Activity: Shape Up or Pay Up

As health insurance and medical costs continue to rise, employers will look to take creative and drastic measures to try to get a handle on this. Take a look at this video titled CBS Obesity in the Workplace (3m 12s) and the steps they took to manage costs. Once you are done watching the video, post responses to the following:

Video: https://youtu.be/WlQC9psww1g

As an employee, how would you feel if your employer implemented this? What would be some concerns?
As an employer, would you implement something like this? Why or why not?
Instead of this, are there other programs or incentives that you can implement to encourage healthy behaviors and a healthy lifestyle for your employees?

Respond in detail.

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