“These challenges are a great opportunity to connect with your co-workers, lift each other up and add fun to your day thru movement. It doesn't have to be 110% all day, everyday, but a little everyday adds up to great new habits. Its a great way to get motivated, get moving and reap the rewards of improved health - be it physical or mental. Even after the challenge, my motivation is ignited to keep going and just have fun. These challenges and classes are now my guilty pleasure - what's not to love about that!”

-Participant, Farm Mutual Re

“For someone who didn't take breaks from their laptop for anything much less lunch, I couldn't wait for our stretch breaks and was pumped for our daily workouts. Shout out to all the instructors. They made working out a pleasure. Wish we had the opportunity to do this on a daily basis year round.”

-Participant, Addison Fleet

“The 9toThrive Challenge was a great way to add new routine while working from home. It has also provided an opportunity to try new workouts that I haven't tried before, I loved the Barre class! I will continue these new routines moving forward, and also keep track of my steps. Thank you to the 9toThrive team for encouraging us throughout the challenge.”

-Participant, GCP Industrial Products

“The 9toThrive crew is awesome! They’re enthusiastic, positive, and genuinely motivated to help everyone improve their health and well-being at work and beyond.”

-Participant, Strategic Coach

“It truly had an impact on my mindset. I was already in a routine but this increased my level of physical and mental activity. Pushed myself to new expectations. Sad to have it end.”

- Participant, Addison Fleet

“I enjoyed the morning stretch breaks and rarely missed attending. I also enjoyed the Mind Muscle sessions. They allowed me to pause during my stressful day and just get refocused. The ability to watch a recording from anywhere when you cannot make a scheduled session is awesome. This Challenge made me focus on myself where I typically might not. Thank you for helping me take better care of myself. The 9ToThrive team rocked this once again!”

- Challenge Participant

“I think these challenges are a great wake-up call; sometimes, we get busy in life and we have our shortcomings as well; the challenges bring us back to a healthy lifestyle with collaborative motivation.”

-Participant, Farm Mutual Re

“I found a routine that worked for my body. Before I was going to the gym and was not happy with my body. This challenge allowed me to find other ways to incorporate a healthy lifestyle and has improved the way I feel about myself a bunch!”

-Participant, Strategic Coach

“These challenges are great fun and keep me motivated and consistent with healthy habits! They are also a great way to connect with colleagues outside of work, which helps keep our culture alive in a hybrid work environment.”

-Participant, Farm Mutual Re

“This was a good time of year for this challenge. I was feeling very heavy and weighted down. This was an opportunity to re-energize and get moving.”

-Participant, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association

“I lost a solid 5 pounds and changed the way I spoke about myself to myself.”

-Participant, Farm Mutual Re

“The organization and classes/workout sessions offered really fit well into your day. Access to the video library was really appreciated. The timing of the challenge was perfect as I really needed to start taking better care of myself. The competitive aspects really made me start to move more and hopefully I'll keep the habit.”

-Participant, Germania Mutual

“A great way to increase your body and mind acuteness and interact with your fellow associates.”

-Participant, Addison Fleet

“The competition side of the challenge motivated me to be more active and focus on my health more often.”

-Participant, PEI Mutual

“I picked up new healthy habits that I have now incorporated in my daily life with ease!”

-Challenge Participant

“I have been sitting at my dining room table for over year and this has gotten me up a break time and also motivated me to do more than 1500 steps a day now I am achieving around 6000 which is great. I totally enjoyed this challenge.  It has gotten me up from the desk and looking forward to the stretch breaks and also put a mindset that I needed to get out a walk to keep moving and not spending the whole day on the computer. Thank you for this - it was a great experience.”

-Participant, Addison Fleet

“Brought our employees together - we created a shirt and took some fun photos. Always in touch with each other - reminding to put your points in. A real team effort! Loved it. I hope to do this again and again!”

-Participant, Erie Mutual

“I loved that the challenge was holistic - focused equally on mental and physical health. I would definitely participate again.”

-Participant, HD Mutual

“The challenge was fun. As a person who needs to move more I found this motivating. Being on the team was fun but the best part truly is that I am trying to do better, move a little more, eat a little healthier and try to do something every day. Thank you.”

-Participant, Kent & Essex Mutual

“Having a team that is counting on you is very motivating. Every time I didn't want to go for a walk, or wanted a snack, I thought about the challenge, and my team, and it motivated me to make a healthy choice.”

-Participant, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association

“The activity card was such a great way to improve Mind-Body everyday. It made you think more everyday of ways to improve your own well being as well as the well being of others.”

-Participant, PEI Mutual

“The 9toThrive Challenge motivated me to make some healthy lifestyle changes. I drink more water now, make better eating choices and most important, get off my butt!! I loved the Morning Jumpstart and Afternoon Recharge as well as the Boxfit classes. It was nice to be able to watch videos on replay if you could not fit them into your schedule. Thank you so much 9toThrive team!!”

-Participant, South Easthope Mutual

“I loved the 9toThrive challenge. The month flew by so quickly! I started every day with the Morning Jumpstart which was an awesome way to get the day off to a great start. I've enjoyed the opportunity to try different classes, at my own pace and in the comfort of my home. I have especially enjoyed the workshops about small changes that make a big difference. I needed a kick start to my wellness journey and 9toThrive delivered!”

- Challenge Participant

“I'm more active and sleep better than I have in a long while. Being in teams for the challenge was excellent for motivation and working together to gain ideas on how to continue to improve and achieve our goals.”

-Participant, Strategic Coach

“This was my first time participating in this kind of challenge and I am glad I did! It helped me to get up from my work and take time for myself so that by the end of the day I wasn't drained. Overall this was a great experience and I would participate in this challenge again!”

-Participant, Salus Mutual

“The challenge reminded me that improving my health doesn’t always have to be physical activity.”

-Participant, South Easthope Mutual

“This challenge help me realize there are many ways to be healthy.”

-Participant, Axiom

“Challenges like this always make me more aware of "me" - I am the last one on my list to care for, but during these challenges, I do remind myself to eat healthy and am more aware of my physical activity.”

-Participant, Caradoc Townsend Mutual

“Leading the team on top of doing individual tasks motivated me further to challenge myself and the squad to push harder to achieve beneficial health feats that I have often overlooked. I noticed myself being disciplined in doing activities and cultivating habits that kept work-life more balanced.”

-Participant, GCP Industrial Products

“I got down to 205 lbs. from 213 lbs. at the beginning of the challenge. I feel from the get-go, the mindset that you guys help us frame was one of positivity and though everyone takes different and larger steps, any step is better than no step. I simply think this was an invaluable experience. So difficult to measure other than to say it was simply incredible. Thank you.”

-Participant, Addison Fleet

“I’m better at meditating and now look forward to this practice.  It calms the brain and helps improve my productivity.”

-Participant, Germania Mutual