LIBERTY Ostrava’s “Be FIT with LIBERTY“ programme ends on a light note

The challenge is over. After seven and half months of effort, the moment of truth arrived in late September when the nine participants of LIBERTY Ostrava’s “Be FIT with LIBERTY” nutritional programme met to discover their winner.

The aim of the programme was to give the plant’s 6,000 employees a better understanding of how to develop and adhere to healthier living habits, through following the examples of their fellow workers’ efforts. Ten motivated employees from across the plant were selected for the programme, which involved a fitness expert and a nutritional specialist helping to set up their individual healthy living goals. Their progress was communicated regularly through a series of interviews and videos to ensure everyone could be inspired by their successes and their efforts.

Reaching their healthy living goals was never going to be an easy task, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic made things quite a bit tougher. However, in spite of everything nine of ten participants made it to the finish line.

The person who was declared the winner, was Rostislav Stibor, a foreman from Ostrava’s Tube plant, who as well as improving his physical fitness managed an impressive loss of weight, despite rupturing his Achilles tendon which meant he wasn’t able to exercise much for six weeks. His fantastic efforts were rewarded by the delivery of a hamper full of healthy, nutritional food.

The nine participants have all committed to keeping on with their healthy new habits, whether it’s eating better or exercising more. The programme proved to be a great success and provided inspiration to the wider workforce.

Picture Caption: ‘Be FIT with LIBERTY’ programme winner Rostislav Stibor receives his reward from HR director Jakub Juříček.