• SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I kind of like the Japanese culture of the workplace being in charge of the health of their workers. This is why they all exercise for the first 30 min of their shift. If they are overweight, they find a solution.

    Is it invasive? Kind of, yeah. Pretty much. Idk. Maybe the bonus shouldn’t ride on the fitness, but I think the workplaces should be more involved in the health of their employees.

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      11 months ago

      Japan has a fraction of the obesity as the USA.(BMI >/=30, J%:3.8M/3.2F to USA%:43.0M/41.9F)

      Also they have 1/3rd the % of population with disabilities at 4.3% vs the USA with 13%.

      I’m not saying the brief forced workout routine by their employers has results, by no means, what I am getting at is that shit wouldn’t fly in America and any attempt would end in failure due to our cultural relationship with food.