Luke James: The workplace workout

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What can employers do to help promote a healthier workforce and reduce the UK obesity crisis?

Safeguarding employees' health and wellbeing has become a boardroom priority for many UK businesses as they see the importance of boosting the mental and physical resilience of their people. Recent figures from the OECD show that nearly two-thirds of UK adults (63%) are overweight. With heart, blood pressure and circulation problems accounting for 2.4 million of the working days lost due to sickness or injury in 2016. What ways can employers promote heart and circulatory health and support employees who want to be a healthier weight?  Raise awareness of the risks of obesity and the su...

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