趣味徒步：工作场所的赢家

         训练：去年“工作场所徒步挑战赛”的冠军团队——John Bostock (左边), Ruwhiu Lawrence, Matekino Maxwell, Charles Jenkins, Rob Freeman, Hiku Rangihuna and Mary Foley

　　如果你看到一群亨氏沃蒂斯的员工在午休时间徒步于黑斯廷斯(Hastings)，这并不罕见。

　　他们正在为下个月举行的“Country2Coast”趣味跑步/徒步竞赛做准备，围绕5公里跑道进行每周3次的公路徒步练习。

　　截止到目前为止，已有40位亨氏沃蒂的员工报名参加竞赛。据环境健康与安全事务经理Mick Farrow预计，在接下来的几周将会有更多员工报名参赛。

　　去年，亨氏沃蒂在国际企业徒步竞赛新西兰站中摘取桂冠，并赢取了“健康平衡工作，健康工作场所(Workfit Healthy Workplace)”的区域大奖。

　　Farrow先生表示，亨氏向员工大力宣传“Country2Coast”跑步/徒步竞赛，声称该竞赛是一项可以让整个公司大家庭参与进来的健康行动计划。

　　亨氏为所有员工及其家庭成员参赛者支付所有报名费用，并在竞赛的终点处设立休息站，犒劳那些坚持完成7公里及16公里赛程的员工参赛者。

　　运动对个人健康的好处已深入人心，但Farrow先生表示，除个人受益之外，此类健康行动计划还能使公司受益。

　　“员工是公司最大的投资，所以我们要保证员工的身体健康，这才有利于公司得业务发展，因为我们将减少员工因病休息所产生的成本代价。”

　　Farrow先生还表示，拥有各项体育技能的员工亦会参与此竞赛，而两种赛程的跑步或徒步选择则意味着“Country2Coast”适合于各种身体状况的人群。

　　原文：

　　Fun walk a winner for workplace

　　TRAINING: The team of John Bostock (left), Ruwhiu Lawrence, Matekino Maxwell, Charles Jenkins, Rob Freeman, Hiku Rangihuna and Mary Foley, who won last year's workplace walking challenge. Photo / File

　　It's not unusual to see a group of eager Heinz Wattie's employees trekking about Hastings on their lunch break.

　　They're pounding the pavement three times a week over a 5km course in preparation for next month's Country2Coast fun run/walk.

　　So far about 40 Heinz Wattie's employees have signed up for the competition, although environment health and safety manager Mick Farrow expects even more will join in over the next couple of weeks.

　　Last year, Heinz Wattie's topped New Zealand businesses in an international corporate walking competition and won the Workfit Healthy Workplace award in regional business awards.

　　Mr Farrow said the company advertised the Country2Coast run/walk to staff as a fun health initiative that could involve the whole family.

　　The company is stumping up for all entry fees of staff members and their family members, and is setting up a refreshment marquee at the end of the race to reward employees who slog it out over the 7km or 16km course.

　　The individual benefits of getting active are well known but Mr Farrow said the health initiative benefited the company, too.

　　"Staff are the biggest investment, so we make sure they can stay healthy and it helps the business because we're not having to pay for sick days."

　　Mr Farrow said people of all athletic abilities had entered the race and the run or walk options over two distances means Country2Coast was suitable for people of all fitness levels.