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Michigan in Motion on National Employee Health and Fitness Day

Employers and employees from across the state can celebrate the 19th annual National Employee Health and Fitness Day to promote physical activity and well being on May 21, 2008.

NEHFD can serve as a starting point for initiating a healthy workplace or a celebration of an existing effort. Promote physical activity on May 21 through ideas as simple as providing fresh fruit or bottled water, or hosting a fitness walk. Support physical activity year-round by encouraging employees to take the stairs or hand-deliver messages. Click here for a list of NEHFD ideas, and ways to build a healthy worksite all year, or click on the "Celebrate NEHFD" link below.

You can register your worksite for National Employee Health and Fitness Day in Michigan by clicking here. Registration is quick, easy and free. Once registered, your worksite will be recognized on this website!

The Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports will be hosting a one-mile walk at the State Capitol to celebrate NEHFD. To learn more about the event, click here.

Benefits For Worksites:		Benefits For Employees:
Enhanced employee productivity		Lower levels of stress
Improved health care costs		Increased well-being, self-image and self-esteem
Decrease rates of illness and injuries		Improved physical fitness
Reduced employee absenteeism		Increased stamina
Increased employee leadership skills		Potential weight reduction

Michigan Businesses Participating in NEHFD

Foote Health System
Walks will be held during lunch at both the hospital and business office campuses. During the “Poker Walk,” each participant receives a playing card at a variety of stops along the way. At the end of the walk, those with good poker hands are entered into a drawing for healthy prizes.

Michigan Public Health Institute
MPHI will host a company-wide walk at noon with fresh fruit and healthy snack bars available before and after the walk, as well as throughout company buildings all day. Each participant in the walk (or any other healthy activity that day) will be entered to win one of six gift baskets filled with healthy food.

Utica Education Association, UEA Staywell Committee
“Put on Your Walking Shoes for National Employee Health and Fitness Day”
All 1,700 members of the Utica Education Association (Utica Community Schools) are invited to partake in NEHFD activities. Participants will receive one raffle ticket for every 15 minutes they walk or jog during the workday on May 21. The raffle will include various gift certificates, and participants are encouraged to wear fitness gear that day. Bottled water will be provided to staff at all 40 buildings. A one day fitness pass will also be provided to a local gym with refreshments provided. To learn more details and view an informational poster for the event, click here.