Introducing the free Escaping Your Comfort Zone App - the hub for everything Body Positive Adventure, all over the world!

 
 
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Who is this Body Positive App for?

The app is for you if:

  • you live in a bigger body, or prefer a slow pace, or are just starting in adventure, and want to immerse yourself in an adventure community free from diets, weight loss talk, and body shaming.

  • you identify as a woman, or a non-binary person who is comfortable in a space that centres on the experience of women

  • want to gain the confidence and support to have fun in the outdoors, and regain a sense of wonder and play as an adult

  • want to find other like-minded adventurers in your local area for adventures, from a hike, a coffee, trying out the local kayak club or any kind of adventure you can imagine.

  • want to learn how to get started in adventure, everything from gear, to safety to great places to adventure

  • want to join in on Escaping Your Comfort Zone slow paced, adventure trips

Why have we created an app? (responses from Richelle, Founder of EYCZ)

  • I want to move us off Facebook Groups. Facebook can be toxic, and loves to offer up horrible weight loss ads to our members. And none of us need that! Currently in our FB groups, thanks to the FB algorithm, each time I post anything, approx 10% of all group members see the post. And we have over 2500 members in our groups, which means 2,250 are missing out on most posts and announcements, unless they scroll through. Have you missed something lately? Facebook is dicey. They removed our main public page for 2 weeks in early 2021. And I've witnessed FB removing groups and group admins for silly reasons. I also know many members are looking to reduce their FB usage, and many say they only use it for our group.

  • I want to improve the way we nurture our paid members, and our leaders. I want them to be the first to know when popular events are announced, and be able to communicate with them directly. I'd also love to be able to welcome them personally.

  • I want a single place for people to visit to find everything they need, from the FB Groups, to Groups.Place for events, to leaders training, the Bushwalking Victoria Bushwalking Manual, First Aid, Discounts, how-to guides and lots more. A one stop shop for everything Body Positive Adventure.

  • We currently only offer organised day walks in Victoria, with some in Canberra and Sydney. But we know that so many others from all over Australia and around the world want to get involved, so this app will be a way for people to connect with fellow like minded, body positive adventurers in their local areas.

What will you be able to do on the App?

  • The app will act like our own personal EYCZ Facebook. It will replace all of our Facebook Groups (Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Geelong, Gippsland, Triathletes, Virtual Challenges, Plus SIze Activewear, Leaders Groups) as the place to go for all EYCZ discussions.

  • There is a Global Campfire, where we chat about anything and everything adventure related, but not specific to a certain location. Things like plus size gear chat, questions about how to choose a bike, suggestions for overcoming that feeling of not wanting to get out of the car when you join a group event, photos of your most recent awesome adventure, and everything in between!

  • Then we will have Location Based Campfires (eg A VIC/Melbourne campfire chat about topics specific to Vic/Melb, and a Geelong Campfire which will be the equivalent of the Geelong group for all Geelong specific chat).

  • We will also have campfires for those areas that don’t have any leaders so people can connect with each other (eg Queensland and Tasmanian campfires, as well as international ones as we grow).

  • Admin can decide which posts will result in a little red number alert on the app, or decide that an important one needs a push notification. Users can then change their notifications based on their own preference (eg, I want to see all notifications for new events, but not all buy/swap/sell)

  • Admin can create easy to find groups like buy/swap/sell, members only groups, leaders only groups, gear reviews etc. We can even sort information into folders that are super easy to navigate!

  • It will give users a quick link to Groups.Place for events.

  • It will provide quick links to the Bushwalking Victoria Bushwalking Manual, First Aid Apps, and many more adventure resources.

  • It will allow members to private message each other within the app.

  • It will allow members to set up a profile that includes their hobbies and interests that will help them connect to likeminded people.

  • And much more!

What will the App cost?

  • The App will be FREE to access the Global Campfire, the Victorian location based groups, and the Adventure Resources. The plan is to continue with our amazing content and discussions we have on FB, just in a different place (without all those triggering distractions, which means no random weightloss adverts yay!). My hope is that we get a good chunk of our amazing FB group members coming over to the app.

  • In the future, premium features will have a small monthly cost, including access to new location specific groups, regular livestreams with special guests, access to the buy/swap & sell marketplace, access to virtual challenges, dance parties and games.

  • Paid walk members and leaders will get premium access as part of their membership, including access to the Be The First To Know Group, to get first dibs on our most popular walks and trips .

  • Down the track there may be additional premium features including yoga classes, courses and fitness programs etc.