Corporate Run Community (Move Republic)
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Corporate Run Community (Move Republic)

Corporate sports are good. Corporate sports working toward a real race day are better. The Move Republic community combines regular joint training with the concrete goal of a corporate run – and this exact combination is what makes it durable.

What makes competitive motivation different from wellness offers A corporate run is a date on the calendar. It doesn't pull people in because it's healthy, but because it's concrete: in eight weeks, we'll stand together at the starting line. This concreteness creates a kind of training contract – with yourself and with the team. Anyone who knows colleagues are training too keeps running even when the couch is more appealing. Move Republic's community feature makes this mutual encouragement visible: activities are shared, comments left, routes compared.

Who benefits most from getting started Teams that don't yet have a shared sports anchor benefit the most. A corporate run has a low enough threshold for all fitness levels – it's offered over 5 and 10 km – and still creates a moment people talk about afterward. Anyone who has once crossed the finish line together will join again next time.

How to put it in place

  1. 1
    Create an account: moverepublic.com → "For Companies"
  2. 2
    Create the community: name, optionally upload a logo
  3. 3
    Generate an invitation link
  4. 4
    Send the announcement email (template available)
  5. 5
    Create the first challenge — right from the start

What you need

Effort
under 30 min
Cost
Free
Duration
Dauerhaft
Setup
30 min
  • Fully included in the FREE tier
  • App for iOS & Android
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Team challenges

Eligible for funding: up to €600 tax-free

As part of a structured workplace health process, this measure is tax-free under § 3 no. 34 of the German Income Tax Act (EStG) up to €600 per employee per year — BGF-Kompass supplies the process. Certified offers (e.g. from Upfit) are additionally subsidised by statutory health insurers under § 20b SGB V.

Health-insurer funding & tax: how to apply →

Adopt it for your company

Register for free — and the measure is ready to go in your cockpit: invitation, feedback survey and appointment are already set up. First cycle, first numbers for the boss.

Start for free now

Rather take a look first? To the live demo →

Contributes to

Expand movement offeringsOrganize team eventsReduce sick leave

Measure the impact with

GPAQ – Bewegungsverhalten (WHO)

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BGF-Kompass covers German workplace health promotion (BGF): funding paths, figures and legal references (e.g. § 20b SGB V, § 3 No. 34 EStG, the statutory-health-insurer prevention guidelines) apply to Germany.