YouGov poll finds people are too tired to exercise or eat healthily

Feel too tired to work out? No motivation to eat your greens? You’re not alone. Low motivation and fatigue are the primary factors keeping people from adopting a healthy lifestyle, a British survey suggests.

The poll of 2,086 adults was conducted online by YouGov on behalf of the World Cancer Research Fund and published Wednesday. It asked people what prevented them from making healthy changes to their diet and being more physically active.

For 38 percent of people, the answer was absence of motivation, while 35 percent reported feeling “too tired.” Many more women — 40 percent — reported exhaustion as a reason, compared with 29 percent of men. The divide was stark among age groups as well. Almost 50 percent of the younger people (25- to 34-year-olds) said exhaustion was a factor, while 23 percent of 55-year-olds and above cited the reason. (Respondents could

5 Easy Habits for a Healthy & Happy Lifestyle

Everyone wants to live a happy and healthy life. However, juggling work, family, and responsibilities can make it hard to achieve that goal. In trying to do the best in every aspect of our lives, we end up sacrificing our health, whether mentally or physically, and sometimes we do it for things that are not really necessary. With the fast pace of life, our habits are becoming worse as time passes by; and in our minds, it seems like the road to being healthy is full of obstacles and challenges.

The start of a healthier lifestyle doesn’t require much work if you really think about it. A small change in habits can change your life and make it better. So, without further ado, here are a few steps to follow to embark on a journey of health and happiness.


1- Minimize Your Screen Time

As much as

These healthy habits might also lead to a happier life

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Is the secret to happiness a warm puppy? A good marriage? A rewarding career? Or something else entirely?

Happiness means different things to different people, but a growing body of research suggests keeping a smile on your face may help add years to your life by lowering the risk for cardiovascular disease and death from all causes.

Not feeling it? Health experts say there are daily habits that might just make a difference. Here are five:

keep it moving

Granted, the words “physical exercise” don’t always make people smile. They might even elite groans. But studies show people who get up and move more – even if it’s in short bursts a few minutes each day – feel happier and live longer.

“When you engage in physical activity, you see benefits in the form of emotional well-being,” said Rosalba Hernández, a member of the American

How To Lose The Extra Kilos In A Week


The biggest mistake we make when we make the decision to finally start this diet that can make our lives a little harder, is that we lean on things that end up bringing us the opposite results. What are we trying to say? A smart tip if you want to lose excess weight in a few days is not to frantically avoid sweets and carbohydrates, but to drop small “bad” habits. The idea is not to overdo it, which can also be a strong psychological burden for us, but to follow advice that will actually bring radical changes over time. In particular, if they are combined with regular exercise of 20-30 minutes, which increases your muscle mass, you will lose the extra kilos and the result will justify you.

Avoid excessive consumption of bread

Sure, the simple solution for those days when we don’t have the stamina to cook or

Home Chef Partners With Nationwide Healthy-Lifestyle Brands

HomeChefa meal solutions subsidiary of The Kroger Co., and Life Timea healthy-lifestyle brand, are partnering to provide Life Time members access to the online meal delivery service.

Life Time has more than 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. Thecompanys healthy-way-of-life communities and ecosystem addresses all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment. Supported by a team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals, Chanhassen, Minn.-based Life Time said thats committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, athletic events and comprehensive digital platform.

[Read more: “Home Chef Reveals Biggest Collab With Queen of Quick Meals”]

Its exclusive multiyear relationship with Home Chef is Life Time’s first with a national meal kit brand and aims to bring a new level of ease to members’ everyday routines when it comes to planning hearty meals. As part of