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 do you put the measure in place?
- 1Create an account: moverepublic.com → "For Companies"
- 2Create the community: name, optionally upload a logo
- 3Generate an invitation link
- 4Send the announcement email (template available)
- 5Create the first challenge — right from the start
What do you need for it?
- Effort
- under 30 min
- Cost
- Free
- Duration
- Permanent
- Setup
- 30 min
- ✓ Fully included in the FREE tier
- ✓ App for iOS & Android
- ✓ Automatic step tracking
- ✓ Team challenges
Tax and health insurance: what is possible
Employer health benefits can be tax-free under § 3 no. 34 of the German Income Tax Act (EStG) up to €600 per employee per year — if they are provided in addition to the salary already owed and are either certified (§ 20 SGB V) or implemented within the company's health promotion process. Gym memberships and corporate fitness are not covered. For ZPP-certified courses (e.g. from Upfit), German statutory health insurers can reimburse all or part of the course fee to their insured members — then only the amount exceeding that reimbursement is tax-free. Projects within the company can be funded under § 20b SGB V, with no entitlement. Only your tax adviser can confirm the tax exemption.
How it works in EasyWHP
This Best Practice in EasyWHP: adopt it, adapt it, measure the effect
Once adopted, the measure is ready in EasyWHP — with instructions, an invitation and surveys before and after. You adapt what fits your company and see at the end what it achieved.
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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.
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Contributes to
Measure the impact with
Action field
Physical Activity →A fitting occasion
- International Day of Movement (May 10): Company Movement Day
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