BaySport’s Healthy Holiday Challenge: Finding balance during the holidays

By Giselle BirangGilead Scale

Every holiday season, millions of Americans ring in the New Year with a common goal: weight loss. Waiting until after the holidays when many
people overindulge is challenging and can often cause frustration. The goal
of health and weight loss is to find balance and the Healthy Holiday
Challenge is designed for just that.

The Healthy Holiday Challenge is an eight week program designed for
employees to maintain and not gain over the holiday season; bringing in the New Year on a positive note. Employees form a team of four (individual participants are welcome) and weigh in as a group.

With three weigh-ins (initial, mid-point, and final), weekly informative emails, and team member support, each team’s goal is to maintain their initial weight throughout the eight weeks. Prizes are awarded at the end of the challenge to the teams that maintained and or lost weight.

Each week has a different health focus so as not to overwhelm the participants. One week can focus on mindfulness and relaxation, while another week focuses on exercise and healthy meal swaps.

This fun and free employee resource is used as a wellness tool for education, motivation and accountability. It helps the employees stay focused throughout the holiday season so they are not overwhelmed come the New Year. This challenge makes a healthy lifestyle attainable with the access to education and support from the Wellness Department.

Health is about balance. It’s a lifestyle that needs to be maintained and the Healthy Holiday Challenge is a fun program that helps thousands of employees reach their goals, start the year off by feeling healthy and enables them to find that balance.

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