Thread: Company Fitness Contest

People will lie. Don't play the game.

what a load of shit.

Here is the list. Try not to laugh too hard:

“Strenuous Aerobic” – 5 points for every 20 minutes (20 min minimum)
Stair Climbing
Running (faster than 10 min mile)
Cycling (faster than 15 mph)
Racquetball/Handball
Swimming
Jump Rope
Martial Arts

“Aerobic” – 3 points for every 20 minutes (20 min minimum)
Aerobic
Aerobic Dance/Exercise
Basketball
Calisthenics
Bike Riding (slower than 15 mph)
Running (slower than 10 min mile)
Trampoline
Weight Training
Treadmill
Elliptical Machine
Tennis
Yoga/Pilates

“Aerobic” – 3 points for every 30 minutes (30 min minimum)
Speed Walking (faster than 15 min per mile)
Circuit Training
Water Aerobics
Rollerblading/skating

“Light Aerobic” – 30 min minimum
Volleyball – 2 points
Raking – 2 points
Band Exercises – 2 points
Walking (slower than 15 min per mile) – 1 point
Painting and Construction – 1 point

Leisure/Recreation
Bowling – 1 point for 60 minutes
Dancing – 1 point for 60 minutes
Golf (no cart) – 2 points for 9 holes

I couldn't help but notice construction for half an hour was listed as half the points of raking for half an hour. LOL what a joke!

Originally Posted by fufu

what a load of shit.

+1

Originally Posted by Nate K

People will lie. Don't play the game.

Eh, so let them. I've already signed up, and teams have been formed (yes, I forgot to mention that this is a team thing). The other members of my team are: 1. The engineering department head, 2. The president of the company, 3. His wife. No joke.

On the bright side, I feel this "contest" will help keep me motivated to work out regularly. I'm ashamed to say I have really been slipping lately, only working out twice a week when it used to be four times a week. My diet has fallen as well, and have been really living up the weekends in an excessive manner.

Are you kidding me? 30 minutes of circuit training is WAY more brutal than 20 minutes of racquetball. Hell I play racquetball for like 3 hours at a time, circuit training I'm dead in under 40 minutes.

^Yes, a lot of the point system is pretty laughable.

My current strategy is to lift four times a week at 40 min per workout (24 points/week), bike 2-3 times/week for 20 minutes each time (10-15 points/week), do the occassional painting and construction (since I happen to be remodelling parts of my house at the moment; partially due to recent flood damage), and occassional boxing workouts for a few hours at a time (1 hour 20 min = maximum 20 points per exercise per day). I plan on continuing HIIT without earning points. Same goes for jumping rope and stair climbing with boxing workouts (no way I'm going to pretend I can jump rope for 20 minutes straight).

I should put raking down once a week just to see what they'd say.

Why is it a joke?

More companies should do this!!!

So the numbers don't equal to what you think. This is getting the employees more active, improving there lifestyles, and with this likely increasing there productivity at work.

It is meant to be a fun competition.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Why is it a joke?

More companies should do this!!!

So the numbers don't equal to what you think. This is getting the employees more active, improving there lifestyles, and with this likely increasing there productivity at work.

It is meant to be a fun competition.

Exactly. It's a great idea, just not so greatly executed.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Why is it a joke?

More companies should do this!!!

So the numbers don't equal to what you think. This is getting the employees more active, improving there lifestyles, and with this likely increasing there productivity at work.

It is meant to be a fun competition.

Agreed. My last employer did something like this and used the honor system. If you reached a certain number of points in the given time period, you earned a t-shirt. It was easy for me since I reached the goal just by sticking to my usual lifestyle and workouts.

So KentDog, what kind of prizes do you earn, if any?

Agreed. The organizers of this contest are clueless.

Originally Posted by KentDog

The other members of my team are: 1. The engineering department head, 2. The president of the company, 3. His wife.

On the bright side, if you can carry your team to victory, you can earn yourself a lot of suck up, I mean brownie points.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Why is it a joke?

More companies should do this!!!

So the numbers don't equal to what you think. This is getting the employees more active, improving there lifestyles, and with this likely increasing there productivity at work.

It is meant to be a fun competition.

I never said it was a joke, only that a lot of the point system is laughable (examples given above). I think it's a good idea as well, and plan to get competitive about it. I have a very competitive personality, and it seems so does a lot of other co-workers in my age range, which makes for great motivation.

I'm only saying... to me, "Raking for 30 minutes = 2 points" might as well be "Taking a shit outside and conserving water because of the flooding = 2 points."

Also, some of the points are unfair for those more overweight, since they may burn the same amount of calories running slower than a 10 minute mile as someone fit would running slightly faster than a 10 minute mile, for example.

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

So KentDog, what kind of prizes do you earn, if any?

There is a cash prize for the team that wins, and small prizes for everyone else that participates (I think along the line of t-shirts and gift certificates).

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

On the bright side, if you can carry your team to victory, you can earn yourself a lot of suck up, I mean brownie points.

I like that I am on the team I am; I'll finally be able to have something to talk to the President about other than the weather.

I guess just find something in the higher scoring exercise that is fun.