Pacer Leagues are weekly competitions that feature leaderboards where participants accumulate points by tracking their steps and engaging in various physical activities. These points allow you to compete against others, motivating you to stay active and achieve your personal health and fitness objectives.
Your position on the leaderboards is determined by the total number of league points you have earned throughout the duration of the league cycle. The more points you accumulate by consistently moving and participating in activities, the higher your ranking will be, encouraging you to maintain an active lifestyle and strive for better performance each week.
League points
League points primarily rely on your daily step count, with 100 steps equating to 1 point. The daily cap for step count points is 300 points, equivalent to 30,000 steps.
Once you hit the daily cap, extra steps won't add more points, but you can still earn up to 200 bonus points weekly from:
- Daily Boosts
- Weekly Boosts
- Go Outside Boosts
- Virtual Adventures
You can find these boosts in the Pacer Shop.
Points Boost
The Points Boost is a special bonus mechanism in the Pacer League designed to encourage users to participate more actively in daily walking activities and app usage:
- Daily BoostsThe Daily Boost is a special bonus in the Pacer Leagues designed to encourage more active participation in daily walking and app usage.When active, it doubles the League points you earn from GPS or treadmill walks for up to 30 minutes. The Boost must be used on the same day you unlock it.
- Weekly BoostsThe Weekly Boost uses AI to create a personalized points multiplier for your League activity each week. The multiplier is based on your activity level, giving you tailored incentives to stay motivated and keep progressing.You qualify if your average steps are under 10,000 per day. In Gold League and above, a Premium membership is required to use the Weekly Boost.
- Go Outside BoostsThe Go Outside Boost is a daily reward for exercising outdoors. You can earn bonus League points by checking in at parks and even more by sharing park photos.Park Check-In Rules & Points:
- Users can earn extra points from one park check-in per day.
- Only the first park check-in of the day counts toward league points.
- Additional points are awarded based on the following conditions.
Action Points First photo in this park (ever submitted) 50 points Park check-in (via any method) 20 points GPS track park check-in bonus 10 points Your first photo in this park 10 points Add a photo in this park 5 points You are the Park Ranger 5 points
Explanation of Point Conditions:- First photo in this Park: You are the first person to submit a photo for this park (no one has submitted before).
- Park check-in: You successfully check in to a park using any method (GPS or manual).
- GPS track park check-in bonus: You check in using the GPS track method.
- Your first photo in this park: This is the first time you submitted a photo in this park.
- Add photo in this park: You submit a photo for this park (even if not the first one).
- You are the Park Ranger: You become the Park Ranger after a check-in (e.g., by being the first to check in that day). You continue earning this bonus if you remain the Park Ranger on your next check-in.
- Adventure ChallengesJoin in Virtual Adventure challenges and unlock checkpoints for extra league points. Only challenges set to allow "Only walk, run & hike (no manual input)" are valid.
Promotion and demotion rules
At the end of the cycle, top performers move up to a higher league, and bottom performers are demoted by one league.
- Top 15 in Bronze League move up
- Top 12 in Silver League move up
- Top 10 in Gold League move up
- Top 8 in Sapphire League move up
- Top 7 in Ruby League move up
- Top 5 in Emerald–Amethyst Leagues move up
- Top 4 in Pearl-Obsidian Leagues move up
- The bottom 4 (16–20) are demoted by one League.
If a League has fewer than 20 users, promotions and demotions are adjusted proportionally.