Growing the Kent economy 2016/17

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Growing the Kent Economy 2016/17
We are all responsible for the lifestyle
choices we make, but employers can
encourage and helpmake healthy choices
easier for their staff. By promoting and
investing in staff wellbeing you’ll create a
healthier workforce that feels valued, and
you’ll be rewarded with wide-ranging
business benefits.
The Sport & Physical Activity Service at
Kent County Council is encouraging
employers and employees to sign up
to Kent’s Workplace Challenge to help
individuals keep track of activity levels
throughout the day and to motivate
them to move more.
The free motivational online tool is
already being used by more than 1,300
employees across 200 workplaces in
Kent but anyone working in Kent can
join in, at any time throughout the year.
The Workplace Challenge is about
encouraging employees across the
county to get together with colleagues
to pool their efforts and earn points for
their workplace by taking part in physical
activity. This can be anything from a
15-minute lunchtime walk, a 30-minute
evening run, a bike ride or exercise class,
through to netball or football training
with friends.
It doesn’t matter how active you currently
are or what sport you currently do,
anyone can sign up to the challenge!
It’s a great way to engage with friends,
colleagues and other workplaces.
For more information about Kent’s
Workplace Challenge and to sign up,
We also staged the inaugural Kent
and Medway Business Games which
took place on Friday 10 July at Strood
Sports Centre which we hope will
become an annual event, providing a
great opportunity to encourage team
working, boost staff morale, network
with other workplace teams, have fun
and get active!
Teams battle it out in adapted versions
of sports such as kwik cricket, touch
rugby, sitting volleyball, tag archery,
bubble football and badminton to
find out if they’ve got what it takes to
become Kent and Medway’s Business
Games Champions.
For more information about the Kent
and Medway Business Games visit:
“Healthy habits in the
workplace can make a
big impact on employee
wellbeing”