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Worksite Physical Activity Programs –  Forming an Employee Committee

While support from the top is crucial to a successful program, support from other workers is also important.

Once you obtain the go-ahead from management, identify others who are interested in the project and form a committee to help determine the next steps.

Depending on the size of your workplace and the amount of staff time management is willing to contribute, this committee could  be advisory or may plan and carry out the health promotion program.

The committee could include workers from human resources, occupational safety and health and finance. It is also a good idea to involve staff from other areas who have an interest in promoting physical activity.

Terms of reference will define the boundaries of the project. for  instance, it is important for the committee to have clearly defined and understood tasks. Possible tasks include the following –

• Analyzing your worksite environment

• Carrying out an worker interest survey.

• Developing a mission statement and objectives and objectives.

• Writing a exercise or wellness policy declaring the corporation’s commitment to exercise.

• Brainstorming health promotion program ideas.

• Promoting, communicating and advertising the program.

• Coordinating specific activities.

• Deciding how the wellness program are going to be examined.

• Continually evaluating what is or is not working and adjusting the plan.

Before making plans to encourage exercise during the workday, it is vital that you determine what is “doable” in your workplace.

You do not want to increase staff member expectations by offering something that’s impossible due to funding or space limits.

For example, it’s not realistic to suggest putting in a fitness facility if there’s no room for it. be open, notwithstanding, to creative ways around limitations.

Worksite Exercise Programs – Finding out What is Possible in Your Worksite

Check with recreation departments or fitness facilities for maps of the local walking trails or underground pedways. Excellent walking trails may  be right around the block from your workplace.

Listed here are some questions to help you assess your worksite –

• What facilities or opportunities does your work space offer that make it easier to be physically active during the workday? for example, do you’ve stairs, bicycle racks, showers, space for a fitness facility, factory walking lanes?

• What nearby facilities or opportunities could personnel use to be more physically active during the workday? Are you close to sidewalks, walking trails, community centers, bicycle lanes for active commuting and/or exercise facilities?

• What resources are available?

• can the program access funds, personnel, space, equipment, facilities?

• What is the structure of your corporation? for  instance, consider staff size, working hours, number of sites, unusual shifts, length of lunch breaks and ability to use flex time.