Politicians are being urged to pay more attention to our exercise workforce as a way of easing health system demand. 

ExerciseNZ's proposing all parties consider compulsory registration for exercise professionals, removing the fringe benefit tax from employer-supported exercise, and using exercise professionals to help with ACC rehabilitation.  

CEO Richard Beddie says they also want any future government to make one-hour daily school exercise mandatory. 

He says physical inactivity costs the public health system $600 million a year. 

Beddie told Mike Hosking GLP-1s are helping to address obesity, but they don’t address the underlying issue of inactivity, which is what’s driving all the big health costs and shortening lives. 

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Politicians are being urged to pay more attention to our exercise workforce as a way of easing health system demand.&nbsp;
ExerciseNZ's proposing all parties consider compulsory registration for exercise professionals, removing the fringe benefit tax from employer-supported exercise, and using exercise professionals to help with ACC rehabilitation. &nbsp;
CEO Richard Beddie says they also want any future government to make one-hour daily school exercise mandatory.&nbsp;
He says physical inactivity costs the public health system $600 million a year.&nbsp;
Beddie told Mike Hosking GLP-1s are helping to address obesity, but they don’t address the underlying issue of inactivity, which is what’s driving all the big health costs and shortening lives.&nbsp;
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Richard Beddie: ExerciseNZ CEO on the report finding inactivity is costing the public health system $600 million a year

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