Keep On Walking, but Time Running Out on 10,000 Steps Program

Employees are taking not just a big step, but lots and lots of steps toward a healthier lifestyle. 

Our first Quarterly Wellness Challenge was to join the walking program 10,000 Steps, and thousands of you have taken us up on it.  When you register for the program you receive a complimentary pedometer and access to a website to track your steps each day.  The goal is to log at least 10,000 steps each day – roughly five miles.

While we hope everyone keeps on walking, the program will run only until March 31.  So that’s your deadline to sign up and get the free pedometer and at least a little time logging your steps online.

To help you keep up your regimen after the site is no longer available, we’ll post a Weekly Walking Log form on the Employee Wellness Site you can print out and fill in. 

In fact, that’s how CAO Walt Ekard has been tracking his steps.  He was this quarter’s executive sponsor and is definitely leading by example.  He shared one of his actual logs – you can check it out below.  He got in more than 76,000 steps that week.

We’re all busy, but if Walt can squeeze in an average of 10,000 steps a day, a lot of us can probably do so as well.  

So don’t miss out on the chance to get the pedometer: register for 10,000 Steps by March 31.  There’s a link from the InSite home page under the Employee Wellness section. 

Then – keep on walking!