SINGAPORE -- (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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Contacts:
Herbalife Asia Pacific
Daliea Mohamad-Liauw, +852-3589-2643
VP,
Corporate Communications
dalieal@herbalife.com
Source: Herbalife
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