News

7th June 2012

CECS staff get into their stride

CECS staff are flexing their feet this month for a two-week pedometer challenge.

Teams from all CECS departments, from clerical to clinical, are signing up to see if they can each clock up 10,000 steps a day - the daily total recommended to achieve health benefits from physical activity, such as improved fitness and mood - every day for a two-week period.

There are four people in each team so that'll be 560,000 steps per team over the 14 days, or enough steps to take them from Maldon to Luxembourg!

The challenge starts on June 19, to coincide with Workout-at-Work Day, run by the Royal Society of Chartered Physiotherapists.

Prizes are on offer for teams who take the most steps. And free pedometers and cereal bars have already been handed out to participating staff to help them keep going.

The challenge is being organised by the CECS Health Champions, a group of CECS staff who support opportunities for all CECS' 1,100 staff to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Watch this space for updates of how the Pedometer Challenge is progressing...

And click here to find out more about taking the 10,000 steps a day challenge yourself.