Herbalife Rallies its Network to Inspire Healthy Active Living in Bid to Combat Obesity in Asia Pacific
May 15 2016 - 11:30PM
Business Wire
Herbalife, a global nutrition company, has concluded its annual
Asia Pacific training event – Extravaganza 2016 – held in Singapore
from May 13-15. This year’s event saw Herbalife rally 10,000 of its
independent member network in Southeast Asia to build upon the
company’s wide-ranging efforts to inspire positive nutritional
habits, healthy active lifestyles, and to help combat rising
obesity rates.
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To further widen training support to members within the region,
Herbalife also expanded the scale of the Asia Pacific Extravaganza,
with two additional events held in Bangalore, India from May 13-15
and in Seoul, Korea from June 17-19.
According to statistics from the World Health Organization
(WHO), worldwide obesity rates have doubled since 1980. In
Southeast Asia, women had approximately double the obesity
prevalence of men. With obesity becoming an increasingly pressing
health issue that puts people at risk of adverse health effects,
Herbalife’s Asia Pacific independent members at the Extravaganza
learned about the different approaches that they can take to
inspire positive lifestyle habits amongst their network of
communities and to raise awareness of the importance of balanced
nutrition and physical activity. In addition, they also found out
how Herbalife’s systemized training support system can help them to
provide customers with personalized nutrition plans through
one-on-one coaching.
“For more than 36 years, Herbalife’s mission has been to change
people’s lives by providing the best nutrition and
weight-management products in the world. Enhancing the knowledge
and skillsets of our members is a top priority as we strive to
empower them with the right tools and information to inspire a
healthy active lifestyle across the region. In addition, we hope to
go one step further and partner with relevant government agencies
on public education programs to help address the growing obesity
problem in Southeast Asia,” said Stephen Conchie, Herbalife Vice
President and General Manager, Southeast Asia.
“In the past few years, we have intensified our efforts to raise
awareness of the issues related to rising obesity rates in the
world’s most populated continent, including the commissioning of
several multi-market surveys to better understand the public’s
perceptions and attitudes towards nutrition and healthy, active
living. These findings were shared during the many initiatives we
implemented across the region to help consumers understand the
importance of leading healthy active lifestyles, including the
bi-annual Herbalife Wellness Tours, and the annual Herbalife
Nutrition Day. We also provided sponsorship and nutritional support
for Asia Pacific’s sports teams, athletes and events. All of these
programs signal our commitment to support the growing desire for
healthy, active living in the region.” added Conchie.
The 2016 Asia Pacific Extravaganza in Singapore featured an
inspiring keynote address by Michael O. Johnson, Chairman and CEO
of Herbalife, who discussed Herbalife’s momentum story and the
importance of Asia Pacific in growing and cementing the company’s
stature as a global nutrition company. Des Walsh, President of
Herbalife, also painted a vision for Herbalife members to develop
their businesses, whilst charting a path for people in the region
to lead healthier lives through better nutritional habits.
Other key highlights of the event include the nutrition training
session helmed by Dr Luigi Gratton, Vice President for Worldwide
Nutrition Education and Development at Herbalife, which provided
practical nutritional advice for Herbalife independent members to
improve their overall health, and take steps towards inspiring
healthy active living in the region.
About Herbalife:
Herbalife is a global nutrition company that has been changing
people's lives with great products since 1980. Our nutrition,
weight-management, energy and fitness and personal care products
are available exclusively to and through dedicated Independent
Herbalife Members in more than 90 countries. We are committed to
fighting the worldwide problems of poor nutrition and obesity by
offering high-quality products, one-on-one coaching with an
Herbalife member and a community that inspires customers to live a
healthy, active life.
We support the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa
Herbalife programs to help bring good nutrition to children in
need. We also sponsor more than 190 world-class athletes, teams and
events around the globe, including Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy
and champions in many other sports.
The company has over 8,000 employees worldwide, and its shares
are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HLF) with net
sales of US$4.5 billion in 2015. To learn more visit
Herbalife.com.
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