewer injuries, enhanced morale and higher retention.