With New Year resolves slowly fading, how many of us would like to get fitter and have a healthier diet but are lacking the skills to implement these changes.
Recent research among 1,000 office workers shows that 47% do less than an hour of exercise a week, over half are worried about their weight (with only 31% being the right weight for their height) and 53% fear for their health.
The lifestyle of an office worker does nothing to help the situation, 24% would like to exercise more but can’t fit it into their working day and don’t have time once they get home. Many skip breakfast because they’re in a rush to commute to the office and once they’re at their desk many stay there most of the day.
A group of men who don’t sit around all day is the Saracens Rugby Team. So together with Sanlam Private Investments they’ve created the Ultimate Office Fitness Guide, a brilliant range of exercises that even the most time-poor of us can fit into a hectic day.
This video features behind the scenes footage of the players training and the team’s fitness
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coaches who will give you a few hints and tips on fitness and diet improvements that can be implemented in the office.
To download the full Ultimate Office Fitness Guide go to www.spi.sanlam.co.uk/saracens
Average office worker spends equivalent of 45 days a year sat down at work
- That translates to five years of your life sat at your desk without moving
- Study also shows a fifth don’t want to do more exercise, a quarter can’t fit it into their working day and one in seven think they don’t need to
- Study released to coincide with the launch of a new fitness aid devised by trainers at Saracens Rugby Club to help office workers stay active at their desks
British office workers will spend the equivalent of five years of their lives sat at their desk without getting up according to new research released today.
That equates to nearly five hours a day sitting at a desk without moving, which is almost 24 continuous hours a week and around 45 days a year.
The findings fly in the face of the ‘move-more’ health message of recent years which, in the work place, has seen people encouraged to fit as much incidental exercise into their day as possible, such as getting up and walking around the office, or going to people’s desks instead of emailing them.
However, the research shows that the average office worker spends 55% of their working day sat down with almost 60% saying they don’t even take a lunch break and instead eat at their desk.
When it comes to exercise overall, more than one in five simply say they don’t want to do any, with one in seven believing they don’t need to.
Almost a quarter surveyed by Sanlam Private Investments say they can’t fit any into their working day and it’s too late by the time they get home to do it, while one in ten say they hate the gym and a similar number say they can’t run.
While the picture painted by the research of deskbound office workers is in stark contrast to the day in the life of the nation’s professional athletes it could in fact be sports stars to the rescue, with Saracens Rugby Club alongside Sanlam Private Investments today launching the Ultimate Office Fitness Guide to help get office workers active in the work place.
You can watch a video about the guide here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZaxuaoCkh0&feature=youtu.be