People too tired to lead healthier lifestyles, UK survey finds | Health
It’s the question many of us ask ourselves: why don’t I exercise more, eat better food and generally lead a healthier lifestyle?
For many who want to, but just can’t seem to make it happen, it turns out the answer to that question is – feeling just too tired.
A survey has found that tiredness is why 35% of people don’t make changes to their diet and physical activity levels that would help them close the gap between good intentions and concrete action.
The results, from a YouGov poll of 2,086 UK adults for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), illustrate the barriers many people face in their desire to adopt and stick to healthy habits.
When asked what was stopping them from eating more healthily and exercising more often, 29% of men and 40% of women cited “feeling too tired”.
Even more put it down to “lack of motivation”