1. Are you fit for business? Take on the workplace challenge and get active Fiona Deans Herts Sports Partnership

2. About us Not for profit organisation, hosted by University of Hertfordshire Strategic and delivery remit across the county Partnership of organisations working towards common goals Draw in funding to make sport & physical activity happen locally

3. What is the Workplace Challenge? Free web tool aimed at staff to get more active Track activity level, weight, C02 emissions One stop shop - promoting local opportunities to get active Relevant news – events, competitions, additional challenges

4. What is the Workplace Challenge? 8 week activity challenge – Jan – Mar 2014 Employees can sign up from 1 st December – to win an I PAD Active Offices Competitions Enter teams and compete against other businesses

5. Benefits to employees Increased well-being, self-image, and self-esteem Improved coping skills with stress or other factors affecting health Improved health status Lower costs for acute health issues Increased access to health promotion resources and social support Improved job satisfaction More supportive work environment

6. Benefits to employers Lower health care and disability costs Enhanced employee productivity Reduced employee absenteeism Decreased rates of illness Enhanced corporate image Improved employee morale Improved employee recruitment and retention Increased organisational commitment and creation of a culture of health

7. Business Case – Example Worked example - for a company with 300 employees earning average £8.20/hr On average, sickness absence costs employers 8.4 working days per employee per year (Chartered Institute of Personal Development 2007a). Physical activity programmes at work have been found to reduce absenteeism by up to 20%; physically active workers take 27% fewer sick days (Health, Work and Wellbeing Programme 2008).

8. Register from 1 st December at: www.workplacechallenge.org.uk Contact Details: Joe Capon Herts Sports Partnership 01707 281004 j.capon2@herts.ac.uk