FAQs
What are the contract requirements and cost for HES challenges?
We do not require a contract. We’re transparent with pricing; no hidden anything. Scroll to the bottom of each challenge page for complete pricing and the option to request a no-obligation quote based on your population.
What types of wellness challenges does HES offer?
Our suite of challenges includes physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social health behaviors. All challenges are themed-based and offer a rich, robust participant experience that is motivating, fun, and grounded in health behavior change science.
What is the implementation timeline for a challenge and what support is provided to make it a success?
You’re assigned an experienced account manager to help guide you through each step. Each challenge comes with a full promotional toolkit to make planning, promotion, launch, and evaluation a breeze. Whether it’s your first challenge with HES or you’re a longtime client/partner, our goal is to make you and your program shine.
Do HES challenges have mobile apps?
Yes. Each challenge has an iOS and Android app — driving up engagement and completion rates.
How can I customize wellness challenges to fit my organization's specific goals and needs?
How can I track employee engagement and progress throughout the wellness challenges?
Wellness managers have access to real-time data throughout the challenge. And your HES account manager can help you create standard 1-click reports you can access at any time.
What are HES’s most popular challenges?
How do fixed, flexible, and personalized challenges differ?
- Fixed — like Walktober — have predetermined behaviors.
- Flexible — like Chirpy — allow the wellness manager to choose activities.
- Personalized — like Work of Art — give the participant full control over the experience, allowing them to choose from more than 2 dozen activities.
How does HES track success for challenges?
Each challenge has a default goal established by HES based on points or other criteria. But wellness managers can adjust the program goal to meet organization needs.
Do HES wellness challenges accommodate various fitness levels among employees?
Yes. Each physical activity challenge includes 3-tier targets to accommodate beginners through advanced. And wellness managers can tailor daily and overall targets to align with program goals. All our physical activity challenges include an activity converter (with over 200 activities) for even more accessibility.
What makes HES unique compared to other employee wellness challenge providers?
For more than 3 decades, HES has been crafting, refining, and reinventing workplace wellness challenges. It’s our core business, not an add-on. And it’s why we’ve flourished while others have come and gone. We’re known for our commitment to helping our clients/partners and participants achieve success — excellent customer service is our secret sauce.
Are incentives available through HES?
Yes. HES offers individual and bulk reward card options to fit any budget. Our challenges also easily integrate with existing reward platforms. But rewards aren’t a requirement — participants join HES challenges because they want to be part of something that’s intrinsically rewarding and fun.
Do you serve customers outside North America?
Yes. HES challenges serve multinational organizations with employees in all 7 continents.