Starting next months, firms from across the nation would have another avenue to turn to in order to gain funds for programs which would aim at promoting a healthy lifestyle for their employees, which would include providing exercise rooms to facilitate lunch-time workout sessions.

The new initiative will be officially launched from next month by the e National Trades Union Congress' (NTUC) Women's Development Secretariat (WDS) and the Health Promotion Board (HPB).

Under the new plan, companies can get a grant worth $200 from the HPB, in addition to a $100 grant from the NTUC to effectively implement health-promoting activities, which they can themselves decide on.

Also, firms can borrow BMI-measuring machines from the HPB, whenever they would consider conducting health-related workshops for their workers. The initiative to promote a healthy lifestyle at workplaces was first announced by Madam Halimah Yacob, who is the Deputy Secretary-General of NTUC and Director of the WDS.