Fizikaflex Wellness Journal

The first step to improving your health with Fizikaflex. The Fizikaflex Wellness Journal invites you to work out regularly and safely, by following the easy to follow instructions for each exercise.

Challenge:

HDC MidAtlantic licensed Fizikaflex for use by seniors living in two affordable housing communities in Lancaster. The pandemic made it difficult to meet with the participants, many of whom lacked Internet access and had limited English language skills.

Solution:

Fizika created the Fizikaflex Wellness Journal, to engage HDC residents who speak either English or Spanish in fun, educational activities that can help jumpstart a path to wellness. Distributed at no charge to 1900 seniors residing in affordable housing communities in York and Lancaster Counties through a partnership with SeniorsBlueBook, the popular publication has been updated and will be distributed this summer by Seniors BlueBook, HDC MidAtlantic and other affordable housing property managers located in York and Lancaster counties.

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Overview

The Spring Into Fitness Challenge (SIFC) at Dickinson College is an annual tradition that began in 2012 as a friendly, peer-institution challenge with other local colleges, and more recently transitioned to a campus wellness challenge for employees as well as students. For 2020 and 2021, this became a virtual based challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in some innovation and collaboration with Fizika Group, developers of a smart wellness platform known as Fizikaflex.
In 2021, the SIFC started on Sunday, March 21 with 90 participants registered and ended with 80 as of Saturday, May 1. (Ten participants dropped out during the six-week challenge due to personal reasons or unexpected changes in their schedules.) The majority remained and enjoyed camaraderie along with the fun events that took place to inspire overall wellbeing. 
During the challenge, weekly events offered the chance to build both fitness and connectivity with other members of the campus community. Through the generosity of Martha Lester Harris ’77, Founder and CEO of Fizika Group,  Fizikaflex provided a virtual platform for reporting participation data, while offering a great option for motivation through the personalized dashboard. Mini-teams formed during the registration process enabled participants to engage in fun mini-team challenges. Each week wellbeing focal points within Fizikaflex – Water, Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise & Fitness variety/intensity and Socialization – were highlighted to engage and promote healthy behaviors. Incentives and some prizes added to the fun and friendly competition to make this a great springtime event for the campus community.
Fizikaflex positively impacted all participants by encouraging healthy behaviors and increasing overall fitness for the campus community. The mini-teams gamified the challenge further and promoted virtual socialization within and between the teams, boosting the fun and providing an opportunity for increased motivation and inspiration! An extra bonus for administering the Challenge included the automation for managing data through Fizikaflex.

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2021 Spring Into Fitness Challenge

Mini-teams competed with each other for cumulative garnering the highest level of fitness points within Fizikaflex. Simply Smashing Six, a student team, earned the highest points within Fizikaflex. The FunRaisers consistently dominated the Challenge all six weeks but was surpassed during the last week by Simply Smashing Six. All teams did a great job of inspiring each other within the teams, and gained fitness and fun as a reward for their healthy competition spirit. Points were awarded based on data entered into Fizikaflex for all areas of wellbeing!
0
440
Total Points
Simply Smashing Six
440
The FunRaisers
364
Watch Our Dust
296
September Sisters
294
Risky Business
276
Amblers of Admissions
272
The Sharks
243
Awesome Academian Quartet
240
Waffles, Friends, and Work(Out)
197
Gym Class Heroes
196
Wonder Women Collective
193
Kids Rock!
168
The Outsiders
133
Wellness Warriors
110
Pizzuno
62
Presidential Powerhouse
52
Mini-teams competed with each other for cumulative garnering the highest level of fitness points within Fizikaflex. Simply Smashing Six, a student team, earned the highest points within Fizikaflex. The FunRaisers consistently dominated the Challenge all six weeks but was surpassed during the last week by Simply Smashing Six. All teams did a great job of inspiring each other within the teams, and gained fitness and fun as a reward for their healthy competition spirit. Points were awarded based on data entered into Fizikaflex for all areas of wellbeing!

Areas Worked

0
22
# of People
Nutrition
16
Water Consumed
20
Activity / Fitness Level
15
Activity / Fitness Variety
14
Activity / Fitness Intensity
8
Socialization
8
Sleep
12
Fun With Fitness
9
Steps (10,000 per day)
18
Activity Minutes
21

Areas Improved

0
22
# of People
Nutrition
14
Water Consumed
21
Activity / Fitness Level
11
Activity / Fitness Variety
4
Activity / Fitness Intensity
3
Socialization
1
Sleep
9
Fun With Fitness
Steps (10,000 per day)
15
Activity Minutes
16

Active Minutes Self-Assessment Before and After Challenge

After the challenge, a greater percentage of participants reported they were active for at least 30 minutes per day. In addition, after the challenge, a smaller percentage reported they were not active or only sometimes active for 30 minutes per day. Similar increases were reported for strength, cardiovascular, and stretching exercises. These data suggest Fizikaflex and the Spring into Fitness Challenge might have encouraged these benefits.

Agreement with the Statement 'I try to be active for 30 minutes per day'.

0
30
People Pre vs Post
Agree
23
25
Disagree
6
2
Sometimes
13
6
N/A
2
2

Nutritional Satisfaction Self - Assessment Before and After Challenge

By promoting well-balanced diets, the challenge appears to have increased participants’ reported satisfaction with their overall nutrition. The bar chart below indicates that a larger percentage of participants reported scores of 4 and 5 on a 5-point scale, 5 being extremely satisfied with nutrition. Greater consumption of the following food groups was also reported: water, vegetables, and fruits. A slight increase in protein consumption was also reported while dairy intake remained nearly identical before and after the challenge. Less consumption of whole grains was also reported.

Satisfaction with Nutrition, on a Scale from 1 - 5

0
30
People Pre vs Post
1
2
2
2
8
4
3
7
4
4
20
22
5
4
4
N/A
3
1

Sleep Improvement Self-Assessment Before and After Challenge

As a holistic tool, Fizikaflex also allows users to track their sleep habits. Fewer people indicated a desire to improve their sleep after the challenge, suggesting sleep quality might have improved among respondents. In a separate question, a similar proportion of respondents reported experiencing sleep deprivation before and after the challenge.

Agreement with the Statement 'I would like to improve or increase my hours of sleep'

0
30
People Pre vs Post
Agree
27
16
Disagree
3
1
Neither Disagree or Agree
12
15
N/A
2
3

Socialization Self-Assessment Before and After Challenge

Satisfaction with socialization—which continues to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic—also appeared to improve after the challenge. As illustrated below, a greater proportion of people reported satisfaction with their amount of time spent with friends and families daily.

Agreement with the Statement 'I feel satisfied with the amount of time spent with family/friends daily.'

0
30
People Pre vs Post
Agree
14
22
Disagree
13
4
Neither Agree or Disagree
15
6
N/A
2
3

Results

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