Wondr is a weight loss program that is clinically-proven to help you lose weight, sleep better, stress less, and so much more. We’ll teach you simple skills that are based on behavioral science, so you can enjoy your favorite foods and feel better than ever—at no cost to you.
Join the waitlist and we’ll notify you as soon as your enrollment period is open.
There is no cost to you for the Wondr program. It is offered to you as a benefit of your employment at the University of Iowa, via the liveWELL Program.
To successfully complete the program, you agree to complete 10 of the WondrSkills classes.
Employees enrolled in the University of Iowa medical plan (UI Choice or UI Select) are eligible to participate
Employees must be in a 50% or greater, regular position with UI
Employee must take their Personal Health Assessment survey in 2023 (located at Employee Self Service)
You can access the Personal Health Assessment at this link
We’ve helped hundreds of thousands of people, in different stages of health, lose weight, feel better, and live stronger.
Better health awaits,
let’s get started.
Complete the online application form today to get started.
Once you’re accepted, we will notify you via email and let you know when your program begins.
A welcome kit complete with information on what to expect and resources to get motivated before you start.
Once you’re all set, you’ll receive an email with a link to get started.
Join the waitlist and we’ll notify you as soon as your enrollment period is open.
Wondr was not only created by a team of doctors and clinicians—they will also be your teachers throughout the entire program.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Dana Labat is a clinical psychologist licensed in both Louisiana and Texas. Dr. Labat earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) and runs her own private practice in Louisiana. Dr. Labat utilizes her extensive experience to teach Wondr participants the relationship between mind and body by sharing the science of how to eat the foods you love so you can lose weight, feel better, and live stronger. Dr. Labat knows that mental wellbeing is equally important as physical health, and focuses many of her teachings on the power of mindfulness in living a healthy life. She also has experience treating clinically-diagnosed eating disorders.
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr. Church is one of the country’s leading clinical thought leaders in exercise and obesity research. As author of more than 300 published clinical articles, Dr. Church has received numerous awards for his research in preventive health. He helps lead the development of the Wondr Health curriculum, which is inspired by his medical expertise. Specializing in business-to-business strategies, Dr. Church is an advocate for the employer and has a proven track record of empowering organizations through disease prevention to decrease healthcare costs and inspire employees to be their best selves.
CELEBRITY CHEF
Twice nominated for the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef of the Year Award (in 2005 and 2006, when he was Chef de Cuisine at Abacus), Chef Tre was also named one of the Best in DFW Chefs in 2010 by The Dallas Morning News. Kitchen success led to TV stardom, as Chef Tre thrilled viewers on Bravo Television’s “Top Chef” season three and “Top Chef All-Stars”. In 2014, Chef Tre founded Tre Wilcox Cooking Concepts, a culinary space hosting cooking classes, events and team-building experiences. More recently, he launched Tre Fit Foods—a meal preparation service featuring delicious, health-forward, and balanced meals. Chef Tre knows you don’t have to give up eating well to live well. He teaches Wondr Health participants how to maximize flavors in cooking while also supporting healthy lifestyles.
REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST
Meridan Zerner is a national award-winning registered dietitian nutritionist with 30 years of experience in the field of health and wellness. She’s spent the last 20 years at Cooper Clinic, where she works with patients and shares her passion for nutrition through media segments and lectures across the country. An advocate for preventive and cardiovascular health and nutrition, she uses a practical approach and understands overall health means so much more than weight loss. She leverages her Wellness Coach certification to champion behavioral change skills that support sustainable lifestyle changes.
Renee Rogers is a researcher and practitioner known for developing innovative interventions that engage people in healthy lifestyle behaviors. She is an expert on integration of exercise, technology, and weight loss, and loves working with media and technology to bring weight loss programs to the palm of your hand. Her expertise comes from a solid academic foundation in exercise physiology, behavior change, and weight management, plus years of experience performing professionally in theatre, dance, and working in production design and media. She’s known for her creative approaches for getting people to move more and sit less. Combined with her unique experience teaching many movement disciplines for the last 25 years, she gives Wondr Health a competitive edge with her experience in designing engaging wellness programming. Dr. Rogers has been published in a variety of outlets, including the American College of Sports Medicine and The Conversation US.
Kevin Gilliland is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of healthcare experience including business, treatment, and research. He’s the author of Struggle Well, Live Well and Progress, not Perfection. He has presented to a diverse group of corporations—multiple Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, Google, AT&T, United Airlines, as well as a diverse group of professionals—physician groups, school superintendents, and keynote presentations for annual conferences. Kevin has a unique ability to break down complex research topics in a way that resonates with the broader public, and he does just that as part of the People magazine Health Squad, Men’s Health Advisory Group, and frequent guest on local and national television, radio, and in-print publications. After working more than two decades in healthcare, Gilliland started an outpatient healthcare treatment company, Innovation 360, that specializes in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and addiction.
CHIEF INSPIRATION OFFICER
Todd Whitthorne is a nationally recognized health and wellness speaker and the author of Fit Happens! Simple Steps for a Healthier, More Productive Life! Whitthorne is an Emmy award-winning broadcaster who has spent the last 20 years leveraging his kinesiology and exercise physiology background to help organizations develop strategies to improve health and productivity in their workforces. He brings inspiring content about holistic approaches to Wondr Health curriculum while teaching practical, clinically-proven skills that work.
Hundreds of thousands of people have gone through the Wondr program—here’s a look at some of their life-changing results.*
*Based on Wondr participant results
Wondr is a skills-based digital weight loss program that helps participants feel better and live stronger. A master class of sorts, our renowned doctors and scientists teach practical, science-based skills that can improve long-term health. Through our app, online community, certified coaches, and weekly video series, participants get a fresh and fun perspective on better health, like the science of eating a juicy burger, how to catch better ZZZs, and the science of preventive care–so they can take simple steps toward better health for their true selves.
Wondr flips diet culture on its head by teaching the science behind eating the foods you love so you can lose weight (for good), feel better, have more energy, gain confidence, sleep sounder, prevent chronic disease, and improve your overall physical and mental wellbeing. We teach simple skills that reveal the revolutionary science behind how and when you eat, so you don’t give up what you love to eat. No points, no calorie-counting, no expensive equipment, no gimmicks, no catch. We’re clinically-proven, data-backed, time-tested, pandemic-proof, and passionate about doing the most good for the most people.
Each week, you will get access to a new series of videos that teach simple Wondr skills and principles that meet you where you are and fold right into your lifestyle. These principles are the keys that will help you learn when and how to eat so that you can eat all the foods you love and lose weight at the same time. In addition to the videos, the mobile app and online dashboard include tools to track your weight loss progress, monitor your activity, and find inspiration. You will get access to WondrLinkTM, the online community where participants and health coaches connect to share ideas, successes, encouragement, and challenges.
Bottom line: You can expect to lose weight (and keep it off), stress less, sleep better, gain confidence, and feel better.
Better health awaits,
let’s get started.
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