At a Glance
The GCC is simply the most enjoyable and effective way to create a more dynamic,
healthy and productive workplace.
- Employees form teams of seven.
- Each participant receives a ‘GCC pack’ that includes two pedometers.
- For each of the 16 weeks of the GCC they record and enter their daily step count
(and bicycle and swimming activity) into the GCC website.
- The site adds each individual’s step counts to their team total then converts this
to a kilometre/mile distance, and plots the team’s progression along a virtual tour
of the world. The more active they are, the further they go, the healthier they
become, the more productive your organisation becomes.
- During this journey, participants interact ‘virtually’ with each location and experience
its customs, facts, history, foods, politics, and geography.
10,000 Steps
The average worker walks around 3,500
steps a day. Longer work hours, sedentary jobs and modern conveniences
are keeping us from moving more and the long-term effects are devastating to both
personal health and workplace productivity.
However, The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends individuals take 10,000
steps daily to improve their health and reduce the risks of disease. Because the
WHO is full of very talented and smart people, the GCC uses this 10,000 step recommendation
and encourages participants to reach this target each day of the event.
Over the 16 weeks of the GCC, participants do this by increasing their activity,
both structured (i.e. planning to go for a walk at a certain time), and unstructured
(i.e. seeing a chance to walk and taking it).
As the GCC progresses, participants change their behaviour and more and more activity
is incorporated into their day. This begins the significant health benefits for
both the individual and the workplace.
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