Your first sprint

A sprint is the smallest unit of progress in Voya. It has a start weight and a target weight, no deadline. When you cross the target, the sprint closes and a new one opens.

Why sprints (not "lose 30 pounds")

Long-horizon goals fail because the gap between effort and result is too long for human motivation. A 30-lb goal takes 6+ months on a clock. By month 2, you've stopped noticing wins. By month 3, you've quit.

A sprint is sized small enough that the next milestone is always close, and complete enough that finishing it is its own win. You see real progress. You finish. You restart. The wins compound.

How to size your first sprint

The default Voya suggests is 5kg (or 11 lb). That's a milestone you'd reasonably reach in a month or two at a sustainable pace, close enough to keep the next finish line in sight, far enough that crossing it actually feels earned.

If you have more than 20kg to lose, start at 5kg sprints anyway, don't try to win the war in one sprint.

What "completed" means

A sprint is complete when you log a check-in weight at or below the target. Voya celebrates the milestone, you take a moment, then you set the next sprint. The clock doesn't matter, the milestone does.

What if it takes longer than I expected?

Nothing happens. Sprints don't expire. A slow week, a vacation, a setback, the sprint is still open and the target is still where you set it. Voya will check in if the trend stalls and offer to adjust the target if your situation has changed, but the choice is always yours. No shame, no abandonment.