The company’s relationship with sport and the health of its employees can be upgraded by having a professional sports club. Encouraging the creation of this type of organisations increases staff motivation and commitment not only towards the company, but also towards their teammates and colleagues. Furthermore, it is an unbeatable tool for maintaining a healthy life, strengthening comradeship, respect between rivals, solidarity, the spirit of self-improvement and fair play.
Healthy citizens, healthy cities
There are companies that go one step further and understand that a healthy life cannot be understood without a healthy environment. This is what is promoted by Sanitas’ ‘Healthy cities’ initiative, which seeks to encourage companies and organisations to promote new mobility and healthier habits among employees in order to build more sustainable cities.
The goal is for all participants to reach 10,000 steps per day during the 9 months of the test. It is a project that seeks to fight against sedentarism and to turn our steps into support for the construction of healthier and more sustainable cities. This year’s edition has left ACCIONA as the company with the most participants. More than 660 employees in 6 different countries have taken part in the #ACCIONATeam and together they have added up to 258,496,961 steps, equivalent to 4 turns around the Earth.
Prevention and promotion of healthy habits are a fundamental axis to ensure economic growth, social welfare and quality of life in society. Promoting sport in the workplace contributes to improving the physical, mental and emotional well-being of employees.
Sources: Sanitas, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona