Lunch walking keeps employees healthy

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    For most people, work is the biggest time commitment of the day. After work, we are often still busy and don’t always get around to moving. That’s why it’s a good idea to introduce lunch walks during midday. A lunch walk? Yes, walking while having lunch.

    Instead of quickly eating a sandwich (often behind the computer) to prepare for the next meeting, you can better use this time by stretching your legs for half an hour at noon for a short walk. An ideal activity for young & old. 

    On the one hand, walking is good for the body and mind of employees, but as an employer, you also benefit from many advantages: an employee who moves enough is less often sick, is generally and mentally healthier, can concentrate better, feels more connected to colleagues and work... 

    Enough reasons to introduce lunch walks in the company!

    How do you get started now?

    1. Find one or more ambassadors who want to support the walking group. They take care of further communication, create support, organize the walks... 
    2. Choose a day, hour and meeting point on a recurring basis
    3. Send attached Send email (see bottom of this page)
    4. Enjoy your walk!
    5. Ask for feedback and adjust where needed

    A few more tips

    • Communicate in advance so employees can plan a lunch (or provide one for everyone who walks along)
    • Schedule the lunch walks in the calendar: everyone invited
    • Set a goal: X kilometers per month
    • Set a good example (also CEO, management, and supervisors participate!)
    • Celebrate the participants. Give an umbrella / raincoat with the company logo as a gift. Extra publicity bonus.
    • Also invite customers or suppliers who are present in the building
    • Ask for feedback in time and adjust if necessary
    • Come with your initiative Go outside, promote yourself as a healthy employer

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    Dear employees

    We are encouraged from all sides to move more. Half an hour a day already has a positive effect on our health! 

    For that reason, we encourage you to take lunch walks together! 

    At every [wandelmomenten], you are warmly welcome at [startplaats] for a 30-minute walk accompanied by [ambassadeurs].

    • Work done! You don’t have to do this in the evening anymore (of course, you can still do it)

    • Feel fitter and more vital in the afternoon

    • Work on your overall health

    • Get to know your colleagues better

    For those who join, we provide [reward, see tips]

    See you then!

    Best regards,

    [naam]

     

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