A Stakeholder Consultation on Physical Activity (PA) Promotion at Workplace Setting was conducted on 20th October 2022, at Waters Edge, Battaramulla, with the following objectives : ● To advocate the participants to commence regular PA promotion in work places ● To obtain consensus to develop a guideline on PA promotion in work place settings ● To nominate and appoint members of the subcommittee who would be responsible to develop the guideline ● To inform the participants on upcoming ToT programmes on PA for focal points of workplace settings 

 

 

Most of the stakeholders revealed that targeted practical approach is needed for physical activity promotion, indicated the need of awareness raising programmes specially on the benefits of physical activity promotion,suggested on simple, feasible, short breaks of physical activities more towards group activities, adding variations to work such as rotations and incorporating new technologies were also suggested ,focal point of physical activity promotion from an institution needs to be voluntary or from the welfare society ,monitoring of physical activity promotion should be done at every level from individual to administrative level using simple indicators and annual perception surveys with rewarding systems can also be used in monitoring the physical activity promotion programme Consensus was obtained to develop a guideline which would be appropriate for workplace settings with the appointment of a  subcomitee