For CAF Leadership and Units
What Leadership Can Do
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Set the Tone
- Talk about the campaign during briefings so your team knows it matters.
- Show up and participate in activities so it feels real - not just messaging.
- Be visible when you walk or bike so others can feel encouraged to do the same.
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Enable Your Team
- Give people flexibility so they can walk or bike when possible.
- Support Fuel-Free Fridays to create a consistant participation rhythm.
How to Run a Fuel-Free Friday- Tell your team ahead of time that Fridayis a "low or no vehicle day".
- Encourage them to walk, bike or combine trips.
- Ask them to track and submit their km for that day.
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Build It Into the Culture
Leaders should reinforce that movement during the workday is acceptable and encouraged.
Run Walk & Talk Meetings
- Identify meetings that do not require screens or confidential meaterial.
- Limit group size to 2-5 people for practical movement.
- Choose a safe, pre-identified walking route.
- Assign one person to capture key notes afterward.
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High Impact Strategies
- Leaders should initiate command-level challenges between units to create visible competition.
- Leaders should recognize high-performing units publicly to reinforcepositive behaviour.
- Leaders should reference campaign progress during briefings to maintain visibility and accountability.
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What Success Look Like
- You see more people moving across the base.
- Your unit is participating consistently.
- Active transportation becomes part of the routine.
What Units Can Do
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How to Earn Unit Points
Your unit earns points when:
- Log km form walking or cycling.
- Show up to events.
- Get families involved.
- Submit consistently each week.
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Assign a Unit Rep
- Choose someone to collect km and submit weekly totals, perhaps the unit Health Promotion Rep.
- Keep it simple - a spreadsheet works fine.
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Integrate into Daily Work
Replace Short Vehicle Trips:
- Identify trips under 1km.
- Encourage walking or biking instead
- Log distance after completion.
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Activate the Team
Run a Unit Challenge:
- Set a weekly km goal for the unit.
- Divide teams (platoon vs platoon).
- Track progress publically (whiteboard or shared spreadsheet).
- Celebrate the team winning, weekly.
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How to Track KMs
- Members track daily km.
- They submit their totals to the unit rep.
- Rep adds everything into one weekly total.
- Submitt every Friday.
Consistency matters more than perfection.