Financial services company Zerodha, which encouraged its employees to focus on their health during the 2020 Covid pandemic, has now made fitness the norm.
In the latest initiative, Zerodha Chief Nithin Kamath set new health challenges for employees to dedicate time to work out/exercise/sports activities.
Zerodha employees are given the option to set daily activity goals on the company’s fitness trackers. The CEO said “whoever within the next year achieves the target he set for 90% of the day”, as a bonus he will receive a month’s salary.In addition, there is 1 lucky draw ¥100,000 rupees as a motivational kicker, he added.
Kamas said the fitness challenge is voluntary. In this challenge, the individual must consume at least 350 active calories per day.
“We’re doing everything we can to encourage everyone on the team to get them and their families moving every day,” he added, calling for work from home and sitting as a new “smoker.”
The co-founder of Zerodha used his example to say that activity tracking is the best growth hack to lose weight and stay fit. He added that tracking his weight also makes him more mindful about dieting.Kamasu, who started tracking activity in 2020, set his daily goal for his 1000 in September this year. Increased calories.
“Since my initial post-COVID weight gain, tracking activity has been the best growth hack, and eventually I’ve become more conscious about my diet, too. Slowly increase my daily goal to 1000 calories.” Here’s how I’ve been in September so far. Some people use activity trackers,” Kamas’ tweet read.
This isn’t the first time Zerodha founder Kamath has announced such a wellness initiative for his company’s employees.
Last year, Kamas also announced a similar health challenge for its employees. Kamas said the company has launched a “12-Month Health Goals” program to encourage people to prioritize their health amid the pandemic.
To ensure accountability and increase participation, the CEO announced that everyone who met their goals would receive a bonus month’s salary and be eligible for a lucky draw. ¥100,000 rupees.
On World Health Day this year, Kamas said anyone with a BMI of less than 25 would get half a month’s salary as a bonus. Taking to social media, Kamath said anyone with a body mass index (BMI) below 25 is eligible for half a month’s salary as a bonus. He further added that the team’s average BMI is 25.3 and he could drop to 24 by August if they did.
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