Overweight to be forced to exercise for benefits?

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If you're obese and fail to exercise, your benefits could be seriously trimmed. Westminster City Council has revealed proposals to force overweight benefit claimants to exercise. Failure to turn up to for exercise at your local leisure centre - usage will be measured by smart cards - and you could see your benefit payments slashed.

But is this a good idea to tackle the UK's chronic obesity crisis?%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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