(Photo: thejakartapost.com) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s East Java province hasput 50 overweight police on a special physical training programme to loseweight and better serve their job.
According to the provincial police spokesperson Frans BarungMangera, the officers are being closelymonitored on the two-week programme of aerobics, swimming and jogging, and alsoget guidance from nutritionists and medical experts.
The force had determined thatthe ideal weight for an officer in kilogram should be their height (incentimeters) minus 110, Mangera said.
Hesaid the programme was likely to be extended to the entire province of EastJava, adding that body shape determines whetherthe officer is fit to serve the public.
The programme has been positively responded by policeofficers. Iwan Sutanto,a participating officer said that being overweight makes them less agile whenthey are on duty, and they often fall sick. He claimed to feel healthier afterlosing 3.5 kg.
Indonesiahas seen a spike in obesity in recent years and the World Health Organizationin 2016 estimated that at least 28 percent of Indonesia’s 250 million peoplewere overweight.
A2018 health survey of 300,000 families concluded that about one in five adultswas obese, media said. A sedentary lifestyle as well as a diet often rich inoil and sugar has been blamed.-VNA
