The Nova Challenge Month 3 - Mental Health
Nicole Chatten • May 29, 2021
The Release of Month 3 of the Nova Challenge!
We Have Some Winners From Month 2!
After another month of constant movement on the leaderboard, and a fight to the finish, we came out with two participants on top. The husband and wife duo, Pam and Rob Smith ended up in the top spot once again with 2850 points each! Following close behind in second place was Erin Gordon with 2790 points, following in third place was Darrell Chatten with 2745! Amazing work to all of our participants of month 2!
The Nova Challenge
The struggles of lockdown and social distancing can lead to many individuals feeling isolated. These feelings, coupled with the struggle of finding a work/life balance when working from home, has led to a very mentally challenging and exhausting year. It can be difficult to step back and relax, while also finding a strong, motivating and encouraging community… Queue month 3 of The Nova Challenge.
Wellness Habit Building
Since April 5th Nova health club members and their families have come together to build healthy wellness based habits. Over the past two months we have helped 85 members improve their health with small daily activities to form better habits. If you missed out in April and May, you are in luck and still have one more month to join the Nova Challenge. The third phase of the challenge starts: Monday May 31st.
“I'm a huge believer in habit building and the science that backs it, so the Nova Challenge had me at the word "habit". I wish more gyms, trainers embraced this method because it actually works if you're committed to long lasting behavior change.”
Leona Olney
Mental Health Focus
During this final month of The Nova Challenge we will continue to build on the fitness habits started in April, and the nutrition habits focused on in May but will have more of a focus on Mental Health.
Daily Activities
The Nova Challenge features daily challenges that are released on an app called Obii. The activities included will create overall wellness, with the hopes of creating habits in fitness, nutrition, mental health, rest and recovery, nature and community. With activities ranging from completing a walk in nature, to bird watching, cloud spotting, planks, a nap, salt baths and much more there really is something for everyone. This free challenge is meant to encourage Nova members to try new things and step outside their comfort zones to reach heightened physical, mental and spiritual health.
Stay Within Your Limits While Still Challenging Yourself
This program is meant to be a challenge for you to take those steps closer to a healthier you, through wellness based habits. To get the most out of this challenge, focus on the habits that are important to you, that you feel you wish to change the most. If you feel you need to change some nutritional habits then focus on those while someone else may want to focus more on the challenges to do with nature.
As the months have progressed, some of the fitness activities have become more challenging. However, remember that everything can be completed with modifications. You can modify using your best judgement in order to create alternatives that work yet still take you outside of your comfort zone. An example of this is on the days of No Social Media, take data from your phone indicating how much time you spend on social media per day, and cut this in quarter or half, making it more attainable each time the activity arises.
Creating a Community
While you can check the leaderboard at any time to see where you are standing, and completing as many daily activities is the goal, do not stress yourself out about it. Remember that you can go back to ANY missed activities from previous days. Over the last two months participants of the Nova Challenge have done an outstanding job creating a fun and engaging group chat within the Obii app. With dog pictures, bird pictures, fun inspiration, jokes and reminders, the Nova community has given each other a positive and safe environment which has allowed for friendships to form and strengthen. Keep up the great work!
“I am really enjoying all the challenges Nova is coming up with, even if some days I feel a bit exhausted! Thanks for all the work the team has put into this. It is certainly a great idea to help us all through this time and to connect with other Nova members. -
Pam Smith
Month Three Registration
Register
Here
for Free.
If you participated during the April or May challenge, you will automatically be added to month three of the challenge within the app. To move over into the June challenge within the Obii app:
-Click on your profile (the picture you added)
-There is a category that says “current program settings”
-Then click on The Nova Challenge Month 3
If you have any questions please contact
Nicole@NovaHealthClub.com.
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