Workplace Walkathon

Workplace Walkathon is a light-hearted activity that can help employees increase their activity levels. It is fun and easy to do. Work colleagues form teams and conduct a walking race to a virtual destination over a period of time by counting their steps with a pedometer.

Everyone stands to gain from better health, including employers and employees. A healthy workforce can benefit employers through:

improved employee energy and attentiveness;
increased work satisfaction, positive attitudes towards work and better staff morale;
decreased absenteeism due to illness; and
reduction in the cost of hiring, training and lost productivity resulting from turnover.

The Workplace Walkathon kit includes:

A guide on how to organise your event (PDF 76 KB):

Event templates:
Use these templates to help you arrange an event for your workplace. Feel free to adjust them to suit your needs.

Let us know how your event goes by filling in and sending back the evaluation form (PDF 32 KB).

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