Every Step Brings You Closer to the Summit – Join UniSport’s Mount Everest Challenge in HeiaHeia
Students and staff of Aalto University celebrate this year's Stair Days with a shared journey towards the summit of Mount Everest. UniSport's new HeiaHeia wellbeing app inspires everyday exercise, makes wellbeing actions visible and brings the whole community together in a shared challenge.
The Mount Everest Challenge runs from 2–29 November 2026. Earn points through exercise and everyday wellbeing activities, progress from one stage to the next, and unlock rewards along the way. You can participate on your own or together with fellow students and colleagues.
You can earn points, for example, by:
- exercising
- choosing the stairs instead of the elevator
- walking as part of your commute to work or studies
- participating in UniSport’s Take a Break! activity breaks
Along the way, you can unlock wellbeing-related rewards. Participants who reach the summit will receive a special grand prize: a gym programme designed by a UniSport personal trainer.
Explore UniSport’s other wellbeing services
Wellbeing is built through small everyday actions. In addition to sports services, UniSport offers a wide range of services that support recovery, wellbeing, and a more active lifestyle.
Recovery services
- Massage – relieve muscle tension, support recovery, and take care of your wellbeing.
- Neurosonic – relax with a recovery method based on low-frequency vibration.
Free wellbeing services
- Take a Break! – free activity breaks that bring movement and refreshment to your work and study day.
- HeiaHeia – a wellbeing app that encourages physical activity, helps you track your progress, and enables participation in shared challenges.
- Break Pro – an easy way to incorporate activity breaks into the work or study environment.
- On-demand videos – activity break and wellbeing videos available whenever it suits you.
- Subscribe to Wellbeing Tips – a newsletter for university staff offering practical ideas and inspiration for wellbeing.
- Tips for adding more movement to everyday life – practical ways to be more active during work and study days.
Every Step Brings You Closer to the Summit – Join UniSport’s Mount Everest Challenge in HeiaHeia
Students and staff of Aalto University celebrate this year’s Stair Days with a shared journey towards the summit of Mount Everest. UniSport’s new HeiaHeia wellbeing app inspires everyday physical activity, makes wellbeing actions visible and brings the whole community into a shared challenge.
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