Need some ideas on how to promote and initiate physical activity strategies at work? Visit Alberta Centre for Active Living’s newly developed resource: Physical Activity at Work.
This website helps employers, employees, workplace wellness coordinators and human resource advisors encourage physical activity at work. It is a user friendly site that can help make a difference in the well-being of staff members!
The website:
-provides key information to help with planning physical activity initiatives at work.
-describes the health and bottom-line benefits of bringing physical activity into the workday.
-offers a step-by-step planning guide, success stories and gives tips on practical ways to make it easier for people to be active during the workday.
-provides a “Tools” section to help employees become more physically active, such as the “Activity Tracker” tool, which allows daily physical activity to be tracked, and other tools such as the “Yoga at Your Desk” and “Stretching at Your Desk” videos.
-provides a “Resources” section which links employees to helpful information related to physical activity at work.
-provides a “Research” section that gives information about the research underpinning the website, including the Workplace Physical Activity Framework and Audit Tool.
-and it provides links to the following websites:
- Alberta Blue Cross: Balancing Work and Life
- Canadian Pacific Railway: Leadership and Grassroots Support
- C-FER: Stress-Busting Lunch Hours and Fitness Fun
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology: Riches at Discount Rates
- University of Alberta: A Diverse Activity Menu
The Physical Activity at Work website is designed to reach people in a variety of ways so that all employees at all levels can be impacted by the benefits of physical activity initiatives in the workplace.
Visit the website today at: http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/workplace/
