GoodforYou
We have partnered with Synergy Health and UniMed to arrange that all our Members who have one of the three Primary Care plans or the Hospital Select Plan have free access to GoodForYou, a free online health and wellbeing program.
Member benefit
What can GoodForYou offer?
GoodForYou brings all you need to measure, track and improve your everyday health & wellbeing, into one easy place. Once you register and answer a few simple questions, our interactive online platform creates your personal 'dashboard' - where you can see, and track, the measures that matter most to you.
From diet & exercise, to better sleep, improving daily life or reducing stress - it's all about helping you get the tools, motivation and rewards to make more of every day. The ‘10 Healthy Habits’ are the foundation to the program. These easy to follow habits have stood the test of time. When implemented these habits have a significant impact on your physical and mental wellbeing, both inside and outside the workplace.
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Eating food which is as close to its natural state as possible is the best way to ensure your body is receiving nourishment as nature intended it. Eating real food, from animals and plants, takes away a lot of the confusion.
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In simple terms, fake foods are those which are heavily processed and often contain large amounts of sugar. They often contain a long list of ingredients which are not overly nourishing by themselves.
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One of the things which make us uniquely human is our ability to walk on two limbs, tall and upright, and for long periods of time. Modern living often sees us idle and hunched over a desk. For optimal health, we need to find our feet again and move.
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Moving fast now and then can give you all of the health benefits of a longer slow jog but in a lot shorter timeframe. This can be achieved by moving as fast as you can (any way you like) for only a few seconds at a time.
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Alongside moving our body both fast and slow, for optimal health we need to ensure our muscles remain strong. It is the ultimate example of ‘use it or lose it’.
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Good quality sleep is essential to promoting overall health. Our modern day environment tends to be full of sleep disruptors – sugary foods, caffeine and light from technology gadgets.
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Sitting indoors all day shielded from the sunlight is not ideal for our health. Our skin and eyes (and from these organs, the rest of our body) need sensible sun exposure. Get yourself out into the light at regular intervals.
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How do you combine moving fast, slow, being outdoors, and in a way that can make you smile, laugh, and have fun? You play.
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Much of our thinking occurs at a subconscious level. This mechanism allows us to process large amounts of information as we don’t need to pay a lot of attention to it
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It’s important to be able to identify what drives your behaviour. What motivates you? Is it being creative? Working within a team? Learning? Taking on new challenges?
GoodForYou Member Testimonials
I really enjoy the GoodForYou platform, I love all the articles and the challenges available. It provides easy to access information in bite sized chunks, in fun and engaging way.
GoodForYou & HealthCarePlus Member
Member since 2014
GoodForYou has been a useful platform for me because it reminds me to pay attention to my health, and there are often competitions or challenges which keep me motivated. The email reminders are useful because otherwise the good habits that support my physical and mental health get lost among my other commitments. Information and health advice on the platform is often backed up by easy activities - no excuses!
GoodForYou & HealthCarePlus Member
Member since 2014
I like challenges, I am motivated by competition and felt that I needed to keep my steps up, so as not to let my team (or myself) down. The communication by GoodForYou was excellent, the platform worked really well. I definitely made much more of an effort to walk every day and would recommend this challenge.
GoodForYou & HealthCarePlus Member
Definitely gave me a positive change and supported other healthy changes I’ve made along side my son/ team mate. It’s been great fun.
GoodForYou & HealthCarePlus Member
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About Synergy Health
They are the brains behind the GoodForYou platform and are one of New Zealand's top Health and Wellbeing platform providers with over 20 years experience in helping people live healthier happier lives.
They create real behavioural change by personalising the way each user engages with their program and they have developed a strong reputation for delivering excellent digital health & Wellbeing platforms to more than 100 of Australia & New Zealand’s leading workplaces.
Their team consists of health, human resource, digital, and administrative specialists who all understand the critical link between employee well-being, safety, and organizational culture environment for best performance.