Work & Study Output in relation to exercise

Did you know that by exercising you could become a better worker? Exercise has wonderful health benefits and one of them is enhancing your job performance at your place of employment. Many jobs wear us down, but it is possible to beat the 9-to-5 blues.

People who exercise on work days are more productive, happier and suffer less stress than on non-gym days.

University of Bristol researchers found that employees who enjoyed a workout before going to work or exercised during lunch breaks - were better equipped to handle whatever the day threw at them!!!

Exercising is also a great detoxification mechanism. When bodies become stressed, unhealthy chemicals build up. Regular exercise helps remove the by-products that stress brings, allowing you to release feelings of stress faster.

Critically, workers performed significantly better on exercise days and across all three areas.

These areas are known as mental-interpersonal; output and time demands.

Many modern workplaces are increasingly sedentary, increasing worker risk of inactivity-related injuries and illness. While excessive sitting has been shown to impart risks that are independent of exercise level, an active lifestyle clearly cuts down on sitting time and results in both physical and mental benefits

The study group was made up of 200 university staff and employees working for a pensions company and an IT firm.

Each employee completed a questionnaire about their mood, workload and performance on days when they exercised.

The key findings were:

Seventy-two per cent reported improvements in time management on exercise days compared to non-exercise days.

Seventy-nine per cent said mental and interpersonal performance was better on days they exercised.

Seventy-four per cent said they managed their workload better.

The questionnaire scores were 27 per cent higher on exercise days in categories such as dealing calmly with stress and 41 per cent higher for feeling motivated to work