ChallengesIncluded from 100 clients

Online fitness challenges with no spreadsheets

Set the dates, the entry fee and the program once. Kahunas opens each week on time, suggests a nutrition plan after every weigh-in, sends the reminders and runs the final vote.

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The old way

Your last online fitness challenge ran on spreadsheets.

A Google Sheet of names, bank transfers to match by hand, a PDF program emailed to everyone and a WhatsApp group buzzing at midnight. Then weigh-ins to chase every Monday, before and after photos to sort, and a winner to pick from a pile of DMs.

  • Payments to chaseMatching bank transfers to names and chasing the people who said they'd pay later.
  • Weigh-ins by handCollecting weights every week and working out who should move to a different plan.
  • A finale that eats your weekendSorting photos and answers, then counting votes in a group chat.
The Kahunas way

Set it up once. Kahunas handles every week after that.

Entry fees paid upfrontCharge a one-time entry fee through Stripe or PayPal. A place is only confirmed once the payment is.
Released week by weekTraining and resources open week by week at your release time, in the challenge's time zone.
Weigh-ins suggest the planMembers log their weight each week and are offered the nutrition plan whose calorie range fits them now.
A finale with a winnerMembers send a finish form, you shortlist finalists, and everyone votes for the winner.

Switch on what they get. Their app shows nothing else.

Group chat, one-to-one messaging, check-ins, supplements and daily habits can be switched on too.

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ChallengesJT
12 Week Fitness ChallengeWeek 4 of 12 · Nov 22 – Nov 28
TrainingThis week · week 4
Weekly weigh-inEnter your weight to get your plan for this week.Weigh in
Finish and finaleSend your finish form, then see the finalists and vote.Finish formFinale

Everyone starts together, and every week opens on time.

Pick a start date, a length of up to 12 weeks and a time zone. Each week's training opens at your release time, and late joiners slot into the current week.

  • Week by week, or everything at the start
  • Training waits for their starting form
  • Late joiners start in the current week

Members get exactly what you switch on.

Choose what the challenge includes: programs, calorie-range nutrition plans, a weekly weigh-in that suggests their next plan, check-ins and a final form and vote. Members see nothing else in the app.

  • A weekly weigh-in that suggests the next plan
  • Calorie-range nutrition plans and calculator
  • A final form and a finalist vote
Member features for a challenge in Kahunas, with nutrition, the weekly weigh-in and the final form and vote switched on

Reminders that go out without you.

Eight reminders are on from the start, from each week opening to the winner being published. Change the wording and timing of any of them, or switch one off.

  • Push and in-app, in the challenge's time zone
  • Personalised with first name and deadline
  • Preview a reminder before it goes out

Spreadsheets and a WhatsApp group, compared with Kahunas.

Spreadsheets + WhatsAppKahunas
Entry feesBank transfers matched by handOne payment by Stripe or PayPal
Weekly trainingPDFs sent to the groupOpens in their app each week
Weigh-insCollected in messages every MondayLogged in the app, with a plan suggestion
RemindersTyped out by you, every timeEight reminders sent for you
Picking a winnerPhotos in your DMs, votes in the chatFinalists, one vote each, a published winner
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How it works. Four steps from draft to finale.

  1. 1Create the challengeName it, set the start date, length and time zone, and choose free or paid entry.
  2. 2Add the planCopy in a training program, add nutrition plans and choose the forms members fill in.
  3. 3Open registrationClients join and pay from the challenge page, or you add people by email.
  4. 4Run the finaleShortlist finalists from the finish forms, open the vote and publish the winner.

Questions coaches ask. Answered.

Create the challenge, set the dates and entry, copy in a program and choose the forms. Open registration and Kahunas opens each week, sends the reminders and runs the final vote.

Your clients join from the challenge's registration page and pay once by Stripe or PayPal if there's a fee. You can also add anyone by email, which skips checkout.

Yes. Someone who joins only for a challenge counts towards your clients, while existing clients never use an extra place. When access ends, challenge-only members are archived automatically.

No. Members only see what you switch on for the challenge, such as workouts, nutrition, weekly weigh-ins and check-ins. Add coaching any time to make a member a full client.

Yes. When you remove a member, the account owner can choose no refund, a full refund or a partial refund. Their logs and submissions are kept.

Only for paid entry. Members can pay with any provider you've connected, Stripe, PayPal or both. Free challenges need neither.

Challenges is included on plans from 100 clients, with nothing extra to buy.

Works well with

Group chatsOne conversation for a whole groupPaymentsStripe and PayPal with 0% commissionCommunitiesRooms where clients meet each other

Run your next challenge without the admin

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Mark · Founder of Kahunas
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