McGill Continues to Move
McGill on the Move (MOTM), inspired by the Year of the Trail, was created in 2023 to encourage employees to make healthy changes, get outdoors, enjoy natural resources, and celebrate the work McGill has done to improve trails and parks. Following the success of the 2023 challenge, MOTM continued into 2024 with the same goals while focusing on McGill’s 40th anniversary.
40 Days of activity
During the first quarter 2024, we challenged participants to log 40 days of activity between January 1st and March 31st. Over 68% of participants reached this activity goal and many earned extra credit from sharing photographs, attending planned hikes, and participating in lunch n’ learn events. Organized hikes occurred at Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia, the Gateway Trail in Old Fort, North Carolina, and Raven State Park located in Harnett County, North Carolina. Both employees and family members, including pets, benefitted from tracking activity over the winter months.
Stepping Up the Challenge
Following National Nutrition Month, held in March, the second quarter 2024 MOTM challenge focused on eating a combined five fruits and vegetables for at least 40 days. This challenge pushed participants out of their comfort zone, and many found it to be more of a challenge. Extra credit was given to those who reached 10,000 steps a day and for sharing a recipe with colleagues. Fourteen participants met the challenge; however, many shared that their eating habits improved simply by becoming more aware of eating healthier to fuel their body. We hosted lunch n’ learns on methods to go from walking to running marathons and on how to build healthy habits.
Back to Basics
While McGill employees don’t shy away from a challenge, the planning committee decided to return to the basics for the 3rd quarter 2024 challenge, focusing again on 40 days of activity. Part of any challenge is keeping it fresh and exciting. For that reason, employees are given extra credit for trying new activities and participating in team pop up events. We are looking forward to seeing what fun activities employees participate in over the summer months.
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We offer many benefits, in addition to programs like McGill on the Move, to employees that make McGill a great place to work. To learn more about employment opportunities at McGill, visit our Careers page.
