What is the Sweat Challenge and when does it start?

Get ready to kickstart 2021 with the biggest Sweat Challenge ever! The Sweat Challenge is an exclusive six-week program designed to help you achieve your health and fitness goals and help you maintain healthy habits for the long term. Stick to your goals by working out with the most supportive female fitness community in the world. Select from nine exclusive Challenge Programs across seven different fitness styles including HIIT, Strength, Yoga and Barre, that can be completed entirely from home. Week 1 of the Challenge will begin on Monday, 11 January 2021 and continues through until Sunday, 22 February 2021.

The entire community will come together and perform the Challenge together! Therefore, each challenge week will be available within the app for one calendar week. If you join the Challenge a week late on Monday, 18 January 2021 you will start in week 2 of the Challenge. You are not able to go back and begin in week 1. To receive the entire 6 weeks worth of Challenge workouts, be sure to sign-up before or on Monday, 11 January 2021.

What does the Sweat challenge include?  

The Sweat Challenge Programs can all be completed entirely from home. The Challenge includes programs that don’t require any equipment as well as programs that use basic pieces of equipment for extra resistance.

The equipment-free Challenge Programs include:

• BBG by Kayla Itsines 
• PWR at Home by Kelsey Wells
• FIERCE at Home by Chontel Duncan 
• Yoga with Phyllicia 
• Yoga with Ania
• BAM by Sjana Elise
  

Challenge Programs that have equipment include:

• BBG by Kayla Itsines 
• PWR at Home by Kelsey Wells
• FIERCE at Home by Chontel Duncan 
• LIFTING at Home by Stephanie Sanzo 
• Barre with Britany 
  
• High Intensity Strength with Cass Olholm

After selecting from the no equipment or equipment Challenges options, you will then be asked to select your difficulty level. 

Starting Out for beginners or those new to the programs

Challenge Me for intermediate/advanced

Barre, Yoga with Ania and Yoga with Phyllicia has one difficulty level and are suitable for all fitness levels. 

What are my weekly goals?
Each week during the Challenge, you will be provided with the following goals, making sure there is something for you every day:

• Resistance workouts 2-4
• Cardio workouts (Low-Intensity Cardio) x 1-2
• Recovery workouts x 1-2
• Express workouts (10-20 minutes) x 2
• BONUS Challenge Workout x 1

Once the challenge begins on Monday, 11 January, you’ll find your specialised challenge workouts at the top of the Workouts Dashboard. Every Monday your app will renew into the next challenge week and these workouts will update to provide you with a new set of workouts. 

How do I schedule my Challenge workouts each week?
Each trainer has created an example week. To view this, ensure you have the ‘Suggested Workout Plan’ enabled within your Planner Settings. You can edit and rearrange your workouts to suit your daily and weekly commitments. The Express and Bonus Challenge workouts are not assigned to a specific day, so you can perform the workout whenever it suits you. All resistance workouts, including Express and the Bonus challenges, will count towards your weekly goals. 

When and how do I register for the challenge?

The Sweat Challenge registrations open on November 23, 2020, AEST. To participate in the Sweat Challenge you need to register within the Sweat App. To Register, tap the Challenge banner at the top of your Workout Dashboard and select ‘Join the Challenge.’ Once you have selected ‘Join the Challenge,’ select your Challenge program!

Registration will be available in the Sweat App on Monday, 23 November 2020 and closes on Sunday, 1 February 2021. 

If you don’t see the Challenge banner at the top of your screen, make sure you have the latest version of the Sweat App downloaded, and your device is running the most up-to-date operating system.

Existing members will be able to register by tapping ‘Join the Challenge’ and selecting their desired Challenge program. New members will need to first download Sweat and subscribe before being able to register. 

To receive support, workout reminders, daily encouragement and inspiration from the trainers and the Community throughout the challenge, we recommend turning on push notifications in your device Settings.

Registration Exclusive!
When you register for the Sweat Challenge, you get access to amazing offers from Sweat’s partner brands. Reward yourself with offers across fashion, beauty, footwear and fitness apparel. Terms and conditions apply.
This will be delivered to your Sweat email address. If you do not receive an email, and you have checked your spam or junk folder, email support@sweat.com and we can send through your exclusive offers!

Can I change my program/difficulty or leave the Challenge?
You can change your Challenge program, equipment availability and difficulty before or during the challenge. To change or leave the challenge, tap the Challenge banner at the top of the Workout tab and select ‘Preferences’ (three dots).

If you choose to leave the challenge after registration closes on Sunday, 1 February 2021, you will unfortunately not be able to rejoin. We do not recommend leaving the challenge unless you are absolutely sure that you want to return to the standard Sweat workouts. To access the limited time workouts, you will need to stay in the Challenge.

What happens when the challenge is over?
Once the challenge ends on Sunday, 22 February 2021, you can select to restart your Sweat program from where you left off, start at a different week or start a new program.

Will the Sweat Challenge be available on the Apple Watch and Apple TV?
The following Challenge programs will be available on the Apple Watch: 

• BBG by Kayla Itsines 
• PWR at Home by Kelsey Wells
• FIERCE at Home by Chontel Duncan 
• LIFTING at Home by Stephanie Sanzo 
  

Our Barre, 3 Yoga Challenge Programs and Cass' High Intensity Strength will not be available on the Apple Watch.

The Challenge Programs will not be available on Apple TV.