Essentials Plus
Looking to improve your health or manage existing conditions? Our Essentials Plus program can help you achieve sustainable weight loss, boost mobility and enhance your overall wellbeing.
Free for eligible members of participating health funds*
The Healthy Weight For Life Essentials Plus program incorporates the use of KicStart VLCD meal replacements and aims to support the management of a range of chronic health conditions.
Improve your health & wellbeing
The Essentials Plus program is designed to help you lose weight, improve your overall health and wellbeing, and gently improve your physical activity and muscle strength.
Essentials Plus is suited to people with a body mass index (BMI) of 28+ who have one or more existing chronic health conditions (eg. mental health, respiratory, infertility, musculoskeletal conditions).
* Clinical and policy eligibility criteria apply. Waiting periods apply.
Try our eligibility checker to find out if you may qualify for a fully-funded HWFL program.
Everything you need to improve your health delivered direct to your door
How does the HWFL Essentials Plus program work?
The HWFL Essentials Plus program has been expertly researched and developed to integrate:
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Weight loss goal of 5%+
Incorporating the Healthy Weight For Life portion planning and lifestyle modification system and phased use of KicStart VLCD meal replacements, we support you and work towards healthy, safe, sustainable weight reduction.
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Improve strength and mobility
Targeted lower body strength, balance and mobility exercises to help stabilise joints and improve mobility using the complete at home Strength, Mobility and Pain Management Kit.
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Gentle exercise plan
We help you find the right gentle exercise routine that works for you. Light activity goes a long way to help with weight management, physical function, and general wellbeing.
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Monitoring & support
The HWFL Care Support Team provides support and guidance via phone, SMS, email, and via your private message board in the online Member Hub.
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Digital member hub
You’ll have access to your own secure personal Member Hub web portal where you can track your progress, access key tools resources to help with you journey and interact with your Care Support Team.
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Risk factor management
Through resources provided and guidance from the Care Support Team, you’ll learn about any personal risk factors for your overall health and wellbeing, along with techniques to manage them.
It is an easy to follow and well supported program. The information and guidelines provided are realistic, providing everyday support and explanations. The way the breakfast, lunch and dinner options were listed was so easy to follow and remember for future reference. The book is a great asset to the program with very revealing information for use in life. It is easy to apply and doesn’t require anything special. A wonderful educational program!
I am so grateful for the OAHWFL program. I lost 10kg and 9 inches around my waist in the 18 weeks, thanks to the meal replacements and recipes and dietary advice. I had tons of energy and got motivated to exercise more. My hip replacement was last Feb, and I now ride 4kms on the cycle path every second day or so, and enjoy it. I lost a whole clothing size and feel healthy. Best of all, my hip pain is negligible and my chronic back pain is much less frequent. I can perform pretty much all household and gardening tasks that I was doing 2-3 years ago before my hip got bad.
It helped me drop blood pressure medications, more energy and overall well being. Fitter than I was 18 weeks ago, dropped 10cm off belt size!
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Osteoarthritis Healthy Weight For Life program. It has been life changing for both of us. I look in our pantry and the change is amazing. No more sweet biscuits, no snacks, no treats. More cans of beans etc for salads. Sugar is lasting twice as long as before and without a doubt the best tool has been the plate divider. Frank is so much more mobile and has regained a confidence I have not seen for a very long time. He has increased his exercises (group based) and moves virtually independently within the house. Other health issues have decreased dramatically and I can pinpoint the program as being the catalyst for improvement. We are both grateful to have been offered this program and are determined to maintain the improvements we have achieved. We are both healthier, happier and a lot more mobile than in July/ Aug when we started.
This program has been very effective in assisting me to NOT require Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery. This is a major factor in my improved sense of well-being achieved throughout the last 16 weeks. I was scheduled by one orthopaedic specialist to undergo TKR on the 25th October, and, after seeking a 2nd opinion, that specialist clearly adopted a different paradigm to rushing to surgery. This has been so important, and my knee pain has improved significantly, as evidenced in my return to 'normal' activities' and reflected in my survey responses over time. My GP has been extremely impressed, and, most importantly, the impact of the support has been critically important in my not requiring TKR surgery, which has substantial risks and potential complications.