How Healthy is Your Office?
Are you a health-savvy boss or should your employees audition for the next Fast Food Nation documentary? Take Inc.'s quiz for a good indication.
Here are some tips that might jumpstart your creativity:
1) Step-off: Have staff members participate in a competition to determine who can log the most steps over a month-long period, as measured by pedometers. Bragging rights are the prize.
2) Lunchtime community walking tours: Plan excursions consisting of a 30-minute jaunt around a historic local park.
3) Healthy office news: Dedicate a small section of your monthly intra-office newsletter that is devoted to healthy living tips.
4) Book club: Gather a small group of folks once a month for a discussion of a featured book, such as, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" or "The Blue Zones: Lessons For Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest."
5) Healthy recipes: Ask staff to submit their favorite healthy cooking recipes and post them on the office intranet.
6) Potluck: On a rotating basis, ask about a dozen staff members to cook a healthy lunch once per month to share with the group.
-- Suggestions offered by Washington, D.C. City Agency, Office of Planning
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