# Health for the Holidays

> Wellness campaign app for healthier holiday habits with activity tracking and recipes. (iPhone/iPad app by Health Enhancement Systems.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/health-for-the-holidays/id1434752581 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Health Enhancement Systems](https://appshunter.io/developer/453599280)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.50/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-09-06
- Data updated: 2026-07-18
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/health-for-the-holidays/id1434752581/reviews.md

## What is Health for the Holidays?

NOTE: Health for the Holidays is not a stand-alone app; you must first register on your organization’s online wellness program to use this. Contact your wellness program manager to see if the Health for the Holidays campaign is available. 
 
This lighthearted wellness campaign can help everyone have a healthier, happier holiday season. As you log daily behaviors, you “paint” magical winter scenes — while building sustainable habits to end the year with more energy and stronger feelings of joy and hope.

Features include: 
• Connect Health for the Holidays with Apple's Health App to automatically import your step count
• Logging daily exercise, nutrition, and a Gift Box activity (simple, easy-to-do activities to increase happiness and enhance well-being), with tracking device/mobile compatibility
• Individual and team participation
• 200+ delicious, healthy recipes
• Inspiring daily health tips.

## Key features

- Automatic step count import from Apple Health
- Daily exercise and nutrition logging
- Gift Box activity for happiness
- Individual and team participation
- 200+ healthy recipes
- Daily health tips

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/health-for-the-holidays/id1434752581/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Just ok

*2023-11-20*

The app is ok but not the most user friendly. Why does the weekly total always say 0” when i earn inches each day?

**Developer response:** We appreciate you reaching out with this feedback! We recommend closing out of the app completely and reopening. If that still doesn't work, please let us know by using the Contact Us link (Under Menu > Settings).

### 1/5 — Allows rampant, widespread cheating

*2021-01-18*

This app was used as a corporate wellness program during the winter holiday season. The premise is that every day you have 3 separate goals: walk 6000 steps, meet certain dietary goals, and a daily unique feel-good challenge. It’s a nice program in theory. 

Teams are comprised of “4-5 people” who should strive to meet each goal daily to collect “inches” of snow. One problem of the app is that teams of four are given augmented help to make up for not having a fifth teammate. 

The biggest flaw, however, is that people can not only manually edit their steps - bypassing the data connection to garmin, etc, but also completely edit their past performance. 

This means that if a team missed a point and they're not in the lead, they can all go back in time to change their results for past days and the app will allow the edit. 

This is all supposed to be a fun way to enjoy the holidays by being healthy but when corporations utilize the service and put big prizes up for the winners, there absolutely needs to be guardrails in place to prevent dishonesty.

**Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your feedback, James. We greatly appreciate it! Please note that team score is determined by average, so teams of 4 and teams of 5 are scored by taking their total inches of snow and dividing it by the number of members.

As far as backlogging goes, these parameters are set by your organization. We're happy to share this feedback and take it into consideration when discussing the program set up with organizations.

### 1/5 — Could not connect

*2018-11-13*

App is useless. Can't login even after changing password and trying several times. Would not recommend. Had to use Garmin which is robust enough to do what I needed. Do not waste your time.

**Developer response:** I'm so sorry to hear you experienced difficulties with the app. If you're still having issues, please use the Help link at the bottom of the Health for the Holidays website.

## Frequently asked questions about Health for the Holidays

### How do I use Health for the Holidays?

Health for the Holidays is not a stand-alone app. You must first register on your organization’s online wellness program to use it. Contact your wellness program manager to confirm availability.

### What devices does Health for the Holidays support?

Health for the Holidays is supported on iPhone and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Health for the Holidays?

Health for the Holidays has an age rating of 4+.

### How often is Health for the Holidays updated?

The latest version of Health for the Holidays is 1.6, last updated on February 26, 2026. This indicates a history of updates, though the exact frequency is not specified.

### What is the user rating for Health for the Holidays?

Health for the Holidays has a rating of 2.5 stars from 12 ratings.

### Can Health for the Holidays track my steps automatically?

Yes, you can connect Health for the Holidays with Apple's Health App to automatically import your step count.

### Does Health for the Holidays have ads?

No, Health for the Holidays does not contain advertisements.

### What kind of activities can I log in Health for the Holidays?

You can log daily exercise, nutrition, and a 'Gift Box' activity, which includes simple, easy-to-do tasks designed to increase happiness and enhance well-being.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.2 — 2026-07-17

Minor bug fixes

### 1.6.1 — 2026-07-01

Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 1.6 — 2026-02-26

Minor bug fixes

### 1.5.9 — 2025-08-12

Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 1.5.8 — 2025-01-14

Minor bug fixes and improvements

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