TVH’s award winning Nudge program is committed to finding a variety of wellness challenges to encourage and inspire our employees. On Friday, October 18, 2019, TVH employees gathered together to participate in the first ever TVH Nudge Global Plank Challenge. On this day, employees from around the world were encouraged to hold a plank position for 15 seconds or longer for an opportunity to earn Nudge Points.
Over 277 employees in the Americas participated and planked for a total combined time of 450 minutes. Employees could take part in the challenge individually or as a team. Many of the departments chose to participate in the challenge together, supporting and cheering each other on. The top planker, Chris Layton from our Grayslake, Illinois location, held the plank position for over 13 minutes.
“This challenge was much more than about challenging yourself physically. It was a great way for everyone around the world to come together and support each other,” said Lucy Delsarto, Health and Wellness Coach.
The Nudge program strives to support and encourage employees to live a healthy lifestyle by providing classes, activities and information on a variety of topics covering physical, psychological and over-all well-being. TVH has installed on-site gyms at various locations, offers weekly free fruit days, gym membership reimbursements, bi-weekly on-site chair massages, an employee garden, free flu shots, and numerous health challenges to help employees continually improve their health.