Movement
The most effective lever — and the easiest way to start.
What it's about
Movement is the field with the lowest barrier to entry and the broadest impact: from a shared lunchtime walk to running and yoga groups and active meetings. It is clearly separate from ergonomics (field 5) — this is about active movement, not about designing the workplace.
Why it pays off
Lack of movement is one of the biggest drivers of back, cardiovascular and mental complaints — and therefore of absence days. Even short, regular sessions noticeably lower the risk, and visible offers pay straight into retention and employer appeal. Many measures are eligible for health-insurance funding under §20b SGB V.
Measures for Movement
Proven movement measures from practice — many free and ready to start right away:
0 € · freeKilometre week: a week in which every journey counts
Movement offerings rarely fail because of willingness and almost always because of the calendar. The kilometre week therefore asks for no extra appointment: it…
0 € · freeBack-Fit Express
Ten minutes of back training sounds like too little — and that's exactly the point. Anyone who believes BGF-effective movement requires at least an hour and a …
0 € · free10-Minute Morning Workout (Self-Service)
Starting the workday together is more than a nice ritual – it sets a tone. Teams that briefly come together in the morning and move together start the first ta…
10-Minute Morning Workout with Video
Identical to the free Morning Workout — but with embedded video instructions for each weekday. Watch the video to the end → check-in runs automatically. No man…
0 € · free10-Minute Morning Workout with Video (Self-Service)
A personal self-service offer with video. From a pool of ~20 trainer videos, you work your way through in sequence — one 10-minute session per day from the nex…
0 € · freeMove Republic – Corporate Fitness Platform
Professional corporate running community, gamification, and benefit programs for sustainable movement promotion. Move Republic offers a digital platform with a…
0 € · freeCARE Donation Challenge (powered by Move Republic)
An offer from CARE Deutschland e.V.: companies launch a free movement challenge together with their employees via Move Republic and collect donations for CARE …
0 € · freeSOS Children's Villages Donation Challenge (powered by Move Republic)
An offer from SOS Children's Villages Worldwide: Companies launch a free movement challenge together with their employees via Move Republic and raise donations…
Mini Health Day (self-organized)
Setting aside a whole day for health once a year sounds like a lot – and is in fact one of the most impactful investments a company can make in its workforce. …
Fitness Studio Partnership
Fitness offerings in companies often fail because they're too far away – in time, distance, or mindset. A partnership with a local studio or a network provider…
Bike Leasing (JobRad)
JobRad and bike leasing have long stopped being a niche benefit — they're one of the most widely used BGF measures among mid-sized companies. The reason is sim…
0 € · freeCorporate Run Community (Move Republic)
Corporate sports are good. Corporate sports working toward a real race day are better. The Move Republic community combines regular joint training with the con…
0 € · freeMovement Challenge (Move Republic)
Corporate movement challenges work best when they have a clear goal, a fixed duration, and a social anchor. The Move Republic platform delivers exactly that – …
0 € · freeDKMS Donation Challenge (powered by Move Republic)
An offer from DKMS: Companies launch a free movement challenge together with their employees via Move Republic and raise donations in the fight against blood c…
0 € · freeEveryday Movement
The most common excuse for too little movement in the office is time. Yet an effective movement break doesn't require an hour, workout clothes, or a free after…
0 € · free10-Minute Morning Workout
Move for 10 minutes every morning — with exercises for upper body, core, endurance, legs, and mobility that change daily. All you need is a mat; weights are op…
0 € · freeA movement break without a fixed time: how it survives even in dispatch
In dispatch, customer service and shift work, movement programmes rarely fail because people are unwilling – they fail because of the calendar. When the truck …
0 € · freeStep Counter Challenge
Step counter challenges have a bad reputation as mandatory wellness – and a good reputation as an entry-level format for BGF newcomers. Done right, they're nei…
0 € · freeCommute Challenge
The longest untapped block of movement in most employees' daily lives is the trip to work. The Commute Challenge makes it visible, comparable, and collective –…
0 € · freeStand-Up Meetings: The Shortest Meeting Is a Standing One
Environmental prevention with no extra effort: standing meetings systematically reduce sitting time and can be anchored as a BGM measure in the movement action…
Company Running Group
Workplace running groups are one of the most robust formats in BGF – not because running is particularly trendy, but because a fixed group with a fixed date cr…
0 € · freeMicro-break Challenge (21 days)
The longest stretches of sitting don't come from laziness but from concentration. Deep in a task, people forget their body, the clock, and their back – until t…
0 € · freeStair Challenge: The Elevator Stays Put Today
Everyday movement that can be measured and tracked: the stair challenge is an inexpensive, effective building block in the BGM focus area of physical activity.
0 € · freeSteps Week: One Week, Three Ways to Walk More
A single movement initiative can easily evaporate in a packed workday – but three that work together in the same week become the talk of the office. Steps Week…
Outdoor Meeting Spots
Many of the most productive conversations in the office don't happen in the meeting room, but on the way there. Outdoor meeting spots formalize this effect: th…
0 € · freeWalk & Talk: The Meeting on the Move
Movement built into the work process: Walk-and-talk meetings are a condition-based BGM building block – healthier and, for many types of conversation, even mor…
0 € · freeTeam Walk
Not every team activity needs a measurable output. The team walk is an exception to the efficiency logic of everyday office life – and precisely because of tha…
0 € · freeLunch Walk: Walking together instead of sitting
The simplest way to bring movement systematically into BGM: a fixed lunch walk – low-threshold, easy to document, and an ideal entry point into the movement do…
0 € · freeMicro-breaks via reminder: Movement that reminds itself
Behavioral prevention that works in everyday BGM practice: micro-breaks via reminder break up long sitting stretches – systematically, voluntarily, and in a wa…
Where do you stand on Movement?
The 5-minute self-check places you across all 10 fields of action.