- PROGRAMS:
- Join Calgary Corporate Challenge
- Start a physical activity inter-office challenge: a pedometer or walking/physical activity accumulation challenge with prizes and/or bragging rights.
- Promote and/or offer Active Living sessions during the lunch hour and over coffee breaks.
- Encourage stretching breaks for staff at their workstations. Bring in a fitness professional to lead a workshop.
- Host, lead or participate in a walking or running club for staff.
- Create an internal staff newsletter to highlight wellness opportunities and success stories targeting employees.
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:
- Create a supportive environment through role modeling. Encourage staff participation by leading the way.
- Encourage staff to take physical activity breaks and stretching breaks.
- Provide staff with facilities that encourage and support active living. Ideas include: secure and sheltered bike racks and/or lockers, showers, lockers and changing spaces, staff rooms equipped with a fridge, microwave and other minor kitchen appliances that encourage healthy eating.
- An empty meeting room can be used as a Fitness studio. This opportunity can be used to provide classes for staff over lunch or other convenient times during the day.
- Make your stairways a Stairway to Health. Keep them bright and clean with clear signage. Have an artist paint a mural on the wall or write a story or positive affirmations on the stairs.
- On escalators, stand on the right and walk on the left. Move while moving. It is an assist, not a ride.
- SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
- POLICIES
- Implement a physical activity subsidy for staff that purchase memberships for physical activity programs and centres.
- Encourage staff to flex their time/days to accommodate their participation in physical activities.
- Promote flexible work schedules & practices (part-time, job sharing, tele-work etc.)
- Provide staff with incentives and positive reinforcement that encourages them to participate in physical activity before, during and after their work day.
- Capture the importance of physical activity and healthy employees within your company’s vision.
