Wellness Library : Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Employee Interest Survey
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To succeed in encouraging physical activity during work, you must learn what workers need and want. They are the people whose actions you are trying to effect, so it’s critical to be aware of their needs and gain their support.
The Employee Interest Survey
Ask staff members questions that allow you to evaluate such key characteristics as age, sex, social relationships, family responsibilities and current physical exercise participation.
It’s significant to know this information so that your physical exercise initiative meets employees’ needs. Workers will not participate in something they’re not interested in.
Ask workers what they want, and then enable changes that fit with their needs and working conditions. For example, workers may not wish to do activities that make them sweat, because they do not want to shower at work.
Ask workers what the business could do to make it easier for them to be more physically active during the workday. If there’s a common trend throughout your organization, a single change could affect a lot of individuals.
By way of example, suppose a large group shows interest in biking to work. They may want to shower and change after their commute. You might give priority to installing workplace showers and changing facilities. Secure bike storage might be important as well.
If you’re starting a program that requires going outside, begin in the spring. By the time winter arrives, participation is already a habit.
Involving workers is key to building physical exercise participation rates. People are more willing to take part in and support physical exercise drives when they are involved in decision making.
The following tips will help you produce your own employee interest survey:
• Keep it short (no longer than 10 minutes to complete).
• Make sure workers know why you are doing the survey.
• Rather than using all open-ended questions, which can be long and tough to analyze, ask people to choose from a drop-down list of possible responses.
• Ask for comments and ideas in one open-ended question at the end.
• Make it confidential and anonymous. Do not request information that may identify a person.
• If you’re including a list of potential programs or environmental changes, be sure your workplace has the facilities and resources to offer them.
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