Staff at the East Riding of Yorkshire Council have taken up their second pedometer challenge of the year for the British Heart Foundation and to show their support for Beverley Heart Town.
38 Teams of five began their four week walking challenge last week and are walking to Moscow (easy option 7,000 steps a day) or Washington DC return + 7 loops around the USA (hard option of 25,000 steps a day).
At the same time staff are being encouraged to sign up to the free British Heart Foundation’s Heart Matters Membership Scheme, a free service that offers a unique package of support and information for people looking to improve their heart health.
Sarah Oliver, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Community Health Development Worker said: “Following the success of our first pedometer challenge in April we decided to organise another one this autumn. We’re delighted to be supporting Beverley Heart Town and working with the British Heart Foundation in this way and hope workplaces across Beverley will also organise their own pedometer challenge.”
Sharon Oakley, BHF Fundraising Manager for Beverley, said: “Beverley is a BHF Heart Town, one of fewer than fifty heart towns and cities in the UK where entire communities are coming together to help beat heart disease. We are delighted that so many East Riding of Yorkshire Council staff have taken up this second Pedometer Challenge and hope other workplaces in Beverley will organise their own fundraising event to support us.”
As part of the BHF’s Health at Work programme, the Pedometer Challenge helps organisations to get employees active. The pack includes a ‘how-to’ guide for the coordinator, posters, progress chart, pedometer and everything else you need to inspire colleagues to get moving.
To order your free Pedometer Challenge pack and learn more about the BHF’s Health at Work programme, visit bhf.org.uk/healthatwork. To find out more about Beverley Heart Town, the new BHF Beverley Committee, or corporate fundraising please contact Sharon Oakley on 01904 270 776 or email oakleys@bhf.org.uk.
