LLR Get Moving Challenge
We invite you to join our system wide ‘Get Moving’ team challenge this September and log your physical activity along with your colleagues, to experience first-hand the benefits of an active lifestyle!
Description
Many of us know that being active is great for our physical health, but did you know that it can also have some fantastic social and mental benefits too such as increasing social connectedness, maintaining independence for longer, and reducing isolation? It can also make us happier and healthier at work, boosting our productivity and team morale!
We invite you to join our system wide 'Get Moving' team challenge this September and log your physical activity along with your colleagues, to experience first-hand the benefits of an active lifestyle! The challenge will start on 26th October, hopefully providing you with some much-needed motivation to take time for yourself to move your body and be active as the winter months draw in. Physical activity has the ability to bring people together and to positively impact on our wellbeing, regardless of activity level, fitness, or ability.
If you work in the NHS, health, social care, emergency services, local authority, or charity workforce within LLR, this is your opportunity to get involved.
Once registered, either create a team of 4 or join an existing team and start logging your activity (anything from walking to cycling, swimming to Zumba) by manually adding it, or by connecting apps such as Fitbit or Strava. Your activity will be converted to points, and don't forget that points mean prizes! The challenge is fully inclusive and open to all abilities and activity levels, all activity counts!
How-to Guide – Joining the Challenge and Creating a Team
- Scroll down the challenge page to register or log-in for Sport Suite.
- If this is the first time you have used the Activity Tracker, you may be asked to provide a few more details on the next page.
- Click the 'Add Team' button at the top right of the challenge page to create your team or click the 'View Teams' button to join an existing team. If you are creating a team, you will then be able to share a direct link with your colleagues to invite them to join the same team. The more creative your team's name, the better!
- To log activity, click the 'Log Activity' button at the top right of the challenge page. Please note that activity may take up to an hour to appear on the leaderboard.
- Your dashboard (www.active-together.org/tracker) displays a breakdown of all of the activity you have logged. Here, you can also connect apps such as Fitbit and Strava. Just click the watch icon in the top right-hand corner. Apple Watch users can connect to Strava via their Apple device and then connect to the Activity Tracker via Strava.
As well as awards for the winning individual/team, we will also be awarding spot prizes to individuals who regularly log activity, regardless of your position on the leaderboard. So, let's get moving!
If you haven't undertook exercise for a while and have any concerns, please seek support from your GP.
This challenge has now ended.
