Virtual Workplace Challenge

Individuals

• Complete the Individual Registration Form
• Download the Individual Tracking Sheet

Teams

• Form a team of 2 to 6 employees
• Select a team captain and name your team
• Team Captain will then:
  • Complete the Team Registration Form
  • Download the Team Tracking Sheet
  • Remind team members to download the Individual Tracking Sheet

• Download the information sheet for the week
• Review the information sheet with the healthy eating habit for the week and identify concrete actions that you would like to take during the week to replace unhealthy habits with healthier ones.
• Earn 1 point per day (Monday – Sunday) for incorporating a healthy habit, specific to the week’s theme. You can use the same habit multiple times during the week for a total of 7 points for the week. For example, during week 1 (Hold the Salt), give yourself 1 point on Monday if you used fresh vegetables rather than canned vegetables to prepare dinner.
• Optional: Earn bonus points during weeks 2 to 4 of the challenge. Bonus points are earned when in addition to incorporating a healthy eating habit associated with the theme of the week, you maintained a healthy eating habit from the previous week(s). The bonus points are included to recognize your efforts towards making sustainable change.
• At the end of the challenge, add up all the points earned during the 4-week challenge.

Individuals

• Record your daily points on the Individual Tracking Sheet and submit the tracking sheet to employeeengagement@uwindsor.ca every Tuesday to be entered into a draw for a weekly prize.
• Submit the final tracking sheet by November 17 to be entered into the Challenge Champion competition. The individual with the highest number of points earned will become the challenge champion in the individual category.

Teams

• Each member of the team will keep track of the number of points earned using the Individual Tracking Sheet.
• Each Monday morning, team members will send their weekly tracking sheet to the Team Captain.
• The Team Captain will compile the number of points earned by the team for the previous week and submit the Team Tracking Sheet every Tuesday to be entered into the weekly prize draw.
• The Team Captain will submit the final Team Tracking Sheet no later than November 17 to be entered into the Challenge Champion competition. The challenge champion will be identified by dividing the total number of points earned by the team by the number of team members.

• Plan Ahead – This information sheet includes tips for the grocery store, how to save cooking time and staples to keep in the pantry.
• Self-Reflection (PDF Fillable) – Use this self-reflection sheet to help you reflect on the healthy eating habits introduced during the challenge.

• Healthy Eating, Healthy Life Workplace Challenge Microsoft Teams Group will be established to keep connected, share ideas, recipes, etc. If you wish to join the group, check the appropriate box on the registration form.
• At the end of the challenge, all participants will be invited to a virtual “End of Challenge Celebration” during which final challenge champions will be announced.