“Celebrate It” at U of T
Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month, October 1-31, 2020
Join us for “Celebrate It”, our annual celebration of Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month featuring events and activities to support you in maintaining and improving your wellness as you work from home, or on campus. Sessions include mental health, ergonomics, nutrition, fitness, and parenting. We are pleased to run another Team Steps Challenge this year and encourage you to participate despite the challenges of COVID-19, which may require some additional creativity and planning.
“Celebrate It” is brought to you by Human Resources and Equity in partnership with the Family Care Office.
10,000 Steps Challenge for Staff
October 1 – 31
Did you know that people who walk on a regular basis have increased muscle strength, higher energy levels and improved health and well-being? Walking helps reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Health professionals recommend walking at least 10,000 steps a day to achieve those benefits. There are steps conversion tables available for those who prefer to bike or for individuals with physical challenges.
So, get ready to move because we are launching a 10,000 Step Challenge for staff at U of T!
You can do it! There are lots of ways to sneak more steps into your day. Take the stairs, walk at lunch or on your coffee break, walk the dog, or take a few steps while meeting online or have a walking meeting in person. Above all, walk your way to a free team lunch!
Instructions
This challenge will be managed by Incentfit with a maximum of eight staff members per team. To join the challenge, follow these steps:
- Create a team
- Choose a team name
- Appoint a team captain
- The team captain will need to register their team no later than 5 p.m. on September 24th. Please note, the deadline cannot be extended.
Weekly Reporting
You will be able to record your steps using your own personal device, pedometer etc. via many iOS/android apps that Incentfit supports, or enter steps manually, at least weekly, on the site every Monday for the previous week. While this will be on the honour system, please make sure we can verify your results, so if it’s not trackable, make sure to take a picture before you reset!
More information will be provided before the October 1st start date when tracking begins.
Team Challenge/Prizes
Every day in October, team members take an average of 10,000 steps (# of total steps divided by # of team members) and the team is then eligible to win either:
- one team lunch* for the team with the highest average number of steps
- one team lunch* for participating teams to be drawn randomly
- one team lunch* for participating teams to be drawn randomly