CQU staff are preparing to get active for STEP OFF -- the 10,000 Steps Challenge! Teams across the University are forming, choosing their Team Captains and voting on the best Team Names.

Some CQU Teams that are stepping up to the Challenge include the Hotsteppers, AP Puff & Stuff, Beauties & the Beast, MCs Terrific Influences and the “College Wanderers..

“Everyone needs to put on their creative shoes and name their team,” explains Anetta Hunchliffer, 10,000 Steps Project Officer.

The CQU Challenge, which begins on July 12th, is part of a wide promotion of physical activity in workplaces. Participants make a commitment to improve their health and log how many steps they take while on the job or walking around the area. The community-wide, multi-strategy physical activity project had made a significant impact on physical activity levels, particularly in the Rockhampton Community and a number of other workplaces.

Ergon Energy and Queensland Health’s Rockhampton Health Service District, for example, have adopted a healthy lifestyle program for the benefit of their staff. Ergon Energy has instituted the program across the State, with about 1000 Ergon staff currently participating in the workplace challenge.

For further details on the Challenge contact Anetta at the 10,000 Steps Project Office on x2171 or a.hinchliffe@cqu.edu.au. The 10,000 Steps Queensland project, funded by Queensland Health and based at CQU, is a community-based and multi-strategy program focused on physical activity and the social determinants of health.