A new fitness challenge for staff members has been introduced, adding to a long list of staff health-related activities.
Nitin Kamath, the CEO of one of the fastest-growing online brokerage companies, Zerodha, challenges their Employees to lose weight and offers Rs 10. lakh as a reward. Zerodha boss sets fitness challenge for employees; announces 1-month bonus, ₹10 lakh motivation kicker
Kamath said the fitness challenge would be optional. In this challenge, an individual needs to burn at least 350 active calories per day, in any form.
Calling work from home and sitting as the new “smoking,” he added, “We are doing whatever it takes to nudge everyone on the teams, & hopefully, they and their families will move daily.”.
It was a good move by the founder of Zerodha because nothing is more important than health. If the employee stays fit, obviously, it will impact productivity and give a boost to a happy culture in a company. Companies should come forward and announce this kind of health-related challenge to their employees to encourage their fitness.