This section will provide you with ideas for activity challenges you could set up in your office. You don't have to do all of them, they are just ideas to get you started. The success stories section may also give you some inspiration.
4 Week Pedometer Challenge
Challenge your staff to see who can take the most steps each day over a 4 week period. You can register all participants for the challenge on our website (from Jan 08). You have the option to compete against each other as individuals, or if you prefer have an inter-departmental competition. It doesn't matter if team sizes are uneven, we will work out the average steps per person for the league table. You will be provided with a league table each week.
In addition to the above, why not provide feedback to your staff and track how far your staff have walked each week. For example, how long would it take you to walk from John O'Groats to Lands End.
Documents to download:
Pedometer challenge
Pedometer challenge - a guide for participants
Did you know:
a person who walks 10,000 steps per day will burn between 1,750 and 2,450 extra calories per week compared to someone who takes an average amount of steps (between 3,000 and 5,000 steps a day). This is the energy equivalent of gaining or losing half a pound each week.
British Heart Foundation Stair Climb Challenge
The goal of this challenge is to encourage people to use the stairs instead of the lift.
Documents to download:
Stair climb challenge
Stair climb challenge - a guide for participants
£ for 1lb weight loss challenge
The challenge is to lose 7lbs in 7 weeks.
The rules:
Weekly weight in.
Pay £7 at the first weigh in.
If you lose weight, you are given a £1 back.
If you stay the same weight, you pay a £1
If you gain weight, you have to pay £1 for every 1lb gained
The person who loses the most weight in 7 weeks, is given the money remaining in the kitty.
Click here for full details of this challenge.
Be active! challenge
This is a simple challenge that everyone can take part in regardless of their activity level.
Challenge participants to achieve a total of at least 30 minutes activity a day on 5 or more days of the week.
Click here to download the details
The British Heart Foundation have lots of other ideas on their website, click here to read them.