Who is the fittest one of all?

For the past few months, the folks at Simply Hired have been shaping up – and I mean literally. We’ve had an ongoing fitness competition in the office where we have been running, spinning, lifting and sweating our way into better shape. Plus, we love a good competition.

 Each employee has been logging their workouts on a fitness tracking site, in which each activity is assigned a certain amount of points based on the duration and intensity of the workout. And this is a pretty comprehensive and up-to-date list that even includes Nintendo Wii Sports as an activity that can be logged.

The competition runs on two levels: an individual level to see who rack up the most points (daily results are posted in the kitchen of all places) as well as a team level with combined points and number of days worked out.

In addition to the workout log, Fitness Challenges are held regularly in which members from each team take each other on in a head to head challenges of strength, speed, balance and technique to earn some extra points for their team. Examples of past events include push-ups, leg lifts, planks, and balancing on one leg in various positions.

Currently Simply Hired’s employees have racked up a solid combined 850 days worked out and a whopping 542,708 points! To give you an idea of how difficult it is to earn points in this competition, here’s a list of activities and their corresponding amount of points:

Activity	Intensity	Duration	Points
Walking	Moderate	30 minutes	110
Running	Moderate	30 minutes	305
Yoga	General	45 minutes	101
Weight Training	Vigorous	45 minutes	261
Bicycling	Moderate	45 minutes	392
Basketball	Moderate	1 hour 30 minutes	522

May the fittest team win!