Wellbeing at Monash Top End 10,000 Steps Walktober Challenge 2007

This is the third 10,000 steps Walktober Challenge that Monash University is coordinating. The first challenge held in 2005 had 800 participants, the second in 2006 had 1100 and this year, Monash is hoping to reach the 2000 mark.

The Monash South Africa campus will be participating in the event this year for the first time.

A launch brunch will be held on Wednesday 3 October, at 11:00 in the staff lounge.

Staff members interested in participating can RSVP to Cristelle Snyman at cristelle.snyman@adm.monash.edu.

Event details

The Monash Top End 10,000 Steps Walktober Challenge 2007 will start on Monday, 15 October 2007, as a virtual walk from Cape York Peninsula to Katherine Gorge National Park finishing on about Sunday, 25 November 2007. 

Participants will be encouraged to join teams of eight (led by a team captain) which can consist of Monash staff, their family, friends or students.

Team captains will be responsible for registering their team. Alternatively, if a participant does not have a team which they can join, they can ask to be placed into a random team by the challenge co-ordinator.

As a guide, to achieve 10,000 steps in a day, participants will need to couple their usual daily activities together with a 30 minute daily walk.

The number of steps walked per day can be counted using pedometers which will be included as part of each participant's registration pack.

Team progress will be monitored by the challenge co-ordinator and team captains, who will also be responsible for encouraging their team members to reach their daily goals.  To assist, weekly progress postcards will be sent to all team captains via email.  In addition, to boost enthusiasm, there will be prizes for campuses, teams and individuals.

For more information, please click on the link below or contact Cristelle Snyman on 011 950 4005. http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ohse/wellbeing/2007/index.html