Employees from MCH participated in the 10K walk challenge. Medical Center Health System and MCH Mission Fitness participated in the Walk 10k Challenge as part of MFA’s Medical Fitness week. To start things off right, a kick-off was held with a Walk 10k challenge. Hospital staff joined John Douthitt and Carmen Kenner for a walk around the downtown campus of the Medical Center Health System.
“Working closely with IT, we were able to create a working log on the hospital intranet to facilitate step reporting. Daily email reminders were sent to the participants to encourage them,” said Carmen Kenner, Mission Fitness Membership Director. “Many employees enjoyed the challenge so much that they were asking to do this quarterly.”
Eighty-five participants logged a total of 4,493,181 steps during the week for an average of 52,860 steps per day. Programs like this help employees develop healthy habits and are fun for all those who participate!
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