The Step Count Challenge, counting steps to a happy, healthy workplace

Every year, thousands of people from workplaces across Scotland take part in the Step Count Challenge, an online walking challenge where teams of five record their walking activity over eight weeks, compete on a virtual leader board and hopefully have a bit of fun with their colleagues along the way. The challenge has been running annually for over 10 years and more than 30 billion steps have been recorded in that time.  But, as we’ll hear from our guests, the challenge is more than just a leader board. In this episode of Voices of the Walk, five participants in this year’s spring Step Count Challenge tell us why they are taking part and what they hope to get from it. We hear from ACOSVO’s Pat Armstrong, Scotways’ Richard Barron, Paths for All’s Emma Anderson, Parkinson UK’s Lorna Fraser and Joe Hamill from Bells Food Group. They talk about how walking has helped them connect with their colleagues, provide space to think and clear the head, and challenge themselves to build walking in and around their busy working day.   www.stepcount.org.uk