Intervention
The intervention ran for a total of 12 weeks. All participants were provided with a registration pack, that included:
• information leaflet about how the challenge works;
• pedometer;
• healthy eating log book;
• water bottle;
• sandwich box;
• ‘Healthy Food Fast’ cookbook; and
• Measure Up campaign resources……………………………..
Participants were required to wear a pedometer and record their daily steps for 12 weeks on the 10,000 steps website.19 Participants were also required to record their daily consumption of fruit, vegetable, water and healthy breakfast in the healthy eating log
book during a four-week period, from week five to week eight (for feasibility purposes). Participants’ steps and dietary information were added to produce a team score, which was displayed weekly in the staff canteen