new to myfitnesspal and need ideas for workplace wellness pr

Krystalbequette

My Job just started a wellness program and phase 1 is "drop 10 lbs in 10 weeks". As the marketing manager, I'm in charge. I've got 12 people to sign up and the first question they asked is "now what do I do?" I'm going to ask local gyms for day passes and send them here to myfitnesspal but I feel like I need to do more. Although keeping myself motivated is going to be hard enough. Any ideas? By the way, I work at a fast casual restaurant.

michz

One of the things that is totally motivating to me is the challenge groups people create on here. So they set an exercise goal for the week - last week I did one where I had to burn 3500 calories in a 7 day period. This week there is a challenge to walk 30 flights of stairs. Perhaps you can create "challenges" for your colleagues or piggy-back on what this phenomenal website and group of individuals is already doing!

Elleinnz

First thing is to understand which behaviours are causing your current weight - will stop you from achieving your goals....
and then you need to build strategies / plans on how to manage those....

To me the key is planning - and then executing - just like any other business model - I am sure you have some stuff that you use from a marketing, management training perspective that can be adapted to help people....

I am at work at the moment, but send me a message if you want more thoughts and I can try and get something to you tonight (my time - I am in New Zealand)

Xaspar

Weigh-ins? Measurements? 20 minute exercise challenge? 20 minutes of heart rate increasing exercise each day 5 days of a week? 300 minute challenge (300 minutes at the previous can be met in 3 weeks ... awesome mini-goal along the way to 10 in 10. Then raise it to a 600 minute challenge 30 minutes 5 times a week = 150 so 4 weeks to meet that. There are 8 weeks worth of mini goals along the way
Or you can do a 50 in 10 challenge ... walk or run 50 miles in ten weeks (that's one mile 5 times a week

You can also do a fit test with an improvement challenge (push-ups, sit-ups, flexibility test, etc. and a the end do it again for a most improved % award)

You could also have a weekly intro session to a different type of exercise. Have each participant research a different type of exercise regime and bring in info, a guest speaker or instructor for a mini-class or something like that?

Just my brain cells working overtime... so I rambled

alynk

Maybe you can start a walking group, we started a few weeks ago and the ladies I work with count on me to be there. Sometimes we only walk for 15-20 minutes, but that's 20 minutes of movement!

Just meet in the same spot at the same time and start walking, I know if I'm late I just try to catch up with them!