Here at my work we tend to sit a lot. Now that we moved and have a bigger building, we instant message more instead of going to an office like we used to. All of us "younger girls" are getting a little worried at our hips. So we decided to get something going.

Starting next week we'll all have pedometers. We'll throw in $2 each to a pot and at the end of every day report our steps to each other (which won't be totalled until the end to discourage cheating). On Friday, whoever has the most steps wins the pot. It's got us already walking up and down the driveway during smoke breaks (yeah, healthy I know, but gotta start somewhere) and going to talk to people instead of IM. Which also actually increases communication so that's a bonus.

Just thought I'd share, we thought it was a great idea for us, maybe you might want to try it just to get yourself started, make a few bucks maybe... just be careful, it's easy to cheat unless you're public about it ; )

moonduck

What a GREAT idea! I have noticed I am emailing more and more when i could have just gotten up and walked down the hall.

I may just borrow this fabulous idea.

Thanks,
Karma