In an ongoing effort to contribute to the local community, over 90% of GoECart employees have recently participated in a 90 day fitness challenge along with 29 other companies in order to promote healthy work environments in the city of Bridgeport, CT.
The Fitness Challenge was modeled after Aquarion Company's wellness program and launched by the Bridgeport Regional Business Council Health Care Council as part of its Wellness Initiative in order to provide added value to BRBC members and create healthier workplaces in the region. At the beginning of September 2009, thirty Bridgeport Regional Council member companies began this 90 day fitness challenge. The goal was for each participant to walk 10,000 steps a day and track their progress on pedometers provided by UnitedHealthcare (NYSE:UNH).
Together over 2,500 walkers from the participating BRBC member companies logged 1,644,370,329 steps, or just over 822,185 miles, between September 1 and November 29, 2009.