Are you fit for business? Take on the workplace challenge and get active!

Joe CaponHerts Sports Partnership 22nd April 2014

Workplace Challenge?Funders and Partners

• Activity log and challenges• Sports Competitions• E-news, events, signposting• Physical Activity Champions Training

Herts Sports Partnership

• More people, more active, more often

• Partnership of organisations working towards common goals – core team

• Deliver variety of programmes – children young people, disability sports, older adults etc

• Draw in funding to make sport happen locally

Website Demo

Website Demo

Website Demo

Physical Activity Champion Training•½ day workshop – Hatfield/Welwyn Area

•June / July – dates TBC

•Useful bolt on for existing Workplace Champion

•Developed by BHF and St Marys University

Content • What is the Workplace Challenge?• Business case workplace health and increasing participation in physical

activity.• Introduction to the Workplace Challenge; tools and how to use the

programme• Gaining the support and commitment from employers and employees• Case studies from workplaces that have seen the benefits of a healthy

and active workplace.• Support available and resources; learn about activities and training

available.• Practical ideas to get your workplace more active.• How to recruit and support volunteers from your workplace to lead

activities.• How to effectively organise and promote activities and events to get

your workplace more active.• Network with other workplaces and enjoy taking part in some fun

workplace games.

Sports CompetitionsFun, inclusive, team based competitions

Programme tbc – June, July, Aug 2014•Dodgeball, Rounders, Badminton, Touch Rugby, Mixed Volleyball etc…

Bookings and promotion through website and newsletter

News and events

One stop shop•Mass participation events, charity days, local opportunities

Health awareness campaigns•National walking month, National Bike Week, Mental Health Awareness Week

E-newsletter•Updates on new challenges, sports comps etc

Business Case – Example

Worked example - for a company with 300 employees earning average £8.20/hr

On average, sickness absence costs employers 8.4 working days per employee per year (Chartered Institute of Personal Development 2007a).

Physical activity programmes at work have been found to reduce absenteeism by up to 20%; physically active workers take 27% fewer sick days (Health, Work and Wellbeing Programme 2008).

www.workplacechallenge.org.uk

Contact Details:

Joe CaponHerts Sports Partnership

01707 284229j.capon2@herts.ac.uk

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