Commit to Fit! Fall 4 Fitness Business-to-Business Challenge Winners Announced

Individuals representing 80 participating businesses, organizations and community groups gathered to celebrate the completion of the third annual Commit to Fit! Fall 4 Fitness Challenge, a community-wide physical activity challenge which took place during October, co-sponsored by the Greater Flint Health Coalition and HealthPlus of Michigan.

The overall goal of the one month challenge was for each participant to engage in a total of 900 minutes of physical activity during October (approximately 30 minutes of physical activity daily). Nearly half of participants met or exceeded the overall challenge goal, and in total over 1.6 million minutes of physical activity were logged during the Fall 4 Fitness Challenge.

The Greater Flint Health Coalition announced the winners in the small and large business divisions, as follows:

Small Business Division (Employers with 10-99 employees)

Winners – Highest Average Minutes Per Participant:
1st Place – BPS Rehabilitation Specialists (2,608 Average Minutes)
2nd Place – Cardiology Consultants of East Michigan-Flint (2,028 Average Minutes)
3rd Place – Grand Blanc Township Offices (1,727 Average Minutes)

Winners – Highest Percentage of Total Employee Participation:
1st Place Tie –
BPS Rehabilitation Specialists (100% Participation)
Disability Network (100% Participation)
Oppenheimer & Company (100% Participation)

Winners – Highest Percentage of Goal Attainment:
1st Place – Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce (94% Goal Attainment)

Large Business Division (Employers with 100+ employees)

Winners – Highest Average Minutes Per Participant:
1st Place – Advanced Physical Therapy Center (1,923 Average Minutes)
2nd Place – GCCARD (1,875 Average Minutes)
3rd Place – Genesee County Health Department (1,623 Average Minutes)

Winner – Highest Percentage of Total Employee Participation:
1st Place – ELGA Credit Union (48% Participation)

Winner – Highest Percentage of Goal Attainment:
1st Place – Advanced Physical Therapy Center (73% Goal Attainment)

In addition to business division winners, a Pure Michigan Vacation Package was awarded to an individual incentive winner who was entered into a raffle drawing by meeting the challenge goal of achieving 900 minutes of physical activity throughout the one-month challenge period. Over $3,000 as well as fitness club memberships were also given to participants who reached the challenge goal.

Social Media Video Competition Winner Announced
Participants also congratulated Diplomat Pharmacy as the winner of the Social Media Video Competition, a contest encouraging employees to create 30-60 second videos on how their organization “Falls 4 Fitness.” Videos were posted and judged on the Fall 4 Fitness Challenge Facebook page. As winners of the competition, Diplomat Pharmacy was awarded a $500 Wellness Cash Incentive to be used for health and wellness programming within their organization.

Visit facebook.com/Fall4Fitness and commit2fit.com for more information, including upcoming events and individual winners in the Fall 4 Fitness Challenge.