Sign into Garmin Connect from a personal computer.
Select Profile & Account (top right).
Select Account Settings.
Select Privacy Settings.
Set Steps to My Connections, My Groups and Connections, or Everyone.
To get Swimming, Running, or Cycling Distance data onto the Connections Leaderboard you will also need to change the privacy for Activities.
Set privacy for Activities to My Connections, My Groups and Connections, or Everyone.
Select Custom if you would like to have different privacy settings for each activity profile.
Select Update Past Activities so that your previous data gets added to the leaderboard and current challenges.
After your next sync your connections should be able to see your step count and activity distance on the Leaderboard.