According to Amenyah, Murphy, and Fenge (2021), ASPIRE is an innovative multicentre health-related and skills training program with the aim of developing a model to holistically improve well-being, and self-efficacy, reduce overweight, and obesity, and increase employment.

The challenge tackled by ASPIRE is reflected in local statistics: In Kent, 62.8% of adults (18+) are classified as overweight or obese. The figures for unemployment for the county are 2.8%.

A recent Gallup poll shows that the longer a person is unemployed, the higher the rates of obesity, with rates reaching up to 32.7% after a year or more of unemployment.