That’s the title of the press release put out by the Benenden Health Care Society, about its study on the fitness level of “the average Brit.” It’s not good news:<\/p>\n
A study released today by Benenden Healthcare Society <\/strong>reveals that the average Brit is so unhealthy they are left gasping for breath after running for a bus.<\/p>\n
…The study found eight in ten have been left gasping for air after trying to catch a bus to work with the typical Brit walking up just 20 steps before needing to stop to gulp in air – and they can only manage to run 88 metres before coming to an abrupt halt. Three in ten feel achy and breathless after lifting shopping in and out of the car or to the house.<\/p>\n
\u00a0More than half (54 per cent) would always choose the lazy option of jumping in a lift or onto an escalator rather than face trudging up a set of steps – and a feeble seven in ten would get the car out of the garage to drive one mile or LESS, which would take just ten minutes to walk.<\/p>\n
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The sorry state of the nation’s lack of fitness also emerged from the stats – with one in five trying to avoid any forms of exercise. Only a doctor’s warning (48 per cent) or the inability to fit into clothing (43 per cent) would force Brits to overhaul their lifestyle or eating habits – and shockingly six in ten would only be sparked into action if they had a heart attack.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Scary… especially the part about\u00a0viewing\u00a0a heart attack as a prerequisite for\u00a0being “sparked into action.”<\/p>\n
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