The Participant Survey

The Participant survey measured Queensland participants’ activity levels, intentions to be active and socio‐demographics prior to the start of the 10,000 Steps Tournament (baseline), 6 weeks after the commencement of the Tournament (6 week assessment) and 3 months after the completion of the Tournament (18 week assessment). Changes in physical activity:

• At baseline 69.0% of participants who responded reported being sufficiently active.
• At 6 weeks 80.1% reported being sufficiently active. 
• At 18 weeks 73.4% reported being sufficiently active.

When examining workplace support for physical activity, 73.1% of participants reported feeling encouraged by co-workers to take part in physical activity, and 59.5% reported management support for participation in physical activity. The majority of participants reported that their participation in the Tournament resulted in them being able to increase their level of physical activity at work (66.1%) and outside of work hours (57.4%) and that the pedometer motivated them to achieve their daily physical activity goals (78.1%). Overall, 89.6% of participants reported that they enjoyed taking part in the 10,000 Steps Tournament, 88.3% agreed that they would participate in another Tournament and 90.1% would recommend the 10,000 Steps Tournament to other workplaces. 

In summary, the findings from the Participant Surveys suggest that the 10,000 Steps Tournament is an effective and popular intervention to increase physical activity in teams, including workplaces. Not only have the Tournaments been found to significantly increase the physical activity levels of participants, it has also shown that participants are choosing to continue physical activity and healthy behaviours beyond the duration of the Tournament. As well as positively influencing behaviour change, the participants of the Tournaments have rated them extremely positive with the majority saying they enjoyed the Tournament, would participate in another and recommend them to other organisations. 

The Coordinator Survey

The Coordinator Survey evaluates the 10,000 Steps program from a broader organisational perspective by assessing Queensland organisations commitment to employee health and wellbeing in general, which 10,000 Steps resources the organisation used and whether the resources were useful in promoting physical activity and health 6 weeks after each organisations Tournament begins.

• 95% of Coordinators who responded to the survey reported that the 10,000 Steps resources are useful or extremely useful in promoting physical activity.
  
• 93.1% believed the resources to be effective in increasing physical activity in their employees.
  
• 74.9% reported the time required to implement the program to be low to reasonable.
• 90.6% reported the financial cost of implementing the program to be low to reasonable.
  
• 88% reported that they liked the presentation of the 10,000 Steps website.
• 92.3% indicated that they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the support that they received from the 10,000 Steps project office.

Overall, the Coordinators from Queensland Workplaces have rated the 10,000 Steps program extremely positively. First and foremost, they have found the program to be both useful and effective in promoting and increasing physical activity in their organisation. The Workplace resources provided to support the implementation of the Tournament are useful and Coordinators are very satisfied with the support provided from the 10,000 Steps project office. In addition to this, the Coordinators have stated that the requirements to implement 10,000 Steps, in terms of staff time and financial costs, are reasonable.