If you are too tired to go to the gym after work, there is an answer. More than two million of us now go for a run during our lunch hour - or a 'runch', as it has been dubbed - instead. And all those lunch time jogs mean we clock up an average of 468 miles per year.
'Hectic lifestyles mean the only real option is to incorporate exercise into the day,' said a spokesman for sportswear brand Helly Hansen, who carried out the survey of 1,500 Britons.
However the downside may be that the survey showed that working out requires a slight addition to the traditional lunch hour - those who regularly pounded the pavement admitted they often took more than the permitted 60 minutes.
Conversely research in the US Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology shows people who are physically active tend to be more enthusiastic about their jobs than those whose biggest daily exertion is taking the lift down to the office canteen.
Perhaps the new ‘out-of-office’ message should say: “Sorry I’m out jogging but I will be happy to call you on my return.”
Shelley, APA
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