Obese patients get a personal trainer to fight the bulge - and taxpayers foot the bill - Daily Mail 21st May 2008

Obese patients are to be given free gym sessions with a personal fitness trainer to help them shed weight. Under the NHS scheme, they will be guided through a six-week fitness programme costing £75 per person. The exercise regime is designed to tackle the growing obesity crisis which already costs the NHS £500 million each year. A pilot project is due to start early next month and could act as a model for health trusts nationwide.

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