UAE Business: UAE among the fittest countries in world: report – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: UAE among the fittest countries in world: report – Gulf Digital News

The UAE is among the fittest countries in the world, with a physical index score of 65.4 compared to a global average of 60, said Cigna Insurance Middle East (CIME), a leading global health services company, in a new report.

Over the last four years, UAE’s physical index has grown by nearly five points, which coincides with the growth of several community fitness initiatives including the annual Dubai Fitness Challenge in Dubai, Active Parks, and Forever Fit initiatives in Abu Dhabi, as well as other fitness campaigns in other Emirates.

The Cigna whitepaper reiterates that while UAE’s physical index has grown in the last four years, the average global physical index has dipped. This includes key global markets such as the UK, Spain, USA, Australia, and China [which recorded a marginal rise from 63.5 to 63.9].

Interestingly, the whitepaper reveals that women in UAE have got fitter – starting with the lowest physical well-being score of 59.2 in 2018, women in UAE have risen to 63.2 in 2022. The UAE women have thus surpassed not only global women well-being index (which slipped to 58.2) but also men globally at 61.7.

In his comments, Jerome Droesch, CEO of Domestic Health and Health Services – Cigna