Healthier Work Games Opening Ceremony With the London 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games just around the corner, this is an ideal time to encourage people to become more This is a great opportunity to get everyone on board. Have an event physically active and generally healthier. Take the challenge and be to start the challenge. Everyone could bring in a healthy dish from one of the 205 nations taking part. You could have a healthy inspired by our athletes to improve your health over the period of morning tea and discuss the benefits of increasing your physical the Olympic/Paralympic Games! activity. People could also share an interesting fact about the tips on choosing The Challenge country they have picked. Have a look at some healthier options for teas and lunches morning/afternoon on the of There are a number of challenges you could conduct over the six the Healthier Work Website. weeks of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Olympic Games 27 July – 12 August and Paralympic Games 29 August – Have a look at the website for some healthy recipes. 9 September) – the aim is to make your workplace healthier. We’ve Have a look at the website for physical activity ideas. designed a fun and simple games package covering physical activity and healthy eating that can be downloaded and tailored to suit Appoint a Judge your workplace. Choose a ‘judge’ whose decision will be final. They should follow Pick a country the guidelines set up, and be fair and impartial. To get started have people pick a country out of a hat (use the list provided). Depending on the number of participants people might have one country each, or teams can be formed starting from two in a team up to 10. You could ask people to research their country, a great way for us all to learn more about the world we live in.
Healthier Work Games With the London 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games just around the corner, this is an ideal time to encourage people to become more physically active and generally healthier. Take the challenge and be inspired by our athletes to improve your health over the period of the Olympic/Paralympic Games! The Challenge There are a number of challenges you could conduct over the six weeks of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Olympic Games 27 July – 12 August and Paralympic Games 29 August – 9 September) – the aim is to make your workplace healthier. We’ve designed a fun and simple games package covering physical activity and healthy eating that can be downloaded and tailored to suit your workplace. Pick a country To get started have people pick a country out of a hat (use the list provided). Depending on the number of participants people might have one country each, or teams can be formed starting from two in a team up to 10. You could ask people to research their country, a great way for us all to learn more about the world we live in. Opening Ceremony This is a great opportunity to get everyone on board. Have an event to start the challenge. Everyone could bring in a healthy dish from one of the 205 nations taking part. You could have a healthy morning tea and discuss the benefits of increasing your physical activity. People could also share an interesting fact about the country they have picked. Have a look at some tips on choosing healthier options for morning/afternoon teas and lunches on the of the Healthier Work Website. Have a look at the website for some healthy recipes. Have a look at the website for physical activity ideas. Appoint a Judge Choose a ‘judge’ whose decision will be final. They should follow the guidelines set up, and be fair and impartial.
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