Recruiters from ACR inspired by the Olympics

We may not be as fit as Jessica Ennis or as fast as Mo Farrah but there was a lot of Olympic inspired enthusiasm when I suggested to the team we came in early to work and walked to the local park and back one morning.

We’ve signed up to take part in the Starlight Hike in September – a 10km midnight walk in aid of Sue Ryder Care so this was the perfect training session.

This is all part of ACR’s 2012 Wellbeing Initiative, designed to encourage the team to make their health and wellbeing a priority.

We’re doing our bit as an agency, providing fruit baskets rather than biscuit tins in the office and introducing healthy eating days.

This was everyone’s chance to take their fitness into their own hands.

So we opened the office early for everyone to change into their trainers and then set off at a fair old pace down to Central Park, round the perimeter and back again.

Waiting in the office was an Olympic sized breakfast including fruit, yoghurt and muesli.

Walking isn’t a team sport but getting together to do it made it feel like one. We talked the walk away and came back full of fresh air and energy. I exercise regularly but that didn’t stop me feeling the benefits and everyone else said the same.

There has now been a commitment made to hold regular power walking sessions in preparation for the charity walk.

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