Wellness

Welcome

FiT4Business is a Faculty-funded program which aims to address wellness holistically, including physical, mental and social aspects.

The FiT4Business representatives are exploring the provision of a range of activities, which will address all these areas of wellness, but will also ‘piggy-back’ with activities currently provided by the University Wellness Program, for example meditation sessions.

The Fit4Business is a faculty-wide program which will incorporate activities organised through the University's Wellness Program (QUT | Wellness Matters ) and those organised by the Fit4Business representatives. If you have any suggestions for activities, please contact the representative for your area - or why not join the group. For more information, contact Danielle Clarke.

2009 Activities

Bridge to Brisbane - Sunday, 30 August 2009

On August 30 members of Fit4Business joined over 41,000 entrants in the annual Bridge to Brisbane run.
A team of 18 Faculty of Business staff took part in either the 5km or 10km event, starting from Portside at Hamilton and Lytton Road at Murarrie respectively.
Congratulations to all staff who participated – your efforts helped strengthen the Faculty‟s commitment to wellness, as well as contributing towards national charity, The Heart Foundation.

Faculty Cup

The Faculty Cup will encompass a range of activities in which participants will gain points for their team - the more people join in, the more points are scored - and the more fun is enjoyed by all! For all events, points will be awarded for participation, with additional points awarded for winners of competitive events. For more information on the Faculty Cup see Faculty Cup.

Events will be announced throughout the year - those contributing to the Faculty Cup will be identified as such - so get as many as your workmates together as you can and participate to gain points for your team.

Faculty Cup points

Following the first Faculty Cup event, the Walk for Heart, the points table shows the Z Block Professional Staff team in the lead:

Points from 2009 will be combined with points earned in 2010 and the Inaugural Faculty Cup winner announced at the 2010 Staff Awards Function.

Faculty Cup Golf Day

On Friday 15 May19 staff members participated in the Faculty Cup Golf Day. It was a glorious day to be out in the fresh air, and an enjoyable time was had by all. Thanks to Andrew Paltridge and Bill Proud for organising the event.

Walk for Heart and be FiT4Business

After being postponed at the end of last year due to inclement weather, this event was successfully held on Tuesday 7 April. Over 20 people participated, with some of us getting carried away (or unable to judge distances accurately - or read a map!) and walked closer to 7km. This was the first Faculty Cup event, with participation points awarded.

2010 Activities

Planning for 2010 activities is currently underway with the list to be finalised in January 2010. All suggestions for activities are invited.

2009 Activities

The Fit4Business organised a number of activities in 2009, ranging from the physical (run runs and golf) to the more sedate (massages).

Fit4Business also coordinates major charitable and fundraising events such as Australia's Biggest Mornng Tea and The Smith Family Toy and Book Appeal.

2008 Activities

Fit4Business was launched late in 2008, with a number of activities organised through the program. A review of these activities is available at: 2008 activities

Fit4Business Committee

The area representatives on the Fit4Business Committee are: