Workplace Exercise Programs – Developing an Action Plan.

Before launching your Workplace Exercise Program, summarize the information you have collected and plan your next steps.

At this point, you have

• gained support from management for the Workplace Physical Activity Program

• formed an staff member committee

• investigated what is possible in your workplace

• found out what staff members want and need in a Workplace Exercise Program.

Based on this information, you’re now ready to develop your action plan to raise exercise at your workplace.

With the worker committee, take the following steps.

• Combine the results of the employee survey with the workplace environmental assessment, and report to management and staff members.

• Prioritize the possibilities at each of the “levels” (individual, social, organizational, community, policy) in the workplace listed in “Keys to Success”. for example, suppose a big group of workers show an interest in bicycling to work.

Since these people  may want to shower and change after their commute each day, you could give showers and changing facilities priority in your workplace. Bicycle racks could also be important for making employees’ bicycles secure during the workday.

• Consult the list of practical suggestions found this website.

• Develop a mission statement (one which aligns with your corporation’s overall mission statement) to define your purpose and help guide your process. Establishing goals and goals will help you reachyour mission statement.

• Put together a plan or blueprint addressing what you’ve learned. Make program and activity recommendations with timelines, identify resources and assign responsibilities. Revisit the list of tasks outlined in “Step 2 –  Forming an Staff Member Committee.” Seek management approval to move ahead.

• Once your initiative is in place, it’s important to promote it to workers. Organizing a launch is a good way to do this. A formal launch also demonstrates management commitment. If workers don’t know about the initiative, they can’t take benefit of it!

• Decide what you need to track to show that you’ve reached your objectives. Measure these factors before you start. This way, when you evaluate later, you’ll know when there has been a change.