Every step brings you closer to the summit—take part in UniSport’s Mount Everest Challenge at HeiaHeia
UniSport is expanding its services with a new HeiaHeia wellness app, which is a community-driven and fun way to boost well-being, track your own activity, and encourage classmates and coworkers to get moving. The app is available free of charge to students and staff at Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, Hanken School of Economics, and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
The first joint challenge, Mount Everest, kicks off on 2.11. as part of Stair days and runs through 29.11. The sooner you join, the more time you’ll have to earn points, unlock rewards, and make your way toward the summit of the world’s highest mountain! You can participate on your own or together with classmates, coworkers, or friends. The journey to the summit is more fun together!
Aiming for the summit of Mount Everest
In this challenge, you’ll earn points for your daily activity and micro-actions, and advance step by step toward the summit of Mount Everest. As you progress from one stage to the next, you’ll receive various wellness-related rewards and tips!
You earn points, for example, from:
- physical activities
- choosing the stairs instead of the elevator
- walking as part of your commute to work or school
- taking breaks to move around
You can log activities yourself or sync health data from a fitness tracker, smartwatch, or phone to the app. Every step counts.
Unlock rewards on your way to the top
The goal is to collect an average of 7,500 points per day to reach the top. The grand prize is a gym program designed by a UniSport personal trainer.
Along the way, you can unlock the following milestone rewards:
- a free one-time visit to UniSport
- a stair-climbing workout program
- Affordable and Nutritious Recipes for an Active Lifestyle
- UniSport’s break exercise posters for taking breaks during work and study days
- Tips from a nutrition expert for staying energized in your daily life
- Finger exercises for screen users
- Video: Taking Breaks from Work and School
- Checklists for squat and deadlift technique
- Those who reach the top will receive a special grand prize: pa gym program designed by a personal trainer
Here’s how to join
You can download and activate the app even before the challenge begins. That way, you’ll be ready at the starting line when our collective climb toward Mount Everest begins.
- Download HeiaHeia from the App Store or Google Play.
- Enter the join code UNISPORT and register.
- Join the Mount Everest Challenge.
- Start earning points and track your progress toward the summit.
One step at a time
The summit of Mount Everest may seem far away, but that’s how all great journeys begin. When thousands of university students add a little more movement and well-being to their daily lives, together they generate an impressive amount of activity.
Join in, invite a friend or colleague along for the journey, and start your climb toward the summit of Mount Everest on 2.11.