Introduction: Low physical fitness level among obese employees might worsen their overweight/obesity problem and/or other obesity‐related comorbidities. Daily Healthy Checklist (DHC) is developed by researcher based on recommendation from Ministry of Health in Indonesia and other obesity research. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of DHC score on various components of fitness level, body composition and body mass index (BMI). Methodology: 34 obese employees were recruited from one of the FMCG company office in its Indonesia Branch using convenience sampling method. Fitness level was assessed by bleep test, sit‐up, push‐up and sit‐and‐reach. Body composition was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Anthropometric measurements included weight and height were taken; and BMI was calculated. Linear regression analysis was used to determine the effect of DHC score on fitness level, BMI and body fat percentage. Results: There was no significant effect of each type of DHC score on each output variable. However, multiple linear regression showed that there was a simultaneous effect of DHC score on BMI (28.9%), body fat percentage (25.1%), sit‐up amount (31.1%), push‐up amount (42.5%), flexibility (27.1%) and VO2 max. Among all DHC s individual aspects, the variable which had the most affect for BMI was morning stretching (β=0.193); for body fat percentage was walking (β=‐0.244); for sit‐up was also walking (β=0.440); for push‐up was also morning stretching (β=0.266); for flexibility was vegetable consumption (β=0.180) and for VO2 max was morning stretching (β=0.189). Conclusion: Adherence to fullfil DHC score is needed to improve fitness level, body composition and BMI.
THE EFFECTS OF DAILY HEALTHY CHECKLIST SCORE ON OBESE EMPLOYEES FITNESS, BMI, AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE