In this modern, busy world, more and more of us are finding it difficult to keep active, eat well and maintain a healthy weight. Nationally, almost two-thirds of adults and one- third of children under 18 are overweight or obese. The Chief Medical Officer highlights that in one study, 77% of parents of overweight children did not recognise that their child was overweight.

Not only that, studies show that obesity costs £47bn a year to the UK economy and is a greater burden than armed violence, war and terrorism and is second only to smoking in terms of its impact on the UK's purse strings.