Before launching your Worksite Physical Activity Program, summarize the information you’ve accumulated and plan your next steps.

At this point, you have

• gained support from senior level management for the Worksite Physical Activity Program

• formed an employee committee

• assessed what’s possible in your worksite

• 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 increase physical activity at your workplace.

With the employee committee, take the following steps.

• Combine the results of the worker survey with the workplace environmental assessment, and report to upper-level management and workers.

• Prioritize the possibilities at each of the “levels” (individual, social, organizational, community, policy) in the workplace listed in “Keys to Success”. for  instance, suppose a large group of workforce show an interest in biking 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 worksite. Bicycle racks could also be important for making employees’ bikes secure during the workday.

• Consult the list of practical suggestions found this website.

• Create 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 health promotion program and activity recommendations with timelines, identify resources and assign responsibilities. Revisit the list of tasks outlined in “Step 2 –  Forming an Worker Committee.” Seek senior level management approval to move ahead.

• Once your program is in place, it’s vital that you promote it to employees. Organizing a launch is a good way to do this. A formal launch also demonstrates upper management commitment. When employees don’t know about the program, they can’t take advantage of it!

• Decide what you need to track to show that you have reached your goals. Measure these factors before you start. This way, when you evaluate later, you will know if there has been a change.