On Count.It, there are different types of challenges, involving different activities, i.e. step, exercise, meditation, etc. A challenge can include one of these activities, or different activities can be added together into "Combination" challenges.

In all challenges, one step is always equal to one point, but the number of points earned for other activities varies based on which other activities are included in the challenge. See below for the points conversions for all the different combinations of activities in Count.It challenges.

In all challenges, one step equals one point:

In exercise-only challenges, one minute of exercise generates 10 points.

Note: in "exercise minutes" challenges, all workout types generate points based on the number of minutes of the activity logged, and all exercise types generate the same number of points per minute.
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That is: An hour of weight lifting, yoga, pilates, boxing, etc. (more than 140 activities!) will all generate the same number of points. In short, for the purposes of a general exercise challenge, a workout is a workout!

In challenges that combine steps and exercise, one minute of exercise generates 167 points.

In challenges that combine steps and exercise goals, participants earn points for both exercise and steps. However, if the exercise is step-intensive, like running, then Count.It does not give users double credit. That is, we don't credit runners both for their minutes of running and for the steps they generate while running, as that would be "double counting," and unfair to people who do other workout types that don't involve steps, i.e. lifting weights or doing yoga, etc.

Instead, the points generated by running, and other step-intensive workout types such as hiking, elliptical, exercise walking, etc., simply show up in the points total for daily steps. Count.It still shows the workout on the user's daily logs timeline, but they will not see points next to it, as the points are showing up just above in the step count.

Your fitness tracker will attempt to automatically log the amount of time each day when you are being active. If your heart gets pumping walking up a long flight of stairs, for example, you will earn "exercise minutes" on the Apple Health app. On Google Fit, the same activity will generate "Heart Points." On Fitbit, these minutes are called "Active Zone Minutes" or "Active Minutes."

While this activity is great, it will NOT generate points on Count.It. To earn points for exercise on Count.It, you must log a specific exercise activity. Typically, fitness trackers refer to this as a "workout," and there are hundreds of different workout types, from aerobics to zumba. If you wear an Apple Watch or a Fitbit tracker, both will attempt to auto-detect certain common workout types, including biking, swimming, yoga, and more.

Bottom line: To get credit for your exercise on Count.It, make sure to log it as an actual exercise activity, or workout! For more information, please see:

Meditation minutes are generally credited very similarly to exercise minutes. In meditation-only challenges, one minute of meditation earns 10 points. In hybrid challenges, one minute of meditation earns 167 points.