The hunt is on to find Derbyshire’s most active workplace

Employees across Chesterfield and Derbyshire are being encouraged to log sport and exercise online and compete for prizes in an eight week challenge designed to motivate people to stay fit and healthy in 2015.

Open to everyone, the competition has already attracted nearly 400 participants from over 30 different organisations across Derbyshire.

The ‘My Team 2015’ electronic leaderboards went live atwww.workplacechallenge.org.uk/derbyshire on Monday January 5, as workers returned following the festive break, but there’s still time to sign up, back date your activity and continue to battle it out for the top slot.

This year individuals have access to the Workplace Challenge’s online activity logger as well as the new iPhone app, making it even easier to record and monitor their achievements alongside those of friends, colleagues and other workplaces.

A team and social approach to exercise is something Derbyshire Sport will be strongly encouraging throughout 2015 using both social media and events to inspire workers to join up with colleagues to get active.

Andrea Stone, Sport Development Manager from Derbyshire Sport, said:
“With everyone returning to work with great intentions for the year ahead, January is the perfect time to come together with colleagues and introduce some healthy habits into your working week.

“However, our ambitions for ‘My Team 2015’ in Derbyshire go far beyond simply supporting New Year’s resolutions; it’s about introducing lasting healthy habits into the working week.

“The support and social banter of exercising with colleagues is a great way to not only make getting active more enjoyable, but also to push yourself to remain committed to your healthy goals.”

For more information and to register to take part in ‘My Team 2015’ for free, log on to www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/.

Source:Derbyshire Sport