Fit for work - guidance for firms

摘要

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance for employers on how to encourage employees to increase their levels of physical activity.rnCurrently, around 65% of men and 76% of women in England do not achieve the recommended level of activity which is beneficial for health - at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on five or more days of the week. Moderate physical activity is equivalent to brisk walking (approx 5kph).rnPhysical inactivity in England costs an estimated ￡8.2 billion each year - this includes the direct costs of treating diseases linked to lack of activity and the indirect costs caused through sickness absence.