The world economy could be boosted by as much as $100 billion per year if employers successfully encouraged their staff to meet World Health Organization guidelines on exercise, according to an analysis of the economic impact of activity.
Adding an extra 15 minutes of daily walking, or jogging a steady one kilometer each day, would improve productivity and extend life expectancy—leading to more economic growth, the study by the health insurance group Vitality and the think tank RAND Europe found.
