NZ businesses first in world to pilot physical wellness solution
Ōtautahi - A groundbreaking new physical wellness technology called June365 has been developed by innovative Kiwi company Fisher & Paykel Technologies.
Launched today, the pilot aims to improve people's quality of life by making it easier for people to prioritise their physical health from the comfort of their home.
NZ business giants Deloitte, Contact Energy, Farmers Mutual Group, Barfoot & Thompson, VTNZ and Fisher & Paykel are the first to jump on board and offer June365 as an employee benefit.
June365 includes a smart deck which packages up a room full of gym equipment into a compact portable device, as well as a motivating digital coach who monitors technique 20 times per second, giving real-time guidance and personalised workouts based on individual goals and progress.
The main driver for developing the technology was to develop a solution that both improves people's quality of life and enables employers to get a real return on investment by improving productivity, engagement, and retention.
Employee expectations have changed forever, and those employers that don’t completely rethink their approach are going to find themselves in real trouble.
Dynamics like working from home, spending more sedentary time in front of our devices, and physically interacting with our colleagues less are all themes that will continue.
Traditionally resistance strength exercise has required complicated and expensive equipment, is easy to do incorrectly, and every individual needs to be motivated and engaged in a way that works for them.
Twenty employees from each business will take part in the 12-week pilot, where they will be taken on a virtual adventure challenge from Cape Reinga to Queenstown.
June365 is currently available for businesses in New Zealand and will be available for individual customers in the future.
Lisa was born in Auckland at the start of the 1970s, living in a small campsite community on the North Shore called Browns Bay. She spent a significant part of her life with her grandparents, often hanging out at the beaches. Lisa has many happy memories from those days at Browns Bay beach, where fish were plentiful on the point and the ocean was rich in seaweed. She played in the water for hours, going home totally “sun-kissed.” “An adorable time to grow up,” Lisa tells me.
Lisa enjoyed many sports; she was a keen tennis player and netballer, playing in the top teams for her age right up until the family moved to Wellington. Lisa was fifteen years old, which unfortunately marked the end of her sporting career. Local teams were well established in Wellington, and her attention was drawn elsewhere.