Waiariki Institute of Technology’s Staff are
Walking the Length of New Zealand
Starting from
noon today, more than 200 Waiariki staff members, in teams
of 8-12 people, will be competing against workmates and
staff from other New Zealand polytechnics in the 10,000
Steps Program developed by New Zealand organisation Vitality
Works.
The object is to be the first to walk the
equivalent distance from Cape Reinga to Invercargill during
the next six weeks – a total of 4,570,658 steps.
For the
past several years, Waiariki’s senior management team has
actively promoted and supported healthy habits among its
staff. Encouragement toward increasing fitness, weight loss
and smoking cessation have been ongoing, and fitness-related
efforts were further enhanced in early 2010 when the newly
built Waiariki Community Recreation Centre was opened on the
Rotorua campus. The 10,000 Steps challenge follows on from
previous Waiariki health initiatives like boot camps and
biggest loser
competitions.
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