WMP - Work, Move and Perf

Work, Move and Perf objective is to collect quantitative and qualitative data-tools and value it by proving a link between the physical activity of employees and their performance and well-being. Our goal is to convince private and public decision makers to engage into sport programs for making employees more active and to commit EU and member states stakeholders (company, sport, health, politics…) to engage into a network of company sport supporters. The workplace is identified as a key area to fight against too high inactivity and sedentary lifestyles. However, there is a lack of specific and updated data about sport in the workplace and performance. Everybody agrees about the need for organising PA at work but why only 11% of EU citizens who practice sport make it in their workplace? In 4 steps, the idea is to provide companies tools to encourage them to commit to PA at work: -Research: a state of art of existing studies and defining criteria-indicators of the productivity among employees throughout PA; -Study: design, administrate and analyse questionnaire/poll type surveys; conduct focus groups; build a pilot experiment in 3 companies in Malta, Bulgaria and France (sports program for samples of employees) and measure its impact on their performance -Analyse: write guidelines and recommendations for public and private decisions makers and produce an online educational tool gathering results of studies, infographics, good practices, testimonies… -Disseminate: make communication actions to reach out audiences, and organising conferences, webinars and mainstream events. WMP is the first EU study focusing on the effects of sport and physical activity for employees’ performance, by a combination of organisations from sport, research, public authorities and companies’ area. Sustainability of the project will be ensure by the online platform and digital toolkits as well the creation of “Company Sport Supporters Network” and “European Observatory of Company Sport".