Specsavers make Incredible Progress

Between September 2008 and September 2009 one branch of Specsavers produced some fantastic improvements in their health. The results are as follows:

  • Employees partaking in no exercise reduced from 42% - 15%
  • Individuals exercising less than 3 hours per week reduced from 81% - 63%
  • Employees exercising more than 3 hours per week increased from 19% - 37%
  • Alcohol consumption above government guidelines down from 21% -7%
  • Employees smoking reduced from 13% - 5%
  • Smokers smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day down from 57% - 0
  • Employees recorded with high systolic blood pressure down from 29% - 12%
  • Employees with resting heart rates above 70 beat per minute down from 50% - 41%
  • 56% of individuals reduced body fat %
  • Employees recorded with high waist to hip ratio down from 13% - 10%
  • Lung Function; FEV (lung power) an increase from 69% - 71% exceeding expectation and an increase from 73% - 85% re. FVC (volume)
  • Handgrip - increase from 75% - 85% of employees recording better than expected handgrip strength
  • Flexibility - increase from 58% - 63% of employees recording better than predicted measurements.
  • Cholesterol >5 down from 54% - 10%
  • >6 down from 21% - 0% (AMAZING RESULTS)
  • Total weight lost by Specsavers employees - 75.5kg / 11st.12lb
  • Individual with greatest weight loss - 16.5kg / 2st. 8lb

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