3 Ways Being Fit Can Improve Your Performance at Work

As an employee, you’re expected to be in tip-top mental shape and be a productive contributor to your company. But a survey from the UK reveals the average office worker is only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes a day. That’s quite the gap when thinking about a typical 8-hour work day.

Want to improve your odds of beating that average? It turns out, being physically fit can benefit your performance at work. Here’s how focusing on your health and fitness goals can also help you be a better employee—all day, every day.

3 Ways Being Fit Can Help You Be a Better Employee

Being fit can improve your productivity. When you’re in a situation that requires some serious concentration, working out first can help you bring your A-game. A study comparing a group who exercised for 15 minutes to one that didn’t found enhanced cognitive performance in the people that sweat it out. On top of that, getting active is great for relieving work-related stress.

Being fit can help you feel happier. An upbeat outlook at work is a recipe for success when it comes to being a star employee. Research shows happy employees tend to be 12% more productive than unhappy ones. But the million dollar question: How can you get happy and stay that way? By taking care of your health and wellbeing! Researchers from Penn State University found that physically active people reported greater general feelings of excitement and enthusiasm compared to those who are less active.

Being fit can give you more energy. Moving more can increase your energy, setting you up to be more successful at work. One study compared groups of people who exercised regularly to a sedentary group, and found those who exercised experienced a substantial increase in energy throughout the day. Next time you feel yourself fading at the office, get up and move!

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  • “We live in an age of “total work.” It’s a term coined by the German philosopher Josef Pieper just after World War II—describing the process by which human beings are transformed into workers, and the entirety of life is then transformed into work. Work becomes total when all of human life is centered around it; when everything else is not just subordinate to, but in the service of work. Leisure, festivity, and play come to resemble work—and then straight-up become it.”

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