The challenge in the form for companies of Western Isles - Stornoway Gazette

Companies in the Western Islands have registered more than 13 146 miles in a challenge to increase levels of physical activity of their employees.

Walking to the challenge of working step count managed by Scottish Charity paths for all has seen more than 4 500 workers and 200 companies to participate in the challenge through Scotland.

Scottish Charity, paths for all designed walking to the challenge of the job step count for employees across the country moving - counting and registration of the number of steps each day with a pedometer. Walking is proven to improve mental and physical well-being with recent studies suggesting that 2.2 million working days are lost each year through the disease in Scotland for a $ 1.2 billion to £.

Businesses across Scotland put teams of five people together to meet the challenge.

In eight weeks, each participant connected the distance they walked every day with a pedometer provided by paths for all and then every week the captain of the team collected individual results to keep a total final team, submitting the totals for access for all paths. A challenge blog has been updated with all the news and the progress of the team.

Carl Greenwood, officer development paths for all, says: "we are very pleased with the results of the March, count of working stage Challenge and would like to congratulate all those who took part across the Western Isles."

However, it is of the health benefits that walking brings to our everyday life that we hope to promote with this challenge and we had many great stories on the blog. It's a flange which involved her pedometer to her marriage, and many have transformed their measurements in miles and went virtual travel around the world. We are fortunate to live in a country that has good routes, both in cities and rural areas that we can all take advantage of, and our contest "Simple pleasures", who was executed in the challenge, presented us with hundreds of amazing photos of Scotland that people took everything apart. »

Sandra from Shelibost school, explains: "we had a team taking part in the challenge and we all have seen improved huge not only our fitness levels, but our well-being."

"Walk really made feel you better, helps us to have a better night sleep and help reduce stress levels." Getting away from the building for 10 minutes at the lunch hour - he such a difference for the day. The challenge has really helped us kick start our activity and after seeing the benefits, we will certainly continue with the exercise now, the challenge is completed. »

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