A total of 401 participants took part in the fun step-gathering challenge organised by the Centre for Climate Smart Transformation, 256 of whom were students. A total of 39,272,590 steps were collected, which is 28,137 kilometres or 1,536,378 calories. Only 11,940 kilometres were missing to complete the circle around the globe, although Estonia was circled 20 times.
Vladimir Tiškin (876,887), a student studying cyber-physical systems, collected the most steps: “To collect the steps, I walked about 10,000 step more each day than I usually do. Normally, I take an average of 30,000 steps a day. I start each morning with a routine, either going for a walk or a run. In addition, I take 10,000 steps back and forth to school, and the rest of the steps are accumulated through daily activities. Most of my steps were collected on weekends on hiking trails. I don’t own a car, and I only travel between cities via public transport. In Tartu, I do all my business on foot. The goal of the challenge was to take at least 40,000 steps every day.”
Results
Overall results
Best Female Student Helena Mööl, who collected 520,965 steps
Best male student Vladimir Tiškin, who collected 876,887 steps
Best Female Worker Kairi Schütz, who collected 667,788
Best Male Worker Siarhei Autsou, who collected 727,517
The prize wheel selected Piia Jõulu, who collected 254,137 steps
The student team collected a total of 21,147,014 steps, and staff team was right behind them with 18,076,986 steps. The luck of the draw smiled on 7 good walkers from the student team – Vjatsheslav Aprelkov, Ahmed Elkashef, Kadri-Liis Kutser, Tristan Abel, Saara Denisov, Erik Väin, Rain Rähni.
First week results
The biggest step-taker was student Vladimir Tiškin, who collected 278,944 steps in a week. Among staff members, the most agile was Kairi Schütz, who collected a total of 150,031 steps.
The prize wheel worked its magic among all the other participants, with the luck of the draw smiling on:
Vika Mistsenko, who took home Elev’s food wraps
Maria Link, who took home Laures cleaner
Kerli Roosimaa, who took home Tilk! cosmetics
Second week results
While a male student received recognition in the previous week, the second week saw the recognition of female student Helena Mööl, who collected 106,917 steps during the week. Among staff members, the biggest collector of steps this time was Siarhei Autsou, who collected 237,833 steps.
The prize wheel worked its magic with all the other participants, with the luck of the draw smiling on:
Diana Christine Tarro, who took home Elev’s food wraps
Evelin Mesila, who took home Laures cleaner
Andres Tomingas, who took home Tilk! cosmetics
Third week results
The best collector of steps among students was Anti Lilleaed, with 253,741 steps, and among staff members Dmitry Matveev, who collected 279,884 steps.
The prize wheel worked its magic among all the other participants, with the luck of the draw smiling on:
Ainiki Runno, who took home Elev’s food wraps
Reio Opromei, who took home Laures cleaner
Mari Kasemets, who took home Tilk! cosmetics
Lifestyle was supported by sustainable Estonian companies
Chocolala was the first in Estonia to receive a Fairtrade certificate. The ingredients of these products are always of local origin, whenever possible, and their packaging is 90% environmentally friendly. Chocolala annually donates 18% of its earnings to charity.
In the Elev product range we find handmade food wraps, which are 100% cotton fabrics impregnated with beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil from Estonia. The wrap protects food from insects, dirt, drying out, and mould. It is an excellent natural alternative to cling film and foil.
Laures products are environmentally friendly and innovative. 98% of the products meet the EU ECOLABEL criteria. The products are readily biodegradable and do not contain components of animal origin, phosphorus compounds, or acrylics.
In cooperation with TalTech, the natural cosmetics brand Tilk developed an innovative and science-based skin care line, which focuses on making natural ingredients more effective and improving the absorption of active ingredients. In addition to innovation, sustainability is important for Tilk. They have set up a programme, the main objective of which is to minimise damage to the environment and to pay greater attention to sustainable consumption through the circular economy.
The Centre for Climate Smart Transformation would like to thank everyone who took part, and we look forward to seeing you again!
Additional information about the challenge can be found on the Facebook or Instagram page.