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Hurry! New Year resolutions start soon!
Your employees will again use New Year to make resolutions to kick-start a more physically active and healthier lifestyle, however, even before the end of January these positive habits will likely be long forgotten. Fortunately, as a responsible employer you have a unique opportunity to improve your employees’ New Year successes by inviting your workforce to participate in your own company Workplace Virtuathon to provide the focus, commitment, guidance, support and motivation required for their New Year resolutions to be a success. |
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Overview Leaflet (PDF)
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We've collaborated with Health@Work to align our programme with standards set by the Workplace Wellbeing Charter, the accreditation standard that is built on best practice, the latest research and business sense.
It's also influenced by the suggested Five Ways to Mental Wellbeing set out in the Government's Foresight report by the New Economics Foundation; Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give – a set of evidence-based actions to improve personal wellbeing.
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Employee wellbeing education.
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"We had been looking for innovative ways to build team spirit and I couldn’t find anything even close to what Workplace Virtuathon offers"
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Revised programmes now available.
Equivalent in size to an impressive 200+ page book with 60+ educational and advice articles, 25+ healthy eating recipes, 5+ hours of exercise, yoga and meditation videos, plus so much more... all delivered in 'bite-sized' daily snippets over 8 weeks via our mobile app with a fantastic medal as an achievement reward – affordably priced to suit every organisation. |
Even invite customers too!
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Why not extend your Workplace Virtuathon and invite your customers. We can 'white-label' and co-brand our Beginners Virtual Runathon product and deliver this to your customers at the same time as your Workplace Virtuathon, with incredible potential...
For example, 1,000 participating customers who you could re-engage with for up to eight-weeks throughout their Virtuathon programme, who each fundraised only £50 for your chosen charity, would raise £50,000 ! |
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“Thank you for your help!!! I found the Get Event Fit app great for me. I am really not a runner and it took me through a very challenging process in a fantastic way. I found the articles very, very helpful and I love the yoga video for runners… I really found it very motivational even when I felt I couldn't run!!”
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Connect with colleagues.
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In addition to planning, tracking and monitoring Virtuathon training activity, the ability to connect with colleagues in private communities on Strava brings a social element to training for your Workplace Virtuathon – share training tips with colleagues, discover and build new training routes, discuss your progress and even post your times to a shared leaderboard. The Strava app turns every iPhone and Android into a sophisticated running computer to easily plan your route and then track your favourite performance stats.
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The benefits of physical activity on mental health.Evidence shows that being physically active is one of the most effective ways to improve mental wellbeing. Workplace physical activity programmes that foster a happier, healthier and more motivated team, have a positive impact on productivity, increase work attendance, reduce job stress, improve mental wellbeing and pave the way for greater employee retention and engagement.
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FREE employee places available.Choose to complete your Workplace Virtuathon for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation by fundraising a minimum sponsorship and not only will you receive FREE entry and a technical running vest, but you’ll be helping to research, prevent and provide support to all those affected by the UK’s biggest cancer killer.
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Inspire a more active, healthier and motivated workforce in 2018.Workplace Virtuathon® running, cycling and triathlon virtual challenges are great fun and can raise vital funds for your chosen charity. With included training from Get Event Fit, they’re designed to maximise employee participation, especially beginners and the less active, and encourage positive lifestyle choices that help reduce stress and increase motivation in the workplace.
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How Virtuathon works.
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There are two types of Workplace Virtuathon; Organised (next one in May 2018) and Personalised to your organisation. All Workplace Virtuathon's are 'virtual' challenges so they can be completed at any location – employees can run outside or on a treadmill, individually or with colleagues, they can even walk providing they complete the distance!
Comprehensive beginners training with integrated employee wellbeing is delivered daily via the Get Event Fit app to educate, inspire and regularly motivate your employees throughout their training journey. They're then rewarded with a Virtuathon® finishers medal for all their hard work.
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Incredible benefits.
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Less active employees often lack confidence in their own physical ability and are therefore unlikely to take part in an organised physical event. Workplace Virtuathon is designed specifically to maximise employee participation, especially beginners and the less active, to benefit your organisation, employees and chosen charities.
Motivated and engaged workforce.The Government's Department of Health advises that one in four of us will experience mental ill health at some point in our lives. Everyone knows that regular exercise is great for your physical health and fitness, but evidence also shows that being physically active is also one of the most effective ways to improve mental wellbeing.
Workplace physical activity programmes that foster a happier, healthier and more motivated team, have a positive impact on productivity, increase work attendance, reduce job stress and pave the way for greater employee retention and engagement.
Healthier and more active workplaces have been proven to be happier and more productive workforces. Research suggests that exercise can reduce absenteeism by 23.5% and staff turnover can be reduced by 16% (BUPA, 2015). Fitter, healthier and more motivated.Workplace Virtuathon is FREE for employees and is specifically designed to maximise employee participation, especially beginners and the inactive. We educate, inspire and regularly motivate employees to encourage them to become more physically active at their own pace to live a healthier lifestyle both in and out of the workplace – they also receive a Virtuathon finishers medal for their efforts!
"It's like having your own personal coach with you everyday!"
Maximise fundraising efforts.Workplace Virtuathon events are a great way to educate employees on the incredible work of the charity and raise vital funds to support their cause. Additionally, our partner charities can include their marketing content within the employee training programmes to educate and engage with employees throughout their training journey – for up to 10 weeks.
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Virtuathon training included.
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Comprehensive training for beginners is included with Workplace Virtuathon® to help employees of various physical abilities fully prepare for their challenge event. Workplace Virtuathon training programmes, consisting of fitness training, nutrition advice, mindset education, employee wellbeing from Health@Work and daily motivation is conveniently delivered into the Get Event Fit app to guide, inspire and motivate employees everyday throughout their challenge training journey.
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Integrated employee wellbeing.
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We've collaborated with Health@Work to integrate employee wellbeing education into the Workplace Virtuathon training programmes by structuring weekly content on the Government's suggested Five Ways to Mental Wellbeing; Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give. Employees are taken along a guided journey to help them understand the impact of diet, stress, mindset and physical activity on their health to encourage positive lifestyle choices, both in and out of the workplace.
Health@Work are a registered independent charity who have helped organisations of all sizes and sectors across the UK improve health in the workplace for over 26 years. They also deliver the National Workplace Wellbeing Charter and have accredited over 1,000 companies including Jaguar Landrover and BAE Systems.
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Get started today.
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Do you work for an organisation who would like to energise their employees with a Workplace Virtuathon Challenge? Register your organisation today for the next organised Workplace Virtuathon in May or deliver a personalised Workplace Virtuathon on a date of your choice.
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