By Joe Watz, University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley’s Department of Recreational Sports has developed a new health and wellness tool that that integrates the viral power of social media with a person’s journey to living a healthier life.

The Daily Wellness Facebook App is based on the six dimensions of wellness: physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, career and community and was developed out of the belief—spearheaded by Dr.

Bill Hettler from the National Wellness Institute—that wellness is about achieving balance in all aspects of your life.

This app is the first of its kind, designed and implemented by a collegiate recreation department to offer an inclusive interface for individuals of all ages and abilities.


Cal Rec Sports unleashes the Wellness Facebook App.

Cal Rec Sports would like to invite all collegiate recreation professionals to share this new health and wellness tool within their individual networks. By spreading word of innovative projects within collegiate recreation among our colleagues, staff teams, and the diverse populations we serve, our profession can create a collaborative and global outreach effort that has the power to transform lives one wellness activity at a time.

Curious about what the Daily Wellness Facebook App entails? Its expansive features include the following:

  • Community: There is something for everybody! Over 150 universal activities provided by Cal Rec Sports, our campus partners, University Health Services, and The Greater Good Science Center.
  • Viral Impact: We’ve created a platform for participants to inspire others on their individual wellness journeys. An announcement is posted to a participant’s wall each time he or she chooses an activity.
  • Feedback: We want to hear from you! The listing of universal activities under each dimension of wellness will be changed three times a year based, in part, on feedback from active users.
  • Invite Friends: Active users are now able to invite and inspire their friends to take the Daily Wellness Challenge when they select a wellness activity.
  • Rewards: All participants are encouraged to complete one activity per day for 30 days to earn a wellness badge and be automatically entered into the FitWell merchandise giveaways. There is no limit to the number of different badges participants can earn throughout the year.
  • Get Started: The Daily Wellness is open to everyone. Click on the icon located on the Cal Rec Sports Facebook page to begin your journey to a healthier you! Random winners of FitWell merchandise are selected weekly.

The Daily Wellness App is an excellent example of collegiate recreation professionals taking full advantage of digital resources in the modern age in order to encourage their communities to be physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and mindful of their career and community in innovative new ways.