Upfit Nutrition Challenge (6 weeks)
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Nutritionunder €100under 30 min

Upfit Nutrition Challenge (6 weeks)

Motivating team challenge for healthy eating in everyday work life. Through the Upfit app, employees receive a personalized nutrition plan with recipes, shopping lists, and practical nutrition tips. Ideal as an entry point into workplace health management or as part of a health week. Also suitable for shift work as well as individual intolerances and allergies. Not ZPP-certified – GKV cost coverage is possible via an upsell to the 12-month plan.

What defines this measure Personalized nutrition plans for all participants. Digital participation via app (iOS & Android). Motivating team challenge. Suitable for shift work, intolerances, allergies.

How to put it in place

  1. 1
    Create a business account: bgf.upfit.de/de-de/bgfhero
  2. 2
    Request a team code and set the challenge period
  3. 3
    Inform employees by email/intranet and share app links
  4. 4
    Send weekly reminders and check the participation rate
  5. 5
    Evaluate participation numbers and feedback

What you need

Effort
under 30 min
Cost
under €100
Duration
4-8
Setup
30 min
  • Personalized nutrition plans for all participants
  • Digital participation via app (iOS & Android)
  • Motivating team challenge
  • Suitable for shift work, intolerances, allergies

Eligible for funding: up to €600 tax-free

As part of a structured workplace health process, this measure is tax-free under § 3 no. 34 of the German Income Tax Act (EStG) up to €600 per employee per year — BGF-Kompass supplies the process. Certified offers (e.g. from Upfit) are additionally subsidised by statutory health insurers under § 20b SGB V.

Health-insurer funding & tax: how to apply →

Adopt it for your company

Register for free — and the measure is ready to go in your cockpit: invitation, feedback survey and appointment are already set up. First cycle, first numbers for the boss.

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Contributes to

Establish healthy food offeringsOrganize team events

Measure the impact with

Ernährungs-Puls (Kurzbefragung)

Action field

Nutrition

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BGF-Kompass covers German workplace health promotion (BGF): funding paths, figures and legal references (e.g. § 20b SGB V, § 3 No. 34 EStG, the statutory-health-insurer prevention guidelines) apply to Germany.