Pillar #3: Physical Activity

Requirements:

  • Sustain a culture that values, supports and promotes physical activity.
  • Provide access to opportunities for physical activitity.

Key Messages

3a. Sustain a culture that values, supports and promotes physical activity.

  • An organization must demonstrate that their company culture promotes and encourages maintaining a physically active lifestyle.
  • Educating employees about the importance and health benefits of physical activity is essential.
  • You must be able to check off all boxes under 3a on the accreditation application.

3b. Provide access to opportunities for physical activity.

  • An organization must provide easy access to opportunities to maintain a physically active lifestyle.
  • Programs may be onsite or offsite.
  • You may use a broad-based approach rather than a single program.
  • Efforts should focus on long-term success, with a specific goal of employees attaining -- and maintaining – a physically active lifestyle.
  • There are many suggested ways to meet requirement 3b – not all are required, however, you’ll be required to check off a sufficient number of boxes on the accreditation application to demonstrate that you are offering programming to help employees be physically active.

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