Get Moving on Monday: It's Sport Your Trainers Day

Next Monday, March 10th, is Sport Your Trainers Day.  It's an event organised to get people thinking about the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

It's also a great opportunity for everyone to engage with their own current level of exercise or maybe try out some new activities.

So why not think about the following ideas for yourself and your colleagues.  These are simple suggestions of how you could get everyone involved in some activity and add a bit of fun to the proceedings.

• Encourage all members of your team, department or business to commit to completing 10,000 steps on Monday 10th.  You could award prizes for the individual or group with the highest number of steps for the day.

• The weather looks as though it'll be fine on Monday so encourage as many people as you can to get their trainers on and get outside at lunchtime.  Not only will they get some extra activity but they'll benefit from a break and some fresh air leaving them energised for the afternoon.

• Send a note challenging everyone to make the most innovative use of Sport Your Trainers Day.  Encourage people to try out a new event, sport, class or way to get active today and share success stories to inspire others around the business.

One thing you can be sure of, some of the ways in which people get active on the day will give them motivation and inspiration to remain active for weeks or months to come.

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Four Weeks to Run Your First 5K

While we're on the subject of running, 5K in particular, for anyone looking to get started with running and work towards this distance, here's a feature we wrote for Men's Running Magazine to help you on your way.

Click the images below for some simple running advice and a 4-week training plan to get you going.

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How to squeeze in a 5 mile walk without leaving the office

I work from home and I also have a gym membership. I get to the gym at least 3 times a week and manage to go running at least twice a week but some weeks are so busy, I don't get the time to work out and this makes me feel stressed. I always perform better when I exercise and work more efficiently and so a few months ago, I started walking whilst talking and even tested it out on a pedometer to see how far I was going. I have never looked back. but what if you could walk 5 miles without leaving your desk? Sounds good doesn't it?

Here's how you can squeeze in 5 miles of walking into your day - saves going to the gym after work and means that you'll get fit, deal with stress and stay healthy without having to travel to the gym.

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