Staff Functional Fitness MOT
Supporting Staff Wellbeing Through Physical Activity
The Staff Functional Fitness MOT focuses on improving the physical activity levels of staff, particularly those who are predominantly sedentary at work and not meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s physical activity guidelines.
Programme Overview
Staff are invited to participate in a Fitness MOT, led by a qualified exercise instructor. The MOT session takes approximately 30 minutes and includes:
A behaviour change conversation to discuss your goals.
Development of a personalised action plan to improve fitness, strength, balance, and flexibility.
Practical options, both formal and informal, to gradually build and embed changes towards a more active life.
Participants undertake the activities outlined in their action plan in their own time.
Ongoing Support
To provide ongoing support, staff can attend weekly check-in sessions. These sessions offer guidance, reassurance, and advice to ensure progress against the action plan and support behavioural change. Attendance is optional and can be booked as needed.
Access
For details on how to book an appointment for a Fitness MOT session, visit the Physical Health and Wellbeing page.
Measuring Progress
After 12-16 weeks, participants will redo the Fitness MOT to measure improvements and assess the impact of the programme.
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Wellbeing Services
- 1-1 Staff Psychology Service
- Spiritual Care Service
- Staff Financial Advice Service
- Staff Functional Fitness MOT
- Occupational Health Service
- Staff Network
- Creative Arts in Healthcare programme
- ProSocial
- National wellbeing resources
- DG-Wellbeing Hub Teams Channel
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