Wondering how to inject wellness into your company culture? Learn how Screen Pilot did so successfully with the Virgin Pulse Global Challenge.
Here at Screen Pilot, we’re always looking for ways in which we can increase wellness across our organization. We provide what most companies offer these days, including healthy snacks, standing desks, flexible hours, remote working and paid time off for volunteering.This year, to embrace the competitive spirit within our company, we signed up to participate in the Virgin Pulse Global Challenge, a worldwide initiative aimed at increasing employee health and wellness across the globe. Through an app, the challenge measured activity as well as nutrition, work/life balance, and sleep over a 100 day period, to act as a fully fledged employee wellness program.[caption id="attachment_5431" align="alignnone" width="448"]
Picture sources: Virgin Global Challenge[/caption]The teams were chosen randomly and a sense of camaraderie immediately kicked in:Rapid Thigh Movement - captain ValerieDoing it for My Skinny Jeans - captain GraceAlways Blue - captain RachelThe goal:Each team of 7 had to clock up at least 70,000 steps a day. Across the 100 days, we faced additional mini challenges which increased the rivalry between teams. The captains inspired and encouraged us and that competitive drive kept us all focused on what was our ‘end of day number’.Mindsets changed to ‘feet first’. Instead of sitting in the conference room, we conducted walking meetings. The standing desks became commonplace for many. We would saunter over to a co-worker's desk instead of using IM and teams took post lunch power walks. Outside of the office, we worked out together and we encouraged our families to join us and track their steps too. Weekends were spent hiking and cycling. The dog parents amongst us ensured the fur kiddos got extra walks, which of course they loved! Summer was a pretty active season for Screen Pilot employees!We lost a couple of pedometers along the way, one in a washing machine and one in a lake, but for 100 days we tracked our steps.The challenge also encouraged us to look deeper into our own nutrition, sleep, lifestyle and the mind/body connection. Under each module the app provided ways to improve those areas of our lives and if nothing else, it allowed our employees to see the bigger picture of their current lifestyle. Each day, as our steps improved, we were rewarded with a new team location and an improved lifestyle score.
So where did the challenge take us?
Starting in San Francisco (virtually) we traveled across The United States, The Caribbean, South America, Africa, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Europe, The Middle East and finally ending our 100 day journey in Sri Lanka.[caption id="attachment_5432" align="alignnone" width="450"]
Picture sources: Virgin Global Challenge[/caption]
Congratulations to our TOP steppers -
Senior Search Marketing Specialist GABE clocked up an impressive 162,482 bike ‘steps’GEORGE our Search Marketing Specialist walked a smashing 1,490,605 steps / 593 milesGraphic Designer MICHELE walked a superb 1,625,905 steps / 647 milesKATE one of our Account Coordinators walked an outstanding 1,718,223 steps / 683 milesSocial Media Specialist ARIELLE walked an extraordinary 2,045,594 steps / 813 miles. She also set the highest personal best of 50,315 steps in just one day! Making her the one to beat next year. Her daily step average of 20,000 steps, ensured her team Rapid Thigh Movement won the Screen Pilot Challenge.[caption id="attachment_5430" align="alignnone" width="448"]
Picture sources: Virgin Global Challenge[/caption]But in reality, we are all winners - as a company, we walked almost 26 million steps(10,308 miles) which equates to walking around the world 0.41 times!33% of us fell under the ‘active’ label, meaning we walked between 10,000 - 12,499 steps per day. However, 54% of Screen Pilot are ‘highly active’, meaning we walked over 12,500 steps per day. I am so proud of each and every one of our employees. Their enthusiasm and dedication to this challenge was admirable. It lifted our team spirit and we are excited to see what records are beaten and who the top steppers are in 2018!We are always looking for new ideas to improve employee happiness and engagement. What do they provide where you work?
Wondering how to inject wellness into your company culture? Learn how Screen Pilot did so successfully with the Virgin Pulse Global Challenge.
Here at Screen Pilot, we’re always looking for ways in which we can increase wellness across our organization. We provide what most companies offer these days, including healthy snacks, standing desks, flexible hours, remote working and paid time off for volunteering.This year, to embrace the competitive spirit within our company, we signed up to participate in the Virgin Pulse Global Challenge, a worldwide initiative aimed at increasing employee health and wellness across the globe. Through an app, the challenge measured activity as well as nutrition, work/life balance, and sleep over a 100 day period, to act as a fully fledged employee wellness program.[caption id="attachment_5431" align="alignnone" width="448"]
Picture sources: Virgin Global Challenge[/caption]The teams were chosen randomly and a sense of camaraderie immediately kicked in:Rapid Thigh Movement - captain ValerieDoing it for My Skinny Jeans - captain GraceAlways Blue - captain RachelThe goal:Each team of 7 had to clock up at least 70,000 steps a day. Across the 100 days, we faced additional mini challenges which increased the rivalry between teams. The captains inspired and encouraged us and that competitive drive kept us all focused on what was our ‘end of day number’.Mindsets changed to ‘feet first’. Instead of sitting in the conference room, we conducted walking meetings. The standing desks became commonplace for many. We would saunter over to a co-worker's desk instead of using IM and teams took post lunch power walks. Outside of the office, we worked out together and we encouraged our families to join us and track their steps too. Weekends were spent hiking and cycling. The dog parents amongst us ensured the fur kiddos got extra walks, which of course they loved! Summer was a pretty active season for Screen Pilot employees!We lost a couple of pedometers along the way, one in a washing machine and one in a lake, but for 100 days we tracked our steps.The challenge also encouraged us to look deeper into our own nutrition, sleep, lifestyle and the mind/body connection. Under each module the app provided ways to improve those areas of our lives and if nothing else, it allowed our employees to see the bigger picture of their current lifestyle. Each day, as our steps improved, we were rewarded with a new team location and an improved lifestyle score.
So where did the challenge take us?
Starting in San Francisco (virtually) we traveled across The United States, The Caribbean, South America, Africa, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Europe, The Middle East and finally ending our 100 day journey in Sri Lanka.[caption id="attachment_5432" align="alignnone" width="450"]
Picture sources: Virgin Global Challenge[/caption]
Congratulations to our TOP steppers -
Senior Search Marketing Specialist GABE clocked up an impressive 162,482 bike ‘steps’GEORGE our Search Marketing Specialist walked a smashing 1,490,605 steps / 593 milesGraphic Designer MICHELE walked a superb 1,625,905 steps / 647 milesKATE one of our Account Coordinators walked an outstanding 1,718,223 steps / 683 milesSocial Media Specialist ARIELLE walked an extraordinary 2,045,594 steps / 813 miles. She also set the highest personal best of 50,315 steps in just one day! Making her the one to beat next year. Her daily step average of 20,000 steps, ensured her team Rapid Thigh Movement won the Screen Pilot Challenge.[caption id="attachment_5430" align="alignnone" width="448"]
Picture sources: Virgin Global Challenge[/caption]But in reality, we are all winners - as a company, we walked almost 26 million steps(10,308 miles) which equates to walking around the world 0.41 times!33% of us fell under the ‘active’ label, meaning we walked between 10,000 - 12,499 steps per day. However, 54% of Screen Pilot are ‘highly active’, meaning we walked over 12,500 steps per day. I am so proud of each and every one of our employees. Their enthusiasm and dedication to this challenge was admirable. It lifted our team spirit and we are excited to see what records are beaten and who the top steppers are in 2018!We are always looking for new ideas to improve employee happiness and engagement. What do they provide where you work?
