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IP Australia Fitness Challenge
Client
Disciplines	Training - Physical
Situation	IP Australia has a commitment to staff wellbeing physically, mentally and emotionally.
Challenge	IP Australia required a fitness challenge program that promoted health and fitness through a series of physical challenges and complemented existing health and well-being initiatives within IP. The program had to cater for people of all fitness levels.
Response	Intellectual Property Australia (IP) engaged O2C Solutions (O2C) to conduct their six week Fithabitz Fitness Challenge for IP staff. The program was designed to promote health and fitness through a series of physical challenges and to complement existing health and well-being initiatives within IP. It catered for people of all fitness levels and employed a series of indoor and outdoor physical activities. Each participant was invited to complete two fitness sessions per week over a six week period at both outdoor and indoor locations under the supervision of a qualified fitness coach. The challenge included: 12 sessions over six weeks Training Diary Pre program assessment using a medical screening questionnaire Pre program blood pressure measurement Motivation and goal setting seminar Water bottle
Outcome	The IP Australia Fitness Challenge was successful in raising staff fitness levels including aerobic capacity, flexibility, push ups and sit ups. The gains made by staff were impressive, and reflected their commitment to improving their physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, their self-reported increases in motivation, flexibility, aerobic capacity, core stability and strength were extremely accurate when matched with their actual improvements.