Men’s Fitness UK – October 2019

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A mere 77 minutes

is theamountof

timetheaverage

personspends

outsideona typical

day.at’sdespite

numerousstudies

linkingsunlighttoan

increaseinserotonin

• themood-boosting
  hormone– aswell

assolidevidenceto

showbeingingreen

spacesprovides

tangiblestress-relief

anda heightened

senseof wellbeing.

dogownerswalktheirdogsfor

theprimaryreasonofgetting

abitofpeaceandquiet.^1 Of

the2,000peoplesurveyed, 73

percentalsosaidgettingout

withtheirdogsisvitalfor

de-stressingand

forgettingabout

theworriesof

day-to-daylife.

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percentofemployeesin

Britain’ssmallandmedium-

sizedbusinesseshave

experiencedwork-related

stressoranxiety,according

toresearchcommissioned

byAXAPPPhealthcare.The

samestudyfoundeightout

oftenofthoseverysame

businessesdonothavea

healthandwellbeingstrategy

inplace.AXAPPPhealthcare

CEOTracyGarradsaid,

“Burnoutisnowrecognisedby

theWorldHealthOrganization

asanoccupational

phenomenon.It’sbecoming

aworkplaceepidemic."

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Thenegativeaspectsofsocialmediaare

welldocumented.One 2016 studyledbythe

UniversityofCopenhagen,forinstance,found

‘Facebookenvy’–jealousyarisingfromother

people’sFacebookposts–isaveryrealphenomenon.

Butit’snotallbad.ResearchersatEdgeHillUniversity,

Liverpool,haverecentlyfoundthatspendingtime

interactingwithpeopleonWhatsAppisgoodfora

person'spsychologicalwellbeing."There'slotsof

debateaboutwhethersocialmediaisbadfor

ourwellbeing,butwe'vefounditmightnot

beasbadaswethink,"DrLindaKaye,

aseniorlecturerinpsychologyat

EdgeHillUniversity,told

TheIndependent.

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