Physical activity interventions in the workplace: the rationale and future direction for workplace wellness

The developing and developed worlds are both facing an obesity epidemic with their workers getting bigger, or to be more specific, fatter. As demonstrated elsewhere in this issue, the individual and societal health and economic costs of obesity and physical inactivity are enormous. There is thus a n...

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Published in:	British journal of sports medicine Vol. 43; no. 1; p. 47
Main Author:	Batt, M E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-01-2009
Subjects:	Health Behavior Health Promotion - methods Health Promotion - trends Humans Obesity - prevention & control Workplace
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Summary:	The developing and developed worlds are both facing an obesity epidemic with their workers getting bigger, or to be more specific, fatter. As demonstrated elsewhere in this issue, the individual and societal health and economic costs of obesity and physical inactivity are enormous. There is thus a need for regional, national and global action to combat the issues, with programmes broadly divisible into children and adolescents, the workforce, active aging, healthy aging and a broad cross-cutting agenda that focuses on the built environment.
ISSN:	1473-0480
DOI:	10.1136/bjsm.2008.053488