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- 1. Challenge, educate and transform your workplace Begins September 13, 2016
- 2. Our participants work together “Thank you for a fantastic 10 weeks where I can definitely say I am making healthier lifestyle changes.”- Teressa, Whitsundays Regional Council
- 3. Our participants move their way “Being a part of the AWC has had great benefits for our team. The encouragement that we have been able to give each other has led to positive outcomes for all of our participants and a re-focus on some easy initiatives that we can implement long after the challenge has finished. Thanks AWC Team” – Camilla, LGAQ
- 4. Our participants eat better “We’re right into it…..and loving it!” – Cathy, Brisbane City Council
- 5. Most importantly they are having more FUN “Participating in the AWC has really improved the culture in my workplace by showing that minor adjustments can bring major improvements.” – Rob, Queensland Police & Emergency Services
- 6. What is the Active Workplace Challenge? AWC is a team based 10 week lifestyle challenge, designed to establish and sustain healthy habits in the workplace and at home. AWC focuses on creating an employee driven wellbeing culture through an engaging social platform that harnesses team dynamics and encourages sharing success. Employees form teams of five and their goal over the 10 weeks is to unlock all 15 Active levels by earning points for healthy behaviours, weekly challenges and bonus workouts. Participants can earn over 40 trophies based on the health information they enter each day. Because we take data across all lifestyle behaviours each participant will be winning trophies specific to their habits. By looking at the whole person we can help reduce your workplace's risk of musculoskeletal and psychological injuries and make a positive change to your culture. We address all modifiable health behaviours identified by the World Health Organisation to give your workplace a balanced wellbeing program. "The wellness culture in our office has improved with other staff asking us what we’re doing, commenting on how happy we look and what can they do, so we have used our time during the challenge to invite other staff members to join us on walks, or stretching and doing some of the exercises. The entertainment value alone at times has been hilarious.” – Gina, J.J. Richards & Sons
- 8. What sets us apart Wellbeing champions shine – The social platform combined with the team challenges creates champions within your workplace that actively encourage those around them. Friendly competition – Competition is fun and the points system, challenges and trophies encourage the healthy behaviours that will help employees reach their health and fitness goals. Team work – Team members are encouraged to take responsibility to make sure that everyone is succeeding and meeting goals on both a personal level and as a group. Having the support and motivation of a team means employees are more likely to stay committed to the program until the very end. Game play – Getting healthy takes effort. But when you turn health into a game, it feels more like fun and less like work. Games are powerful motivators that are proven to change behaviours. By participating in a wellness program that incorporates interactive games and friendly competition, employees are motivated to challenge themselves and their colleagues to form healthy habits. Fun for everyone - Everyone has different wellbeing goals, not all are weight loss and diet related. This program allows employees to work on areas of their own wellbeing that are important to them, and be rewarded for it. No matter what their goals are, there is something in the AWC to lead everyone along the path to enhanced wellbeing.
- 9. Feature: My points entry Each day participants enter their daily habits to earn points for their team. Once a participant reaches the Australian health guidelines the box lights up green to give instant feedback. Over 40 trophies can be won based on each healthy behavior. Entries take 30-60 seconds and after week 1 days are pre-filled from the previous week to save time. If a participant goes 7 days without making an entry they get an encouraging email with resources to help them get back on track.
- 10. Key feature: Individual challenges Each week participants are challenged to discover new ways to introduce healthy habits into their lives and are supported with resources (and the promise of bonus points) to make it happen. Participants can expect to: Be challenged physically Spend time outdoors Learn about healthy eating Practice mindfulness, compassion and gratitude in the workplace Reduce sitting time Tackle a bad habit Inspire others to move more Set goals for after the challenge.
- 11. Key feature: Team challenges Fortnightly team challenges helps keep the momentum, with the focus on improving the workplace environment. Teams can expect to: Work together to complete a physical task Turn meetings into a place where movement and mental breaks are encouraged Reduce workplace sitting time and take stretching breaks Learn how to easily implement ‘wellbeing’ into the working environment Share healthy food ideas with each other Set up small wellbeing initiatives to increase ‘water cooler’ talk around wellbeing.
- 12. Key feature: Photo sharing The social platform encourages sharing healthy moments to encourage others. This showcases the champions already working in your workplace. Get inspired to climb a mountain, cook something new or dust off the exercise gear.
- 13. The organisation admin for your workplace will have a unique profile to keep up to date with how each team is performing. This profile also allows the following: Add unique ‘sign on’ URL to your intranet for easy sign up Create and edit teams Purchase entries/discount codes Communicate with participants through internal messenger Key feature: Organisation profile
- 14. Other features Workout of the Week – Exercise physiologist designed workout videos released each week to progressively improve your fitness. Workout anywhere, anytime with video playback or PDF. Resources – Each week’s challenge is accompanied by health information specific to that challenge to help participants succeed. Expert Corner – Have a diet or exercise question? Ask one of our expert Dietitians or Exercise Physiologist. AWC tip – Every time a participant logs in they a new health tip will pop up. Mobile & Tablet friendly
- 15. Easy to use platform design
- 16. Numbers 91% of participants after the challenge considered their health to be good, very good or excellent. 84% of participants would recommend AWC to their friends. 100.00% of participants interrupt their sitting more than 11 times per day, compared to 47.10% prior to commencing AWC. 80% of participants said entering their lifestyle habits daily helped them make better choices daily. The average participant complete 3.5 exercise sessions each week. 20% increase in fruit and vegetable consumption.
- 17. Support from start to finish Engaging marketing materials and bespoke material to help uptake How to videos to easily navigate platform Participants get real feedback from our team Social platform motivates participants to make healthier choices Weekly workplace performance report Post challenge individual, team and workplace certificates Post challenge workplace report identifying successors
- 18. Investment into a higher functioning workplace 1. Full payment – Workplace pays for 100% of entry to AWC 10 week challenge. A great way to attract and retain high quality employees, as well as foster a healthy working environment. You can purchase coupons at any time in the ‘organisation admin’ page. 2. Contribution – Workplace can purchase a percentage of the entry and the employee pays the remainder. Perfect for establishing commitment from employees while encouraging them to participate by covering part of the costs. You can purchase coupons at any time in the ‘organisation admin’ page. $55 per person including GST
- 19. Getting started Active Workplace Challenge is here to make the implementation of this program as smooth as possible through: Providing all internal marketing materials and timing of distribution to maximise participation. Ongoing phone and email support for any questions your employees may have. User guides and video tours to ensure program is user friendly. To find out more information contact Josh Marsden josh@activeworkplace.com.au M:0400795147 www.activeworkplace.com.au