Aaron Wolowiec - Healthy by Association | Ep #49

Successful Associations Today

Aaron Wolowiec, the founder and CEO of Event Garde, established the Healthy by Association community for people in stress-riddled association and hospitality industries to connect around a shared lifestyle, embrace self-care, and ultimately inspire each other to invest in their health and enjoy the journey along the way.

Right after the holidays in 2017, Aaron began posting on his personal Facebook profile how he was dealing with the stress in his own life by going to the gym in the midst of the Michigan winter to run. As his runs got longer and more consistent he started to receive great feedback from others who were inspired and motivated by his posts. He realized the opportunity to build a community for those in similar industries who were health and wellness minded and created the Facebook community Healthy by Association.

The typical travel schedule in the association and event space makes navigating healthy eating and workouts difficult when our schedules are off and we don't necessarily have the opportunities or equipment we might need. The Healthy by Association group supports its members with Motivation Mondays, sample workouts on Wednesday, and healthy recipes on Fridays. They acknowledge and celebrate successes with a challenge coin program, and even create new playlists each month around a theme. The group helps people be accountable, not necessarily to any particular game plan, but to the plan that works best for them.

During the pandemic of 2020, moving from on-the-go to stay-at-home created new and different challenges which Aaron speaks to and how Healthy by Association is supporting its members' health and wellness in creative ways.

Healthy by Association is an open Facebook community and can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/742854905869919/

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