What's New?

On December 3, a new online exercise program launched on Mayo Clinic EmbodyHealth portal — My Fitness Solution (My Fitness Solution will replace the current Fitness for EveryBody program). This program will provide its users with advanced personalization capabilities to facilitate engagement.

The new program is designed to help people at all fitness levels improve their health habits, from the inactive to very active. My Fitness Solution helps participants incorporate the four essential aspects of overall fitness (cardio, strength, flexibility and balance), into their ongoing health habits.

The program is founded upon science-based national guidelines, proven behavior change approaches and our experience with engaging users in Web-based health programs. Mayo Clinic medical editor for the program, Edward Laskowski, M.D., PMR (physical medicine and rehabilitation) was on the task force that helped create these national guidelines.

My Fitness Solution is tailored to each user based on information obtained in the program enrollment questionnaire, including age, gender and fitness level. Tailoring is used in tips, articles, questions, videos and other content served up to the user. The program also includes appropriate messaging for pregnant women and those with chronic conditions and disabled individuals.

My Fitness Solution provides enhanced focus on tools and techniques proven effective in facilitating behavior change including:

• Increased emphasis and guidance on goal setting
• Enhanced functionality within program tracking tools for recording minutes, steps, distance and strength activity
• Weekly e-mail reminder messages that prompt users to return to the program for specific activities
• Embedded exercise videos, slide shows and tips of the day provide ongoing resources for sustained motivation

Participants will be encouraged to transition into the new program as they use the current Fitness for Everybody program with a message on the home page of the current program, including timing of the transition.

My Fitness Solution also supports the larger health and fitness goals for company-based programs by highlighting company-specific fitness offerings within the program. In addition, the program provides multiple options for time-based incentive campaigns, including incentives for engagement, participation and ongoing participation.  

Client reports will include:

• Participation data on enrollment, increased activity, and tracker activity
• Participant satisfaction
• Program impact on risk migration for fitness, changes in activity levels and changes in confidence levels pre- and post-program

For more information about My Fitness Solution, contact a member of your Mayo Clinic Health Solutions account management team.