People with obesity want to give a discount to the gym

      Amir Khamitov, deputy chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, said that obese people should be given discounts to buy gym tickets, the Parliamentary Newspaper reports. The MP noted that more and more people are suffering from malnutrition and sedentary lifestyle. And they need to be given a discount on the purchase of a gym membership. The MP believes that physical activity is one of the most effective ways to lose weight, but due to subscription prices, not everyone can afford to go to the gym. The discount amount, Khamitov said, may vary depending on the degree of obesity and be set by the organization itself.

      Earlier, Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that 24.6% of the adult population of Russia suffers from obesity: 20.6% of men and 27.4% of women.