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Committed: Promote a culture of health and fitness at your workplace
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Commit to this action for your community to help overcome the obesity epidemic.
Make Health and Fitness a Part of Your Daily Work Routine
Healthier Food
- Develop a healthy catering guide for meetings and special events.
- Collaborate with co-workers to take turns providing healthy snack options.
- Create a schedule of special events and ask people to limit the food they bring in to share at those events.
- Work with your coworkers to get healthier options in the vending machines and cafeteria.
- Work with your co-workers and supervisors to bring in a nutritionist or health expert to give a talk.
- Support a farmer's market/mobile market at your workplace.
More Movement
- Organize walking meetings or walk during breaks or lunch.
- Get up and go talk with co-workers instead of sending an email or calling.
- Map a walking route around the perimeter, or inside your workplace.
- Work with co-workers to bring in a fitness instructor for an after work or lunchtime training session. When running a meeting, start it with a standing and stretching break.
- Make stairwells more attractive with good lighting, artwork, or even music.
The information included on this site is for educational purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice.
Fact
The average employed adult spends nearly 10 hours per day working, traveling to and from work, and engaging in work-related activities.
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