Gatwick employees get passport to a slimmer and fitter life-style

Purpose – Describes two health and well-being programs that are helping employees at London’s Gatwick airport to get fitter and enjoy a healthier lifestyle. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the reasons for the programs the form they take and the results they have achieved. Findings – Explains how security employees became slimmer and fitter following a 12-week health program, while the ongoing passport to health program is promoting healthier eating and lifestyles among employees. Practical implications – Advances the view that improved health and well-being in employees reduces absenteeism and improves productivity, mood and self-esteem in the workforce. Social implications – Reports that Gatwick employees feel happier, have better sleep quality, more confidence in what they can achieve and more satisfaction with exercise and leisure activities. Originality/value – Highlights how other employees could benefit from similar schemes.