• Weight gain in the top health concern for both men and women

• 83% of women strive to live a healthy, active lifestyle vis-à-vis 78% of men

Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), a leading global nutrition company, conducted a survey that uncovered differences in the health attitudes and lifestyle habits of working men and women in Singapore. The survey revealed that women in India have a higher tendency to spend more time at their work desks, lunch more often at their desks, and find it harder to stay active during the average work day compared to men. The survey, which was designed to understand the lifestyle habits and attitudes of  Asia Pacific’s modern workforce, was conducted in among 5,500 full-time workers in 11 Asia-Pacific markets in the age group 18 - 60 years divided equally under both genders.

Some of the key insights from the survey are:

• Hours spent at desk on average work day - 9 in 10 womenspend more than 6 hours at their desks on an average work day

• Frequency of eating lunch at desk - 69% of women have lunch at their desks at least 2-5 days per week

• Minutes of daily physical activity at work place - In India 22% of women gets between 30 minutes to an hour of physical activity at work

• Obstacles to exercising/ stretching at work - 67% of womencited lack of time as an obstacle to exercising at work; while 59% of men echoed the same reason

• Times per week engage in physical activity - 68% of womenengage in physical activity 2-6 times per week

• Health issues that could arise from sedentary lifestyle - Around 65% women are concerned about gaining weight and 55% women are concerned about increasing stress level arising from sedentary lifestyle. 78% of women said they’d be more encouraged to stay active if part of company’s culture.

With the above results from the survey, organizations need to take steps to encourage employees for an active and healthy lifestyle by providing internal fitness facilities or organize group work out activities to boost up overall health. Companies can hold activities targeted at women, such as lunchtime networking sessions with female leaders, to encourage female employees to stand up from their desks. With many women hesitant to consider themselves as athletes, beginner’s group workout sessions could also be held to help female employees feel more comfortable and ease into a more active lifestyle.

Courtesy by www.newsvoir.com