ATC ‘Tower vs Terminal’ April activity puts exercise – and prize breakfast – on the line
It’s a “Tower vs Terminal” fitness challenge: stay out of Air Traffic Control Flight members’ way through April, as they step their way to a free breakfast, courtesy of the loser.
“It’s a team building and general fitness building exercise to help people get in the spirit of Spring and get excited about things like the RCAF Run May 17,” says challenge organizer Captain Jaclyn Swain. “It will just help the unit become stronger overall, both physically and socially.
The friendly challenge is using an online tracker, with members adding their weekly step count on an honour system, using personal phone or wrist step-counting trackers. They may track work and home activity, and members may join in at any time through the month. The unit has also partnered with Personnel Support Program’s Health Promotion to have a few wrist trackers available.
Health Promotion is also offering a couple bonus point info sessions through April: as flight members attend to learn about injury prevention or nutrition; whether they are tracking physical steps or not, they may take attendance points and turn them into steps in a weekly total.
“This is a great opportunity to learn some new things, and it could positively impact other areas of your life, too,” Swain says.
There are prizes beyond the absolutely delicious May 10 breakfast the Tower vs Terminal team winners will enjoy: individuals are in line for a first-place short day, plus Greenwood Bowling Centre passes; a second-place Greenwood Bowling Centre package – plus a stress ball to work through the stress of missing out on first place (!); and a third place mystery prize and PSP water bottle to rehydrate after doing such a great job steppin’.
“I just kind of thought it would be a nice idea, so I started it up,” Swain says. “I have set up motivational quotes in the air traffic control tower stairwell, and I’m sending out email updates and tips every Monday.
“Everyone is absolutely crushing this step challenge, and we love to see the friendly competition starting to develop. Every little bit counts, and it all adds up.
“See you on the stairs!”
Someone’s going to be cooking breakfast and someone’s going to be chowing down, as members of 14 Operations Support Squadron’s Air Traffic Control Flight tackle an all-April “Tower vs Terminal” fitness challenge. Reppin’ Tower, left, is Aviator Colin Carroll; while Captain Jacklyn Swain is the face of Terminal. There’s no better place at 14 Wing Greenwood to make your daily steps count than the nine-storey air traffic control tower.
