FAQ
Here you will find information about Fit for Work and answers to frequently asked questions.
“Fit for Work” is an annual campaign by Bertelsmann Sport & Gesundheit and Bertelsmann BKK that revolves around getting active in your everyday (working) life – whether by bike, on foot or otherwise.
The campaign calendar is available to you during the campaign period from May 1 to July 31, right after you complete your online registration.
Everyone can join the campaign during the entire campaign period. Record your active days and kilometers in your personal campaign calendar.
All participants who are active for at least 20 days or 200 km and complete their campaign calendar by August 15, 2025, will automatically be entered into the prize draw.
Which kilometers count?
Every day counts – whether it’s a working day, a weekend, a holiday, or a day off. You enter your active kilometers in your campaign calendar every day. Active kilometers include not only active journeys to and from work, but also other active kilometers related to everyday (work) life, such as:
- on a walk during your lunch break
- biking to the supermarket
- on an after-work bike ride or run
All active kilometers count – whether cycled, walked, or otherwise covered in an active way.
After the end of the campaign, all winners will be contacted personally by email. The prize will then be sent to them directly, or they will receive information about the procedure for collecting the prize.
The campaign primarily focuses on actively covered distances, so we do not have any conversion tables. Any type of movement in everyday life is beneficial to health, so we do not want to discourage the inclusion of workouts, etc. One option is to count your steps during a fitness course using a fitness tracker or smartphone, convert them into kilometers, and note them under "Other". You can find a guide to the conversion on the platform under the performance recording calendar (1500 steps ≈ 1 kilometer).
Enter your details in the registration form. Your email address will later be your username.
You will receive an email from us with a confirmation link. Please click on the link to confirm your registration. If you don’t receive this email, please check your „spam“- folder.
You can select your company directly during registration or after your registration in the participation section under "Settings".
Starting on May 1, you can enter the days you are active, by logging in with your personal access data (email address & password). Then, on your personal page, click on days in the calendar, enter the numbers of kilometers with details of the activity, and then click on “save activity”!
You track your daily activity with a fitness tracker? Then simply convert your tracked steps. You can also track your steps during fitness classes and convert them into kilometers.
Please log in and click on “Settings” in the personal section. You can change or completely delete your data here. This is also where you can choose whether your name should be visible for your colleagues.
Alternatively, to delete data without logging in, write a short, informal email to admin@fitforwork-bertelsmann.de.
The website/app is available in German and English. The website/app recognizes your web browser settings and automatically displays German or English. You can also manually select between languages in the menu bar.
In the log-in area the website will be shown in the language you selected. To make changes, please log in and click on "Settings" in the personal area. Change the language selection here and confirm the changes by clicking on "Save changes".
Company rankings are a motivator for more activity - select your company and be active together with your colleagues. You can select your company right when you register or after logging in, under “Settings” in the participation section. You can easily select your company by selecting the country and location. If you can’t find your company, please send us a brief email to fitforwork@bertelsmann.de.
Alternatively, you can participate without affiliating yourself to a company. As an individual starter, you only need to select your country.
To change your company, log in and select a different company under “Settings.”
The virtual team-building serves to motivate each other. Employees registered under the same company designation can form a team with up to six colleagues—even across different locations.
How to form a team:
1 Log in
After successful registration, log in with your user data and click on the “Team” tab on your Dashboard.
2 Assign team names
Enter your desired team name, confirm the conditions for sending emails, and enter the email address of the first team member.
The list only displays colleagues who are registered under the same company designation and are not yet members of a team.
You are automatically a team member and do not have to invite yourself.
3 Invite other team members
Click on the "Team” tab again and invite more participants to join your team.
4 The team is formed
The colleagues are informed by e-mail and are automatically members of the team. Members can be deleted at any time under the "Team" tab.
Teams can have a maximum of 6 participants. So your colleagues can either join another team or form their own team with other colleagues.
To switch teams, log in and end your membership in your current team. Then you can be added to your new team!
To change the team’s name, log in with your usual access data. On your dashboard, select the “Team” tab. Enter the new name you want for your team. The new name will be immediately valid.
Internet Explorer is no longer supported!
To get the most out of Fit for Work, you should always use the latest version of the following browsers:
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Latest iOS version with Safari
- Latest Android version with Chrome
You can use this website in the same quality with all devices such as tablets, PCs, laptops and smartphones. The website has a „responsive design“, meaning that it adapts to the characteristics of each end device to optimally display the content, regardless of the display size.
If you have problems displaying content or if you receive an error message when using Fit for Work, please send us an email to admin@fitforwork-bertelsmann.de.
The registration is done with the login data of the website. So if you don't have an account yet, please register on the website first.
The app displays everything that is also visible on the website - total kilometres, rankings, teams, fundraising, prizes, etc.
With the Fit for Work app, you can easily transfer your actively travelled kilometres from the Android/Apple health interfaces to the app. You decide daily which workouts or total kilometres should be imported into the Fit for Work app.
Only the distance travelled (kilometres) in a day is transmitted. Other information from the health apps, e.g. location data, is not transmitted.
There is no automated synchronization. You actively decide which kilometers are transferred.
If you use other apps to track your kilometers in your daily life, ensure that Apple Health or Google Fit is connected to these apps. We have no control over the data transmission between other apps and Apple Health/Google Fit.
Of course, it is still possible to enter the kilometres manually via the website and in the Fit for Work app.
Open the app and, after logging in, select the "Peformance" menu item. Click on "Add" and simply enter your performance data as usual. Alternatively, select "Data Import" and transfer performances from Apple Health or Google Fit.
The values are recorded from different sources in parallel (smartphone, tracker, smartwatch, fitness apps, etc.). Since we don't know which source you prefer, you can decide for yourself. Simply select the values you want to import.
The first time you select "Import data" when recording your performance, you will be directed to your smartphone settings. Allow the Fit for Work app to access the health data. That's all there is to it!"
If your question has not been answered, send an email to admin@fitforwork-bertelsmann.de.