Forma Life Benefits Platform vs. GoVida

I think Forma is pretty clear on the intention of using the funds to either positively contribute to your health or getting out with your friends and family. It takes some sting out of extracurricular activities that can, otherwise, be expensive. I think some people have tried to use it for stuff other than what it is intended for. This goes back to people not knowing which businesses will be considered acceptable to use Forma at.

Incentivized

GoVida has many options to choose from, so the user has a lot of freedom and variety for improving their health habits. The main function is step-tracking. This function comes with multiple challenges (individual and team-challenges) that motivate the user to complete their daily step count. The application also has a "Mind" section. I find that this is quite an original feature that separates GoVida from other step trackers and elevates it [as] a wellness application. The "Mind" section has a variety of audio sessions that are helpful for meditation, mindfulness, and overall psychological wellbeing. Lately, GoVida added an Emotion tracker where users are able to rate their daily emotional wellbeing. The ratings are anonymous. With this feature, we are able to see the overall employee emotional wellbeing and make institution-wide improvements based on that. Lastly, GoVida offers a leaderboard. At our particular university, we have quite a few employees that are motivated by competition, so even though GoVida aims for a holistic approach toward wellness, we are happy that it also gives the option to compete [with] those who need it.

• Has amazing products
• Makes purchasing products and services easy
• Has great product/service descriptions and photos
• Easy to navigate site
• Easy to purchase products

Incentivized

• Keeps me moving.
• Helps with listening to Mind Tracker.
• GoVida Points go towards redeeming and charity.
• Easy to use.
• Tracks my steps.

• Clarification on what places accept Forma
• Not sure if there's an app, but if not, that would be helpful for checking balances

Incentivized

• The mental well-being content is good but I'd like to see more of it
• I'd like to see more functionality that helps the interaction with other colleagues during the challenges. We use Whatsapp at the moment which is ok but would be good if it was wrapped into the app

I have not used anything similar to Forma in the past.

Incentivized

We worked with the CEO of GoVida as a pilot business and loved the platform so we signed up.

• Allows employees access to wellness products
• Works in tandem with our other health-related programs
• Provides a great incentive for our teams to strive for better health

Incentivized

• Employee wellness has improved as a result of using GoVida.