The Official 10,000 Steps® Program

Developed by Vitality Works’ health researchers Dr. Louise Schofield and Dr. Clara Soper, the Official 10,000 Steps® Program is based on scientific research that has been proven to increase employee engagement and promote a healthy workplace.

10,000 Steps® achieves high levels of employee engagement
With a fantastic 85% participation rate. Its clever design means that the program engages employees of varying fitness levels. Participation is not limited by location - employees can take part whether they’re spread across multiple worksites, regions or countries.

10,000 Steps® enhances morale and teamwork.
Your employees will discover a workplace social support network that enhances teamwork and boosts morale. The encouragement of colleagues becomes a motivating force for improving personal health and wellness and the culture of your organisation.

10,000 Steps® is easy to implement
With Vitality Works’ experienced program managers. Our team can flexibly administer 10,000 Steps® at your workplace. Not only do we manage all aspects of the Program, we support and motivate participants throughout the challenge, helping them to improve their personal health and wellbeing.

Here's what North Shore City Council have to say about the programme:

We’ve got some tremendous success stories – not only are people fitter and healthier, they’ve lost weight, stopped smoking and are managing stress better. The added benefits are that the number of sick days have gone down and people from all parts of our workforce have got to know each other better.

John Brockies, CEO, North Shore City Council

How does the Official 10,000 Steps® Program challenge work?

Workplace team-walking challenge
Pedometer-based
Wide appeal to employees of all fitness levels
Employees from different regions and even countries can complete the program together
Promotes a healthy workplace
Encourages employees to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing

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"In September and October 2011, 308 staff members from Plant & Food Research sites across New Zealand took part in the 10,000 Steps® programme. In total, the group took a collective 205,564,639 steps over the 8 week period. The programme involved teams of up to 10 people measuring their steps every day, with the aim of walking from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island and back up to Blenheim in the eight week period. Twenty of the 34 teams managed to complete the course of 5,530,486 steps, with several managing it in less than the eight weeks. Twenty one people managed to clock up more than a million steps over the challenge. In week 1 of the Challenge, Plant & Food Research staff took 22,136,119 steps, increasing this by close to 20% by week 8. It is hoped that this level of exercise will be retained as a life sustaining habit now the official competition is over."
- Emma Timewell, Senior Communications Advisor, Plant & Food Research

"I think this has been an enormous success...We have achieved everything we set out to do when David and Katie first started us on this journey over a year ago. My expectations have been exceeded and I look forward to Vitality Works working with us in future years as we build on what has been achieved this year."
- John Lamb, Chief Executive, A J Park

"My mental stamina increased ten fold. Nice to get to the end of the day and still be awake"

"Working as a team with other members of the division has made us a stronger work group."