Mens Health Australia May 2017

With memories of summer fun

fading, long days at work can

weigh heavily on your mind. You

don’t need to be told that a good

workout can help. Unfortunately,

when office deadlines catch up

with you, early starts, late

finishes and non-existent lunch

breaks leave scant time for

anything else. Making space in

your schedule for the gym can

seem hard to justify. But if you

really want to shift that pile of

paper and feel better about your

9-5, a quick training session has

now officially been signed off.

Psychologists at the University

of New England found that both

strength training and cardio

negate the impact of stress due

to overwork. In their studies,

researchers asked volunteers to

train three times a week for 28

days, with sessions lasting 30

minutes. They found that cardio

reduced emotional exhaustion

while weight training increased

participants’ sense of personal

accomplishment. Crucially, the

half-hour workouts were done at

high intensity. Swap out time-

sapping isolation moves in favour

of full-body circuits, and trade

ambles around the local park for

3-kay time trials. You can

consider your risk of workplace

burnout well and truly doused. Go

hard, go back to work for a while

• then go home.

04

WEEKS OF PUMPING

IRON TO AVOID AN

OFFICE BURNOUT

Lift your mental

energy and take a

load off at work

Useful

Stuff

Tons of tips, tricks

and strategies for life

05/2017

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