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The project received a LITE Grant Award of $10,000 from University of Waterloo’s Office of the
Associate Vice-President, Academic.

Mobile QiGong Wellness App Research Project

Project profile: https://uwaterloo.ca/network-for-aging-research/profiled-research-projects/mobile-
wellness-innovation
Project website: http://www.qigongwellness.ca/
How is a QiGong Exercise and Mood app experienced and used by older adults living in the
community? This project refined the existing app and created a new mobile friendly website to reflect
user feedback collected from a previous pilot project. The revisions ensured that the Qigong app and
website is more readily accessible to users who expressed a desire to use the self-management tools to
gauge their ongoing physical and mental health needs as they age. The pilot was launched in early
March 2017 with more than 60 participants and $10,000 funding from the Network for Aging Research
Network, University of Waterloo.