Now the Prime Minister has said that we should not go to the gym. Stockholm, Malmö and several other municipalities have closed swimming pools, gyms and all races are cancelled. In our attempts to save ourselves from a pandemic, the other life-threatening pandemic, sedentarism, is skyrocketing. How will we get back into good exercise habits again? And are we destroying an entire non-profit fitness sector when we shut it all down to fight COVID-19? To find out, David Eberhard talks to Staffan Movin, Chairman of the Board of En Svensk Klassiker, and Susanne Jidesten, Secretary General of Friskis och Svettis.
Can Private Sector Players Make Sweden Healthier? Seminar in Almedalen on the Future of Healthcare
Sweden spends nearly 700 billion kronor a year on healthcare, but only a fraction of those resources goes toward disease prevention. At the same time, lifestyle-related diseases account for a large portion of the burden on the healthcare system, and many Swedes spend their final years in poor health.
