NTM recently wrapped up our 5th Annual Wellness Challenge. Started in the summer of 2020 as a result of employees working from home, this virtual challenge was created to encourage employees to work as a team to incorporate healthy eating, exercise, and mindfulness. Today, the Challenge is remains just as popular as the first year.
Employees post photos, recipes, and encouragement to a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel, allowing staff from all offices, including remote, to participate. Over the course of six weeks, employees incorporate weekly themes into their activities. Themes for this year included music as motivation, stress management, getting outside, focusing on mindfulness, and grabbing a buddy. Points were given for at least 30 minutes of exercise each day, healthy eating, and posting at least one image a week to the Teams channel. Bonus walking and biking challenges were added for additional competition. Weekly and overall prizes were awarded at the end of the six weeks.
88% of employees participated in the competition, with 64% participating in 5 of the 6 weeks. In the end, NTM employees logged an impressive total of 1,958 walking/running miles and 1,302 biking miles.