{"id":611461,"date":"2026-04-16T20:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/611461\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:34:18","slug":"popular-health-food-store-announce-25600-free-wellness-check-ins-each-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/611461\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular health food store announce 25,600 free wellness check-ins each month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69dfb01842e1f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            A new study commissioned by Holland &amp; Barrett, which surveyed 1,000 adults across Ireland, found that while 87% believe building good health and wellbeing habits now is key to preventing future illness, most still delay action until something goes wrong.\n        <\/p>\n<p data-end=\"185\" data-start=\"0\">Among those surveyed, 70% admit they only listen to their body when something feels off, while 57% say they are only proactive about their health \u201cwhen something goes wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1125\" data-start=\"739\">At the core of the issue is a population running on empty, with everyday barriers continuing to stand in the way of healthier habits. Fatigue and lack of time are each cited by 30% of respondents, while 28% point to low motivation.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1125\" data-start=\"739\">Other common obstacles include the cost of healthy food (26%), difficulty maintaining consistency (24%), and the convenience of unhealthy options (20%).<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1654\" data-start=\"1443\">Despite good intentions with 75% of adults planning to prioritise their health over the next 12 months action still falls short, as only 61% say they are actively managing their health and wellbeing today.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1654\" data-start=\"1443\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69dfb4daa80b0.jpg\" style=\"width: 450px; height: 674px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1912\" data-start=\"1656\">At the same time, many are unsure where to begin. Almost half (44%) of Irish adults say they struggle to understand what their body actually needs, highlighting a strong demand for more accessible, personalised support to help turn intention into action.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2121\" data-start=\"1914\">In response, Holland &amp; Barrett has launched its new \u2018Back Your Body\u2019 campaign in Ireland a nationwide initiative aimed at encouraging a shift from reactive to proactive health habits.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2579\" data-start=\"2123\">The Back Your Body Commitment will offer up to 25,600 free Wellness Check-Ins each month, delivered by more than 400 trained Wellness Champions.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2579\" data-start=\"2123\">These sessions will provide science-backed, personalised advice across key areas such as sleep, energy, stress, gut health and immunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2579\" data-start=\"2123\">The goal is to simplify complex health information into practical, actionable steps so people can take control of their health earlier, not just when something goes wrong.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2824\" data-start=\"2581\">The campaign is backed by Paralympic champion Ellen Keane and Olympic athlete Sharlene Mawdsley, who aim to inspire people across the country to take a more proactive approach to their wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3366\" data-start=\"2826\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3440\" data-start=\"3368\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new study commissioned by Holland &amp; Barrett, which surveyed 1,000 adults across Ireland, found that while 87%&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[64,63,137,120444,120447,120443,120446,120445,120448,532],"class_list":{"0":"post-611461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-limerick-radio","12":"tag-limerick-today","13":"tag-limericks-live95fm","14":"tag-live-95","15":"tag-live95fm","16":"tag-live95fm-homepage","17":"tag-nutrition"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}