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UC Healthy Holidays Challenge

Challenge runs: November 25, 2024 -December 22. 2024

Picture yourself having a healthier, happier holiday season. Represent your UC Location in the 2024 systemwide 4-week nutrition and fitness challenge.

  • Join our team to represent us in the UC Healthy Holiday Challenge and for a chance to win raffle prizes.
  • Record daily nutrition and physical activity progress starting November 25 with your favorite tracker or on your mobile or desktop device. 

How to Participate:

Step 1: Join the challenge! Sign up here.

Step 2: Download the app to your phone or use the online version to track your progress 

Step 3: Create a team on the online platform and invite your coworkers to join! It's helpful to have friends to encourage and support each other to make healthy choices.

Step 4: You will record three types of daily behaviors: Be Active, Eat Healthy, and  Gift Box behavior (one available per day) to add an inch of snow in your online winter scene.

Step 5: The goal is to pile up 60 inches of snow (15 inches a week or 3 inches a day). 


Information Session

UC Irvine is providing an optional informational session to all interested and/or registered participants. 

  • Wednesday, Nov 20, 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm 
  • Register here for the informational Zoom session.

Thrive During the Holidays Webinars

Kaiser is supporting the Healthy Holiday Challenge by providing webinars. Don't miss out on expert advice and strategies to enjoy a more mindful and healthy holiday season! 

Healthy Celebrations 

  • Tuesday, November 19, 2024
  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 
  • Good health is a big defense against holiday stress. Eating right and staying active will help you feel good and energized so you can enjoy the season. In this webinar, ideas and resources related to creating healthy menus, maintaining fitness, and addressing increased stress during holidays will be explored. Participants will be invited to create a realistic action plan using their strengths to thrive during the holidays.
  • Register here

Food & Mood

  • Tuesday, December 3, 2024
  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 
  • Moods can affect your eating habits and your eating habits can affect your mood. In this webinar, you will learn strategies to tune into your body and mind and identify practices to bring more balance to the way you eat and your mood. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan, using your strengths to improve your health and well-being.
  • Register here