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The Wellness Challenge

An innovative program aimed at enhancing community engagement in healthy eating and physical activity.

About The Wellness Challenge

The Wellness Challenge is an innovative program aimed at increasing community engagement in healthy eating and physical activity through a dynamic presence in QIC-GRE shopping centres across Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.

Impact statement

600+

Over 600 challenge consultations.

90%

Over 90% of participants stated they were more motivated to increase their physical activity.

100%

100% of participants would recommend it to friends and family.

80%

Over 80% of participants increased vegetable consumption.

This project supported

  • Australian population

  • QIC

  • YMCA

  • Local communities

The Challenge

QIC-GRE care about the health and wellbeing of their local communities and approached us for an engaging, community-focused solution to encourage healthy eating and physical activity.

The Solution

National Nutrition Foundation and YMCA joined forces with QIC-GRE to co-design an innovative program – The Wellness Challenge, a dynamic presence in QIC-GRE shopping centres across Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.

  1. Development of the program: The program offers comprehensive physical health and wellbeing services, accessible to communities throughout Australia, primarily through face-to-face activations in shopping centres within the QIC Real Estate Portfolio.
    A highlight of the project is the implementation of a 6-week challenge conducted in various shopping centres nationwide, integrating the use of the Technogym app for participant motivation, supplemented by regular online group sessions and personalised coaching sessions with dietitians and personal trainers.
  2. Delivery of the Wellness Hub in centre wellness pop-up offering community members the opportunity to interact with qualified dietitians and personal trainers in centres across Australia.
    • body composition scan
    • wealth of free healthy eating resources
    • cooking demonstrations
    • children’s activities and education
    • in person workshops
    • access to Techongym app

 

Free access to TechnoGym App which provinces nutrition and fitness information and personalised workouts.

Ongoing check-ins and support: Milestone check-ins and support from team of accredited practising dietitians and fitness professionals.

“A huge thanks to the amazing staff of The Wellness Six Week Challenge. I was provided with a wealth of resources, support, and motivation. I found the body scan a useful baseline tool at the start and the completion of the challenge. Highly recommend”

Wellness challenge participant

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