Healthy Holiday Challenge
Nov 2 - Dec 11, 2026 | 6-week online challenge
Give yourself the gift of healthier habits this year with the Healthy Holiday Challenge. This 6-week program supports you with small, healthy steps you build on each week and can keep going through the new year. Join us for a healthful, relaxing, balanced, and fun holiday season!
This challenge includes:
- Weekly Prizes - a variety of useful prizes to help with the challenge- with new winners each week!
- Weekly Newsletters - including the weekly challenge + fun resources and recipes
- Daily Wellness Postcards to keep you motivated and on track
This year, the Healthy Holiday Challenge will run alongside the UC systemwide, Healthy for the Holidays Challenge, which will also highlight and focus on healthy habits and behaviors around the holidays. Feel free to join both challenges as you work towards your goals this holiday season!
How the program works
Newsletter:
Each Monday morning, you will receive a newsletter through email to help you stay on track. This will feature the weekly challenge with supporting tools and featured events. In addition, each Tuesday-Friday you will receive a daily email postcard with a wellness tip and fun inspiration.
- Read the newsletters for motivation and reminders.
- Report your participation each week (to be eligible for the weekly prize drawing).
- Write a HHC Pledge to motivate you throughout the challenge.
- Track your progress on your Personal Success Tracker and keep it with you to help you stay on track.
- Share tips you have found to be successful with fellow participants. Tips may be posted online or in the newsletter.
How to win prizes
Weekly Prize Drawing: we are giving away raffle prizes each week!
To be eligible, report your participation for the previous week by completing a quick survey in the Monday newsletters.
Resources
Testimonials
"Leave it to a wise university to know that healthy employees are better employees, who have more energy, more productivity, and more appreciation for an employer who also cares about their personal well-being."
"I regularly exercise but this program gave me the motivation to start involving my coworkers in my weekly exercise schedule - e.g. I've met people from other departments as we now go to a weekly circuits class together (enabled through the free 6 week trial offer). I've also gotten to know my coworkers better and in a different environment, and I've had FUN! My coworker and I are now meeting at the weekend to work-out. So, not only has this program been an incentive to maintain my activity levels, it's been great for helping me to find new friends!"
"This was a great way to close out the semester and make some small daily changes to help my overall wellness!" -Megan F.
"I love these challenges. So helpful to have reminders and know that even the smallest changes can make a difference."
"I love the Healthy Holiday Challenge because it encourages me to both set and achieve personal goals while also build community with my peers and colleagues who have similar goals." - Christine T.