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Healactively announces its distribution partnership with Swibeco to boost employee back health in Switzerland
September 11th, 2025 Zurich Switzerland. We’re excited to announce that, as of today, Healactively, “your personalized back strength coach,” is officially joining Swibeco’s HR employee benefits platform — bringing our science-based, AI-powered back strength solution to forward-thinking companies across Switzerland.
Swibeco, Switzerland’s leading platform for efficiently managing employee benefits, empowers organizations to offer more value to their teams. Through this partnership, Healactively will now be available as a health benefit to help employees manage and prevent back discomfort — one of the most widespread health issues in the workplace, affecting 45% of employees in Europe (1).
Back pain doesn’t just hurt individuals — it costs companies in lost productivity, increased healthcare expenses, and reduced team well-being. Musculoskeletal disorders account for 26 percent of all work absences due to illness, causing more than 100 million days of work absence in Switzerland every year (2). It also adds to social security costs due to invalidity benefits or early retirement.
Healactively addresses this with a digital-first, holistic solution that combines personalized exercise, coaching, relaxation, and walking for posture programs, accessible anytime, anywhere.
To celebrate this new partnership, Healactively launches a campaign in September culminating in World Spine Day (October 16th). The campaign includes special conditions for Swibeco beneficiaries, as well as exclusive back health communication content for employees, to empower HR managers, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) leaders with this topic.
🔗 Check Healactively offer for companies with Swibeco here.
📧 For collaboration inquiries, contact support@healactively.com
Because a healthy back means healthier employees -stronger, more productive organizations.
Sources:
1. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) (2020)
2. Direktion für Arbeit – Arbeitsbedingungen (SECO) (2024)
Healactively participates in Future of Health Event
Zurich, Sept 9, 2025 — Healactively, the personalized back strength coach -"because life is too short for back pain" was one of the startups selected to participate in the Future of Health Event happening at Swiss Re, Organized by Insuretech.
A big thank you to the Future of Health Grant Conference for the opportunity to present Healactively alongside inspiring startups and leaders shaping the future of healthcare.
It was a pleasure connecting with Silvia, Brijesh, Rado, Julia (Lealy AG), Gilles, Patrick, Anna-Lena, Luanna and many others — and learning from Philomena Colatrella, CEO of CSS, who underlined that personalized prevention must be ethical, secure, and financially viable if we want to truly transform health for all.
That’s exactly why Healactively was there: to explore sustainable prevention models with insurance partners such as CSS, Groupe Mutuel and Helsana, and to show how corporate benefits can help tackle one of the biggest pain points in health — back pain.
Because life’s too short for back pain 💚
Healactively Pitches at Digital Health Lab Day in Winterthur
Zurich, Sept 3, 2025 — Healactively, the personalized back strength coach -"because life is too short for back pain" pitched at the Zhaw event to recruit commercial distribution partners in the insurance space.
Healactively keeps moving forward on our mission: helping people live pain-free with their back. Excited some of you joined us in winterthur where we pitch at Digital health lab day. 🚀
Link to the event pictures including Healactively
Healactively kicks off back wellness initiative at EF Zurich
Zurich, April 8, 2025 — Healactively, the personalized app for building a strong back, has launched a new initiative to support employee well-being at EF Education First’s Zurich headquarters. The collaboration kicked off today with an in-person workshop where EF employees learnt simple, effective movements they can do at their desks to support their back when discomfort sets in.
As part of the initiative, employees at EF’s Zurich office — home to 900 team members — will have access to the Healactively app for three months. With 46% of employees in Switzerland reporting back pain, Healactively aims to provide accessible support to people who spend many hours at their desk — whether in the office or working from home — and who need help building strength in their back.
Healactively offers a science-based, AI-powered program that adapts to each user’s individual needs, goals, fitness level, and pain triggers. The app recently launched in French and German, and now includes an AI Coach for even more personalized, on-the-spot support.
“We couldn’t be happier to kick off this initiative at EF — a company that values its people and takes a proactive approach to well-being,” said Mathieu Stremsdoerfer, Co-Founder and CEO at Healactively. “Our goal is to help people build stronger backs through daily movement and lasting habits.”
Healactively supports both active individuals and those with more sedentary lifestyles to get into healthier routines, build strength in their back muscles, and make back wellness part of their everyday life — wherever they are.
Healactively launches AI-powered back coach and expands language access for Swiss users
Zurich, Switzerland – 7 April 2025 – Healactively, the prize-winning Swiss digital health and wellness startup, is now available in French and German, expanding accessibility across Switzerland. Healactively is proud to announce the launch of its AI-powered Back Coach—designed to make backs stronger for life. This next-generation tool delivers even greater personalization for back self-care as a complement to therapy and individual lifestyles and is now available in English, German, and French.
Back pain affects over 2.4 million adults in Switzerland. It’s the leading cause of disability and loss of quality of life, responsible for 25% of absenteeism, and contributes significantly to rising healthcare costs. Even highly active individuals, such as runners, cyclists, and fitness enthusiasts, are not immune to back pain, which can disrupt their ability to train and maintain their routines. Healactively offers an evidence-based, personalized digital solution designed to help users regain control over their back wellness and continue doing the activities they love.
Personalized back wellness for an active life
Healactively offers a self-assessment that tailors a daily routine of physiotherapist-approved movement & exercises, relaxation and meditation, and educational content to each user's needs.
Noah Köppel, physiotherapist and research associate at OST Switzerland, emphasizes the importance of this holistic approach, "Healactively's sustainable, personalized back core program is revolutionary for healthy back longevity."
Mathieu Stremsdoerfer, CEO and former Ironman triathlete, explains his motivation for founding Healactively, "As someone who has suffered multiple hernias, I know what it’s like to be sidelined from the sports I love. Healactively was created to help people reclaim their quality of life and return to the activities that bring them joy."
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