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Better health is just a glass of water away! UCA and HealthCheck360 want to help you take your wellness goals to new heights. Drinking more water is essential to your health. After all, your body is made up of about 60% water and it helps your body and brain function better in a variety of ways. Be happy and hydrated with the Water You’re Waiting For hydration challenge. Be watching for tips on how water can improve your overall well being.

Our online tracking and mobile app keeps logging simple, so you can focus on hydrating and staying healthy! Log your hydration at least once each week of the challenge using the “Track Health- Water” feature on myHealthCheck360 to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 210+ ounces of water each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes.

1st place: $50 in BearBucks

2nd & 3rd place: Fall Wellness Prize Pack that includes: Oversized Cozy Throw Blanket, Insulated Coffee/Tea Mug, and a BeWell t-shirt

Water You Waiting For hydration challenge starts on 9.25.23 and runs until 10.9.23. Register by 9.24.23 on your myHealthCheck360 account to join this 2-week hydration challenge.

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!

Laura Thomas – $50 in BearBucks

Dru Sanders – Fall Wellness Prize Pack

Robin Williamson – Fall Wellness Prize Pack

Past Challenges

Swing into health by getting active with Grand Slam and Spring Training! If you are already the Babe Ruth of exercise activity, we encourage you to increase the intensity of your activities. If you’re a Rookie just getting started or not active yet, take advantage of the nice weather to begin an exercise routine today.

All activity counts for this challenge! Track activity at least once each week to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 150 minutes or more of activity each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes:

• $50 in BearBucks (1 winner)
• Spring Prize Pack (2 winners)

This 4-week challenge begins on March 6, 2023 and runs until April 2, 2023.

To register:
1. Log in to the myHealthCheck360 mobile app or website
2. Click on Challenges
3. Click on Grand Slam
4. Click Join Challenge

How do I join a challenge on myHealthCheck360?
How do I connect a device/app to myHealthCheck360?
How do I manually track activity on myHealthCheck360?

Do you typically pick the same fruits and vegetables every time you grocery shop? Our Eat Colorful Challenge will have you stepping outside your food comfort zone, as we encourage you to try different fruits and vegetables! Each week, we will highlight a color of the rainbow and share some nutritional information, prep and storage recommendations, along with a healthy recipe to try!

Track nutrition at least once each week of the challenge to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track nutrition 5 or more times each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes:

• $50 BearBucks (1 winner)
• Eat Colorful Prize Pack (2 winners)

Simply log what fruits, vegetables, and recipes you eat specific to the “Color of the Week” within your HealthCheck360 app. Our food tracker makes it easy.

This 5-week challenge begins on Jan. 9, 2023 and runs until Feb. 12, 2023. Registration opens on Dec. 19!

To register:
1. Log in to the myHealthCheck360 mobile app or website
2. Click on Challenges
3. Click on Eat Colorful Challenge
4. Click Join Challenge

How do I join a challenge?
How do I track what I am eating on myHealthCheck360?

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Kristin Heffington- $50 BearBucks
Amber Guyette and Susan Shaw- Eat Colorful Prize Packs

Learn to make small changes to reduce stress, improve your mood, and your ability to handle life’s pressures with the Resiliency Challenge. Daily education emails will help you increase your energy, mental focus, and feel more in control of your day.

Participants that track (journal) using myHealthCheck360 at least once each week of the challenge will earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Journal 5 or more times each week of the challenge to be entered into a drawing for $50 in BearBucks. Click here to learn more about the myHealthCheck360 “Journal” function. It’s an easy tool to use to track your mood and jot down thoughts about your day!

This 2-week challenge begins on Sept. 26, 2022 and runs until Oct. 9, 2022.

Congratulations to the winner of this challenge!
Kim Newman- $50 BearBucks

Life is a journey. There’s always a new path, a back road, and a perfect place to take in the view. There’s one thing we know for sure: Life is always better with good health. Over the next six weeks, you’ll learn how to create meaningful habits to stay fit for L I F E. We’ll help you increase your movement, be more mindful, and get the most out of nature. ​So, are you ready for an adventure? Let’s roll!​

Log your activity minutes at least once each week of the challenge to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 150 activity minutes or more each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes:

• $50 BearBucks (1 winner)
• Outdoor Adventures Prize Pack (2 winners): Hiking Sling Backpack, Quick Dry Travel Towel, Arkansas State Parks Passport, and BeWell T-Shirt

Camp Fit for Life begins on 6/13/2022 and runs until 7/24/2022. Sign up on your myHeatlhCheck360 account to get on the roster for this 6-week challenge.

How do I connect/sync a device or app?
If I don’t have a tracking device, how do I manually track activity?

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Eric Fulton- $50 BearBucks
Donna Bowman and Connie White- Outdoor Adventure Prize Packs

Are you getting enough rest? Sleep helps keep your mind and body healthy. Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of good quality sleep on a regular schedule each night. Getting enough sleep has many benefits. It can help you:

• Get sick less often
• Stay at a healthy weight
• Lower your risk for serious health problems, like diabetes and heart disease
• Reduce stress and improve your mood
• Think more clearly at work
• Get along better with people
• Make good decisions and avoid injuries (i.e., car accidents)

The Sleep Counts Challenge will motivate you to improve your sleep habits. Track the number of hours you sleep at least 1 night each week of the challenge to earn 10 Lifestyle Reward points. Participants who track at least 5 times each week of the challenge will also be entered into a drawing to win $50 in BearBucks.

Sleep Counts begins on 4/4/2022 and runs until 4/17/2022. Sign up on your myHeatlhCheck360 account to get on the roster for this 2-week challenge.

How do I join a challenge on myHealthCheck360?
How do I track my sleep on myHealthCheck360?

Congratulations to the winner of this challenge!
Josyphine Chen- $50 BearBucks

See your health reach new heights with Launch Into Health, an activity challenge powered by HealthCheck360! The Launch Into Health Challenge will motivate you to get up and moving. From aerobics to weight lifting, and swimming to moonwalking, there are countless ways to get active. Our online tracking and device integration keeps logging simple, so you can focus on making healthy choices!

Log your activity minutes at least once each week of the challenge using the “Track Health: Activities” feature on myHealthCheck360 to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 150 activity minutes or more each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes:

• $50 BearBucks (1 winner)
• BeWell Swag Bag: T-Shirt, Lunch Tote, Water Bottle and Mouse Pad (2 winners)

Launch Into Health begins on 1/24/2022 and runs until 2/20/2022. Sign up on your myHeatlhCheck360 account to get on the roster for this 4-week activity challenge.

How to Sync a Device/Tracker
How to Track Activity Minutes Manually

To register:
1. Log in to the myHealthCheck360 mobile app or website
2. Click on Challenges
3. Click on Launch Into Health
4. Click Join Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Shawn Charlton- $50 BearBucks
Ashley Riba and Stephen O’Connell- BeWell Swag Packs

UCA and HealthCheck360 want to help you stay happy, healthy, and hydrated. The Water Works Challenge will inspire you to drink more H2O! Our online tracking and mobile app keeps logging simple, so you can focus on making healthy choices.

Log your hydration at least once each week of the challenge using the “Track Health- Water” feature on myHealthCheck360 to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 175 ounces or more of water each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes:

• $50 in BearBucks (1 winner)
• Fall Wellness Prize Pack: Oversized Cozy Throw Blanket, Insulated Coffee/Tea Mug, and a BeWell t-shirt (2 winners)

Water Works begins on 09/13/2021 and runs until 10/10/2021. Register by 09/12/2021 on your myHealthCheck360 account to join this 4-week hydration challenge.

For questions on how to log your water, visit this Knowledge Base article.

To register:
1. Log in to the myHealthCheck360 mobile app or website
2. Click on Challenges
3. Click on Water Works
4. Click Join Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Regnia Hite- $50 BearBucks
Courtney Bryant and Jenny Brewer- Fall Prize Packs

Have you ever found it tough to get 10,000 steps in a day? HealthCheck360 wants to help you reach those step goals with our Step Forward Challenge! Each week, we’ll focus on different activities to slowly increase the numbers of steps you take each day. We make it easy for you! Track your steps on your myHealthCheck360 app or connect a device!

You’ll start off with a weekly goal of 7,000 steps per day, and every week, your daily step goal will increase by 1,000 steps. By the end of the challenge, you’ll be logging 10,000 steps!

Get health tips and learn how to take a few more steps forward every day. Plus, track your steps at least once each week of the challenge to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track at least 35,000 steps each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for prizes:

• $50 in BearBucks (1 winner)
• Spring Fitness Prize Pack: Includes a crossbody sling backpack, Favofit 32 ounce sports water bottle, and BeWell t-shirt (2 winners)

Step Forward begins on 4/26/2021 and runs until 5/23/2021. You must sign up by 4/25/2021 on your myHealthCheck360 account to get started with this 4 week steps challenge.

REGISTER BY:
1. Log in to the myHealthCheck360 mobile app or website
2. Click on Challenges
3. Click on Step Forward
4. Click Join Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Evangeline Leicht- $50 BearBucks
Jason Trumble- Spring Prize Pack
Jamie Bradshaw- Spring Prize Pack

Looking to change your eating habits but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve tried, only to abandon your goals within a few days? The Food for Thought challenge is here to guide you on all of your food-related decisions. This challenge will teach you how to track your food, make healthy swaps, add fruits and veggies to your diet, and avoid unhealthy options when life gets busy.

Log your food at least once each week of the challenge using the “Track Health” feature on myHealthCheck360 to earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 25 or more food items each week of the challenge to also be entered into a drawing for one of three prizes: (1) $50 in BearBucks (2) Meal prep prize pack (3) UCA branded lunch bag and t-shirt.

The Food for Thought Challenge begins on January 11 and runs for four weeks, ending on February 7. Visit myHealthCheck360 to sign up today!

Challenge Begins: 1/11/21
Challenge Ends: 2/7/21

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Susie Smith
Jared Wood
Sandy Burks

UCA BeWell and HealthCheck360 want to help you find the way to a healthier you. Our Resiliency Challenge will help you increase your energy and mental focus, improve your mood, reduce stress, and feel more in control of your day. The myHealthCheck360 mobile app makes tracking wellness activities easy, so you can focus on making healthy choices.

Use the myHealthCheck360 “Track Health” Journal feature to track your mood and reflect on your day. Participants that track at least once each week of the challenge will earn 10 Lifestyle Rewards. Track 5 or more times each week of the challenge to be entered into a drawing for $50 in BearBucks.

The Resiliency Challenge starts on November 30th and runs until December 13th. Your two weeks to stress less is just around the corner. Visit myHealthCheck360 to sign-up today!

Challenge Begins: 11/30/20
Challenge Ends: 12/13/20

Congratulations to the winner of this challenge!
James Fetterly

Are you getting enough rest? Sleep helps keep your mind and body healthy. Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of good quality sleep on a regular schedule each night. Getting enough sleep has many benefits. It can help you:

• Get sick less often
• Stay at a healthy weight
• Lower your risk for serious health problems, like diabetes and heart disease
• Reduce stress and improve your mood
• Think more clearly at work
• Get along better with people
• Make good decisions and avoid injuries (i.e., car accidents)

The Sleep Counts Challenge will motivate you to improve your sleep habits. Track the number of hours you sleep at least 1 night each week of the challenge to earn 10 Lifestyle Reward points. Participants who track at least 5 times each week of the challenge will also be entered into a drawing to win $50 in BearBucks.

Starts: 08/24/20
Ends: 09/20/20

Congratulations to the winner of this challenge!
María Negrete Padrón

UCA BeWell and HealthCheck360 want to help you achieve your wellness goals. The Wild Stride Steps Challenge will motivate you to get up and moving for your health.

Track at least once per week during the challenge to earn 10 Lifestyle Reward points. Participants who average 8,000 steps per day will also be entered into a drawing to win one of three prizes: (1) Deluxe prize package, includes large UCA Bears lunch tote, purple cutting board, purple silicone cooking utensils, and a BeWell t-shirt, (2) $50 in BearBucks, or (3) Garmin VivoFit3 activity tracker.

Starts: 5/4/2020
Ends: 6/14/2020

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Duncan McKinnon, Kari Gray, and Anthony Boone

The temperatures dropping won’t be the only numbers falling this holiday season! UCA BeWell and HealthCheck360 want to help you shed some pounds with the Healthy all the Weigh Weight Loss Challenge.

Participants will be entered into a drawing for a prize of a UCA BeWell Gift Package. You will only be entered if you log your weight each week. The grand prize will go to the individual with the highest percent of weight lost at the end of the challenge.

Healthy all the Weigh starts on January 13th and runs through March 8th. Be sure to register for the challenge by January 12th to get on the roster for this 8 week challenge.

Starts: 1/13/2020
Ends: 03/8/2020

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge!
Anjanette Kerr (overall winner)
Ryan Howard (participation award, random drawing)

HealthCheck360 and the UCA BeWell program want to help you stay happy, healthy, and hydrated. The Water Works Challenge will inspire you to drink more H2O! Our online tracking and mobile application makes logging simple, so you can focus on making healthy choices!

Participants who track their water intake each week of the challenge will earn Lifestyle Rewards as well as be entered into a drawing for one of five prizes.

Starts: 07/22/2019
Ends: 08/18/2019

Congratulations to the winners of this challenge:
Baberely Waters
Jamie Bradshaw
Kasey Licht
Kristin Jetts
Peggy Sublett

UCA BeWell and HealthCheck360 want to help you to start your 2019 New Year’s resolution and turn it into a SOLUTION. Happy New You weight loss challenge will keep you motivated before and after the New Year. Our online tracking keeps logging simple, so you can focus on making healthy choices! Visit your myHealthCheck360 account and set your weight loss goals for this 10 week weight loss challenge. Continue to track your weight once per week throughout the challenge for a chance to win prizes.

Every week, participants who show progress through their weight loss goals will be placed in a drawing to win a Garmin VivoFit3 or $50 in BearBucks. REMEMBER: we are looking for you to meet your goals, not lose the most weight.

Happy New You Starts on December 10th and runs until February 17th. You must sign up by December 9th on your myHealthCheck360 account to get started with this 10 week weight loss challenge.

For more information, contact ucabewell@uca.edu

Starts: 12/09/2018
Ends: 02/17/2019

RETHINK YOUR DRINK

Did you know? Sugar-sweetened beverages are the #1 source of added sugar (53 percent) in the American diet! We didn’t either and now that we do we want to raise awareness. Join students, faculty, and staff to Rethink Your Drink.

Starts: 09/17/2018

Ends: 10/15/2018

Join the challenge and then start logging your beverages on the “Food” Sections under “Track Health” See here for How to Track Your Beverages. The leaderboard will not update the beverages you log if you follow the instructions above; and is used for registration purposes only.

If you track all beverages for at least 5 days a week for four weeks, your name will be entered to win one of five Garmin devices.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following RETHINK YOUR DRINK Challenge winners!

Baberly Waters
Kyana Smith
Nadia Eslinger
Teri Colaianni
Philip Whiting

WATER WORKS Challenge ended July 9th.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following WATER WORKS Challenge winners!

Overall Winner:  Eric Bowne

Week One Winners

• Kim Eskola
• Sandy Burks
• Leitha Smith

• Mark White
• Bertha Acosta Orozco
• Kim Newman

• Lina Oconnell
• Jacqui Rainey
• Tyra Phillips

Week Four Winners

• Krista Peppers
• Adam Hensley
• Valerie Nicholson

The Launch Into Health Challenge ended June 4th.

Week One Winners

• Moriah Bruner
• Melissa Pearson
• Angela Jackson

Week Two Winners

• Sharla Ashcraft
• Jared Wood
• Amber Wofford

Week Three Winners

• Alice Barnes
• Mary Ann Frisby
• Suzanne Johnston

Week Four Winners

• Duncan McKinnon
• Leanna Mcclendon
• Ron Duggins

Grand Prize Winners

• Ary Servedio
• Laci Lyons
• Shawn Charlton