Top 10 Ways to Put More Steps in Your Day

Health experts say walking 10,000 steps a day, or about five miles, can dramatically cut the risk for life threatening diseases such as Type 2 diabetes or obesity, which can help your company save money on lost productivity and rising healthcare costs.

Encourage employees to incorporate these “steps” into their regular routine at work by tacking up posters, setting out tabletop reminders, or sending an e-mail with the following tips:

1. Use stairs instead of elevators.

2. After eating lunch, walk for the balance of your break.

3. Go to a colleague’s workstation to deliver a message instead of sending an e-mail.

4. Use stairs instead of escalators in shopping malls.

5. Park farther away from a building entrance and walk to it.

6. When doing your shortest errand each day, walk instead of driving.

7. When doing laundry, make more trips by carrying one load at a time up and down the stairs.

8. Walk the dog.

9. Take your child for a stroll.

10.Walk around your neighborhood with a friend.

Walking is low-impact, free, and almost all employees can participate.

Starting a walking program in your workplace can help improve employee health, and help improve your bottom line.