Hardworking Mancunians’ stressful lifestyles could be making them unfit, warns a recent survey.
In a survey of 2,551 managers, directors and employees of UK businesses 88% of employees and managers claimed their job has made them unfit and 72% admittied they skip lunch at least once a week.
Health Assured, who ran the poll, also found that 73% of respondents admit they could do more at work to keep fit and stay healthy, such as taking the stairs.
David Price, MD of Health Assured said: “Having a desk job is no excuse for not keeping fit; there are ways to take exercise even when you are under pressure.
“Employees are the first to admit that they are lazy and yet there are small measures they can take that will help them keep fit.
“You will be surprised at the increase in employees who skip lunch at least once a week so that they can work on deadline when in fairness they could be out taking exercise.
“Even replacing a ‘chippy lunch’ to something that is low fat will make a difference, and taking the stairs is a sure way to burn off the calories.”
Price added that although many professionals have little energy to exercise at the end of the day, there are still “alternative ways to stay healthy and keep fit”.
He recommends 5 useful tips for improving fitness whilst leading a busy lifestyle.
1. Use the stairs – burn the calories and take the stairs.
2. Avoid emailing a colleague, get up and pay them a visit – better communication, burn calories, get exercise and possibly build up a friendship.
3. Take a walk at lunch – you never know what you will see.
4. Have a low fat diet lunch – even if you only do this once or twice a week, it will make a difference and could save you money.
5. If you live within a reasonable distance to work then why not choose to walk in.
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