GENESEE COUNTY, MI In this seventh annual event, the Fall 4 Fitness Challenge, a community-wide, business-to-business wellness challenge took place from October 1st to October 31st. The challenge was available free-of-charge to any Flint & Genesee County business, organization, or community group interested in bringing wellness to the workplace. Last year, 110 Flint and Genesee County businesses and organizations participated.
Based on their employee participation, businesses will compete against one another to see which will be recognized and rewarded for achieving the “Highest Level of Participation” and “Highest Level of Goal Attainment” with the winners earning the Commit to Fit! distinction of the “Healthiest Business in Genesee County.” Last year’s winners included Diplomat Pharmacy, Advanced Physical Therapy Center, Genesee County Health Department, Hamilton Community Health Network, MSU Extension-Flint, Greater Flint Health Coalition, and Mott Children’s Health Center.
This year, there was a record of 131 businesses and organizations that signed up to compete in the four-week goal for each participant to practice 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Over 67% of the participants met or exceeded the total challenge goal of 1,000 minutes. In total, over 1.8 million minutes of physical activity was logged during the Fall 4 Fitness Challenge. The Commit to Fit! interactive website – www.commit2fit.com – recorded 1,468 residents are now utilizing the Commit to Fit! Mobile App and 1,343 residents have now connected wearable fitness devices to Commit2fit.com.
The Fall 4 Fitness Challenge is generously sponsored by Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. and ELGA Credit Union. The Fall 4 Fitness Challenge Winners are as follows:
Small Business Division (Employers with 5-99 employees)
Winners – Highest Average Minutes Per Participant:
1st Place – Loving Hands (2,832 average minutes per participant)
2nd Place – Dr. Paul H Musson (2,559 average minutes per participant)
3rd Place – South Bendle Elementary (2,277 average minutes per participant)
Large Business Division (Employers with 100-999 employees)
Winners – Highest Average Minutes Per Participant:
1st Place – Advanced Physical Therapy Center (2,403 average minutes per participant)
2nd Place – Genesee Health Plan (2,288 average minutes per participant)
3rd Place – Genesee Intermediate School District (1,596 average minutes per participant)
Super Business Division (Employers with 1,000+ employees)
Winners – Highest Average Minutes Per Participant:
1st Place – Diplomat Pharmacy (1,361 average minutes per participant)
2nd Place – Genesys Health System (1,169 average minutes per participant)