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Civil Service Physical Activity Challenge

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Una O'Brien and Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretaries at the Department of Health and Department for Culture, Media and Sport, have agreed to lead a civil service-wide Physical Activity Challenge inspired by the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Sir Gus O’Donnell announced the Challenge at Civil Service Live on 7^th July and Una and Jonathan have written to all government departments urging them to sign up.

The Physical Activity Challenge is an opportunity for all civil service organisations to show their commitment to a fitter and healthier workforce by encouraging staff to ‘get physical’. This includes Departments, their arms length bodies, agencies and local offices around the country. Specifically, the challenge is for each organisation to motivate its staff to be more active in accordance with new Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines published on 11^th July. The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide the backdrop and the inspiration for the Challenge, which will encompass all kinds of physical activity from walking to work through to competitive sport. The Challenge starts now and Departments have 12 months to build up to a week of physical activity in September 2012.

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We have created a dedicated mailbox CivilServiceChallenge@dh.gsi.gov.uk. Please write to us at this address to sign up to the Challenge or contact us for further information.