Fit in Fitness
How active you are during the day is strongly related to your job and whether or not it’s a desk job, according to a new study. Study results showed almost a four-fold difference between the most active and the least active workers; the most active workers were mail carriers who logged almost 19,000 steps per day and the least active were secretaries who logged an average of 4300 steps per day.
Is work making you fat?
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Dr. Diet weighs in:
We all spend so much time at work that it makes sense that our work day activities are important when it comes to managing our weight and getting healthier.
But with so many people having desk jobs today, what are sedentary workers to do?
The best recommendation for all you desk workers out there is to clip a pedometer to your belt or waistband and start “fitting in fitness” whenever and wherever you can. This pedometer strategy has been proven to help motivate people to become more active.
In one study, women who were told to walk 10,000 steps per day walked more than women who were told to take a 30 minute daily brisk walk.
In another study, the following 6 strategies were the top ones used to fit in fitness during the course of the study participants’ normal day’s routine:
--65% walked to a meeting
--50% walked after work
--35% walked before work
--29% walked to a destination or store
--50% parked their car farther away
--28% used the stairs instead of the elevator
Studies like these show that you don’t have to join a health club or run a marathon to become more fit; you also don’t have to change jobs. But you do have to pay attention to the steps you take before, during and after work. And remember - that every step counts!
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