Built to be done together.
R1SE Challenges are community-led programmes that pull our members out of routine and into something memorable. Sheffield streets, Peak District trails, the studios at Brook Place and Kelham — all woven together with the science of recovery and habit.
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Pick your summer.
R1SE Summer Nine
Nine experiences. One Sheffield summer.
Nine challenges through July that pair an outdoor or community activity with an R1SE class or recovery session. Hosted by the R1SE crew. Tick all nine and you're a Sheffield Legend.
See the 9R1SE Summer Passport
Stamps. Tiers. The full summer game.
Our second 2026 summer challenge — a multi-pillar passport with stamps, tiers and the Move / Capture / Detect / Connect pillars. Free to play. Launch dates to be confirmed.
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The science of doing it together.
Habit research is unequivocal: structured prompts, community accountability and small wins compound. R1SE Challenges are built around the bits that actually move the needle.
Habits stick faster
A median of 66 days is needed for an action to become automatic (Lally et al. 2010). A structured 31-day challenge gets you most of the way there.
Community doubles adherence
Social commitment and shared goals reliably increase exercise adherence. Tagging a friend in The Barre Bet isn't a gimmick — it's the data.
Small wins beat big goals
Tiered rewards (Explorer, Adventurer, Sheffield Legend) leverage the same dopamine-driven motivation that powers every well-designed game.
How they work
Simple to start, hard to stop.
Free to join
Any R1SE member can play. No special sign-up — pick a challenge and go.
Built around real sessions
Most challenges pair an outdoor adventure with an R1SE class or recovery session. The 9 challenges in Summer Nine span seven members of staff and both studios.
Track on the website or app
Tick challenges off as you complete them. Your progress saves automatically. Auto-detection of R1SE session check-ins is in the pipeline.
Tiered rewards
Three completions unlocks the Explorer tier. Six unlocks Adventurer. All nine unlocks Sheffield Legend — with grand prize draw entry.
Start with Summer Nine.
Nine experiences, one Sheffield summer. 1 – 31 July 2026.
Habit science via Lally et al. (2010) European Journal of Social Psychology