What a Week on Edge Rewards Looks Like: The 290-Point Example Week

A realistic beginner's week on Edge Rewards could earn about 290 points: six workouts of 20 to 45 minutes plus everyday walking, with the 50-point daily max reached on four of the seven days. This guide walks through that example week day by day, so you can see exactly where every point comes from and where the daily max stops the count.

Edge Rewards is our own free rewards programme, built around one simple idea: get rewarded for moving. It is not live yet. Founding members from the waitlist get in on Sunday 1 November 2026, and everyone else can join from Saturday 7 November 2026. Everything below is an example based on the published rules, not a target you need to hit.

How do Edge Rewards points add up?

The rules are short, and they are the same whether you run, lift, do HIIT or go for a walk:

• Workouts: 1 point for every minute of any logged workout, up to 50 points a day.
• Steps: 2.5 points for every 1,000 steps, up to 25 points a day.
• Daily max: workouts and steps combine to a maximum of 50 points a day on the free tier, and any unused allowance does not roll over to the next day.
• Monthly reset: your points balance resets to zero at the end of each calendar month.

Any logged workout counts, including manual entries and sessions imported from Strava, Apple Health, Garmin and Coros. Points measure minutes, not pace or intensity, so a gentle session and a hard one of the same length earn the same. For the bigger picture, our guide to Edge Rewards explained covers how the whole programme works.

What does the 290-point example week look like?

Here is the example week. It mixes running, strength, HIIT, yoga and walking, with one full rest day in the middle, and the running total shows how the points build.

Example only. Step counts are illustrations and vary with stride, pace and device. Edge Rewards is not live yet, so this shows how the published free-tier rules would apply.

Add the columns up and you get 190 workout points and 105 step points, which is 295. The week total is 290 because 5 of Tuesday's points sit above the daily max and are not banked. Saturday's parkrun is the free, volunteer-led 5k held every Saturday morning. Edge is not affiliated with parkrun, and Edge Rewards treats it like any other logged run. Our guide to what your Saturday 5K could earn runs the numbers for different finish times.

How does the 50-point daily max work?

Tuesday is the day to look at. The 40-minute strength session earns 40 points and 6,000 steps add 15, so the day's activity is worth 55 points. On the free tier the most you can bank in a day is 50, so 50 goes into your balance and the extra 5 do not carry over to Wednesday.

Three limits work together: workouts earn up to 50 points on their own, steps up to 25, and the two combined stop at 50. That is why Sunday lands exactly on 50: the 45-minute walk earns 45 and 2,000 steps add 5. Monday and Saturday hit 50 exactly too, with a 30-minute session and 8,000 steps.

The 60-point gap between 290 and the weekly maximum of 350 comes from three days below the max: Wednesday (30 short), Thursday (10 short) and Friday (20 short). That is fine: quieter days are part of a sensible week.

Edge Pro members earn double points and have no daily max, so the same week would earn more on Edge Pro. You do not need Edge Pro to earn or spend points, though, and this example sticks to the free rules everyone gets.

Why do rest days still earn points?

Because steps count every day, whether or not you train. On Wednesday there is no workout at all, but 8,000 steps of everyday walking earn 20 points. Hit 10,000 steps and a rest day earns 25, which is the most steps can earn in a day.

A rest day is a break from hard training, not a day spent sitting still. The NHS suggests adults reduce time spent sitting and break up long periods of not moving with some activity, and spread exercise across the week rather than cramming it into one or two sessions. Easy walking on a rest day does exactly that, and Edge Rewards gives it some credit.

Points should never be the reason you skip a rest you need. If you feel run down, a quiet day with fewer steps is the right call.

How can a beginner reach the daily max without overtraining?

The daily max is reachable on easy days, which is good news if you are just getting started. A few simple approaches:

• Let walking do half the work. 10,000 steps earns 25 points, so a 25-minute session on top takes you to 50.
• Use easy minutes. Points count minutes, not effort. Sunday's 45-minute walk earns the same 45 points as 45 minutes of hard intervals, with far less fatigue.
• Keep hard days apart. In the example, the run, the HIIT session and the parkrun never fall on back-to-back days, and the strength session sits between the Monday run and the Wednesday rest day.
• Stop at 50 minutes. On the free tier, anything beyond 50 workout minutes in a day adds no points, so there is no reason to stretch a session just for the score.
• Do not chase the max every day. The example week hits 50 on four days out of seven and still earns 290.

For context, the NHS suggests adults aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate activity a week (or 75 minutes of vigorous activity), plus strengthening activities on at least 2 days. The example week has 190 logged workout minutes across six days, including a strength session and a yoga class, which the NHS lists among muscle-strengthening activities. If you are new to exercise, build up to a week like this over time rather than starting with it.

What does a lighter three-workout week earn?

Not everyone has time for six sessions. Here is a lighter example: three 30-minute workouts (a run on Monday, strength on Wednesday and a parkrun on Saturday) with 6,000 steps every day of the week.

That is 195 points: 90 from workouts and 105 from steps, with no day reaching the max. Both example weeks include the same 42,000 steps, so the 95-point difference comes from 100 extra workout minutes, minus the 5 points Tuesday loses to the cap. The lighter week still earns about two-thirds as much, which shows how much everyday walking contributes.

As a rough guide, about a week of training earns something like a free coffee. Point prices for individual rewards have not been published yet, so treat that as an illustration rather than a price list.

How does the monthly reset affect your week?

Your balance resets to zero at the end of each calendar month, so a Monday-to-Sunday week can be split across two months. If you followed the example week from Monday 30 November to Sunday 6 December 2026, Monday's 50 points would sit in November's balance and reset when November ends, while the 240 points from Tuesday to Sunday would start December's balance.

The simple habit is to spend as you go, and to check your balance in the last week of each month so nothing goes to waste. Repeat the example week four times and you would have 1,160 points; the lighter week repeated four times gives 780. Our guide to the Edge Rewards monthly reset explains the rule in more detail.

For founding members, the first full Monday-to-Sunday week after early access opens on Sunday 1 November is 2 to 8 November.

What can you spend the points on?

Points are spent in an in-app marketplace on real products from partner brands, a mix of free items and member discounts. Example categories include coffee and drinks, snacks, bars and gels, protein and recovery, and kit and apparel. Rewards are gifted by partners, and when you redeem in person, you show a one-tap screen at the counter. Edge Pro members also get exclusive prizes and secret offers.

This article is general guidance, not medical advice. If you are new to exercise, returning from injury, or managing a health condition, speak to your GP before starting, and see a physio for any niggle that does not settle.