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Walking team names: 70 ideas for step challenges

Four friends walking arm in arm along a path covered in autumn leaves

A team name does more work than it looks. It is what people see on the leaderboard every morning, what the group chat gets called, and the first joke the team shares. The best ones are short enough to fit on a phone screen, easy to say out loud, and a little bit about the people in the team.

Every name below is free to use. Pick one, change a word to fit your team, or use them to spark your own.

Classic walking puns

  • Sole Mates
  • Walkie Talkies
  • Heel Raisers
  • Feet Don’t Fail Me Now
  • Step Sisters
  • Step Siblings
  • Toe-tally Fit
  • Born to Walk
  • Pace Makers
  • The Steppers
  • Stepping Stones
  • Shoe-in Winners
  • Blister Sisters
  • Heels on Wheels (for teams that also cycle)
  • Lace Ups

Names for work teams

  • Out of Office
  • Walking Meeting
  • Steps Before Slides
  • Agenda: Walk
  • The Desk Escapees
  • Lunch Break Legends
  • Inbox Zero, Steps Ten Thousand
  • Circle Back Walkers
  • Synergy Steppers
  • The Stand-Up Team
  • Coffee Run Crew
  • Quarterly Steps Report
  • Key Performance Strides
  • Per My Last Step
  • Back-to-Back Walkers

Names for families and friends

  • The Family Footprint
  • Strollers and Sons
  • Grandma’s Pace Team
  • The Weekend Wanderers
  • Neighbourhood Watch (Our Steps)
  • Dog Walkers Anonymous
  • The After-Dinner Club
  • Moms on the Move
  • Dads on Foot
  • The Long Way Round
  • Two Feet Each
  • Fresh Air Society

Names for older walkers

  • Golden Strides
  • Still Going Strong
  • Silver Steppers
  • Seasoned Soles
  • Young at Heel
  • The Morning Milers
  • Wise Walkers
  • Steady Steppers

Names borrowed from famous trails

If your team is walking a virtual route, name it after the trail:

  • The Camino Crew
  • Buen Camino
  • Santiago Bound
  • Base Camp or Bust
  • Kilimanjaro Climbers
  • The Inca Trailblazers
  • Machu Picchu or Bust
  • Wall Walkers (for Hadrian’s Wall)
  • The Nakasendo Wanderers
  • Torres Trekkers
  • Lycian Wayfarers
  • Marathon Minded

Names for teams that want to win

  • First to the Finish
  • Step Ahead
  • Leaderboard Leaders
  • No Lift Needed
  • The Pace Setters
  • Catch Us If You Can
  • Miles Ahead
  • Every Step Counts

How to pick a name

  • Keep it short. Leaderboards and phone screens cut long names off. Three words or fewer is safest.
  • Say it out loud. If it is awkward to say in a meeting, it will not get used.
  • Make it about the team. A name that points to your office, your town or your dog beats a generic pun.
  • Keep it kind. Names that tease other teams or people’s fitness can sting. Aim the joke at walking, not at anyone in it.
  • Check with the team. A quick vote of three options takes a minute and gives everyone a stake.

Running a challenge at work? Our guide to running a workplace step challenge covers formats, fairness and keeping it going.

Walk a real route as a team

A team name needs somewhere to go. In reTrek, a team adventure pools everyone’s steps toward one real route, like the Camino de Santiago or the Inca Trail, with a short film about the place unlocking for the whole team at each milestone. Up to 10 people can walk together, depending on the route’s length. Get reTrek.