PowerPoint Presentation · 2021. 5. 20. · • Let’s Walk & Talk: Oct-Dec 2020, 264 walk and...
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Transcript of PowerPoint Presentation · 2021. 5. 20. · • Let’s Walk & Talk: Oct-Dec 2020, 264 walk and...
Nicky Yates
Strategic Physical Activity and Sport Development Manager
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool Active Workplace Conference
19 May 2021
Current Activity Levels:
Age 16+ in Liverpool, at least 30 minutes per week
Nov 2016
72.6%
Nov 2020
70.4%
Active Lives Survey (Sport England, 2020).
Available at:
https://www.sportengland.org/campaigns-and-our-
work/local-delivery
Current Activity Levels:
Age 16+ in employment, in Liverpool, at least 30 minutes per week
Active Lives Survey (Sport England, 2020).
Available at:
https://www.sportengland.org/campaigns-and-our-
work/local-delivery
Nov 2016
76.5%
Nov 2018 80.9%
May 2020
76.3%
Liverpool Active City Strategy 2014-26
“Liverpool to be the most active core city in England by 2026, inspiring and enabling people living and working in Liverpool to be active every day for life”
Jeremy Stevens
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Big moment A spectrum of emotions related to working in the pandemic
Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/hybrid-work
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Big picture
Going hybrid:
To Hybrid or not to Hybrid – gaining alignment
• Engage colleagues
• Principles not rules
• Test & Learn approach
• Iterative steps – environment, working patterns,
facilities/tech
• Leadership
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Movement within the big picture
Keep good habits/time to change
• Meeting discipline – 25/55, core hours,
protect lunch
• Charity gives purpose
• Hints and tips
• Keep the conversation going
Source: https://drgregwells.com/
The Ripple Effect (Dr Greg Wells)
Movement
Eating
Sleeping
Thinking
https://www.beanstalkcharity.org.uk/
Ben Towell
Health and Wellbeing Manager
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
COVID – HOW DO WE SUPPORT OUR PEPOPLE?
• Increase in staff working from home
• Increase in staff shielding
• Increase in staff accessing psychological services
• Increase in sickness absence
How do we do this?
“We need Support, Not Strawberries!”
Health Needs Assessment
People Strategy-Health and Wellbeing Principles
Key priorities identified by
Strategic Work Force Group
Implementation of Wellbeing Action Plan
Impact
How?
• Let’s Walk & Talk: Oct-Dec 2020, 264 walk and talk calls. 100% reported an improvement in their concentration levels, lower in their stress levels.
• Online Exercise Classes: 112 staff accessed 1+ classes. 100% reported weight loss, increase in energy levels, improvement in their concentration levels, lowering in their stress levels and improvement in their attendance at work.
• Back Care: changes to work stations caused a lot of back problems for staff. The Back Care Seminar helps staff understand the anatomy of the back, recognise the causes of back pain in the workplace, demonstrate the correct posture for using a workstation etc. 89 Mersey Care staff attended the live session and 34 staff have recorded the recorded version up to date.
• Historically when we have mapped the S&A rate of staff who took part in PA was 0.2% against a Trust average of 5.6%.
Mersey Care Activity Programme Oct – Dec 2020
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Liverpool Active Workplaces Conference19th May 2021
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and COVID-19: Disruptor and Catalyst
Dr Lee Graves
School of Sport and Exercise SciencesResearch Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences
@Lee_EF_Graves
Overview
• Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health
• Impact of COVID-19 on working-age adults
• COVID-19 as a catalyst for change in workplace PA and health promotion
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PA, SB and Mental Health
• More physical activity and less sitting is linked with better quality of life and lower levels of depression
(Schuh et al., 2016; 2018; Biddle et al., 2021)
• More sitting interruptions are linked with fewer symptoms of depression
(Okely et al., 2019; Hallgren et al., 2020)
• Interventions that reduced sitting at work reported improvements in quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms
(Edwardson et al., 2018)
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• COVID-19 has reduced activity levels and increasedsedentary time
(Stockwell et al., 2021*; Ammar et al., 2021¥)
• People working from home move less and sit more than key workers or those furloughed/unemployed
(Chater et al. in prep)
• Reduced physical activity due to COVID-19 is linkedto increased anxiety and depression
(Puccinelli et al., 2021¥; Chater et al. in prep)
COVID-19 Impact
* Mostly self-report (inc. long-term recall) and non-validated methods¥ Self-reported data
Organisation / Policy
• Work from home restrictions (more sedentary; no active commute, lunch or break walks)
• Restrictions on time allowed outside
Environment
• Social distancing has limited access to PA (e.g. gyms, team sports, group activities)
• Less time outside with increase in screen time
• Neighbourhood safety fears
Social
• Lack of social connection to colleagues, friends and family
• Need to home school children
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COVID-19-related PA Barriers
Individual
• Working longer hours –lack of time to be active
• Low motivation to be active• Poor mental health
(loneliness, morale, depression)
• Difficulty sleeping• Disruption to routines
Adapted from Bates et al. (2020) and Chater et al. (in prep)
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• COVID-19 disruption can be a catalyst for positive change
• Organisations can seize this opportunity by adopting effective, evidence-based practices
Moving Forward
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Effective Strategies
Organisation / Policy
• Policies that encourage PA
• Partnering with service providers
• Visible endorsement and engagement
• Build capacity (workload allocation)
• Key milestones / transitions
Environment
• Resources and facilities that encourage movement and standing
• Communication / marketing (clear messaging)
Social
• Workplace champion (create social support and social and cultural norms to be active; modelling)
• Walking groups / challenges
Individual
• Awareness raising, education and training
• Self-monitoring and nudging (digital health)
• Action planning with graded tasks/goals
Informed by Shrestha et al. (2018); Howlett et al. (2019); Graves et al. (2015); Morris et al. (2018; 2019; 2021); Carter et al. (2020)
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Liverpool Active Workplaces
Organisation / Policy
• Policies that encourage PA
• Partnering with service providers
• Visible endorsement and engagement
• Build capacity (workload allocation)
• Key milestones / transitions
Environment
• Resources and facilities that encourage movement and standing
• Communication / marketing (clear messaging)
Social
• Workplace champion (create social support and social and cultural norms to be active; modelling)
• Walking groups / challenges
Individual
• Awareness raising, education and training
• Self-monitoring and nudging (digital health)
• Action planning with graded tasks/goals
@Lee_EF_Graves
Concluding remarks
• Moving more and reduced stillness can improvemental health in working age adults
• COVID-19 disruption has significantly impacted workingage adults but can be a catalyst for culture change
• Organisations are encouraged to adopt and implementstrategies that encourage physical activity and reducestillness during the working day
Dr Lee Graves Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health
@Lee_EF_Graves
Physical Activity Exchange, 5 Primrose Hill, Liverpool, L3 2AT
Thank you
Free package of resources to help you support your workforce to be more active:
• Staff challenges
• Staff resources – videos, equipment
• Training – Manager Workshops and Physical Activity Champion training
• Updated Workforce Toolkit
Guide to implementing physical activity within your
organisation:
• Policies, procedures and culture
• Monitoring and evaluating progress
• Practical ideas
• Active travel
• Signposting to other organisations who can help
Inclusive team-based staff activity challenge:
• Peer-support: groups of up to six people
• Unlimited number of colleagues can take part
• 26 mins of activity for 26 days
• Inclusive – designed for all abilities
• Starts Tuesday 1st June
• www.merseysidesport.com/liverpool-active-workplaces
• For further information please contact:
Danny Woodworth, MSP
07730028773
