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Eight out of ten office workers admit they feel like 'desk potatoes' - who often only get up to go to the toilet, a survey has revealed.
Researchers found millions of workers settle in at their desks at 9am, and rarely leave their seats until they head home at 5pm.
The study of 2,000 office workers also discovered that more than four in ten claim they are simply 'too busy' to get up and stretch their legs.
Others went as far as to admit they frequently 'scoot' - wheel their chair across the office - to save time.
A handful will even call or email colleagues who sit close by rather than visiting them at their desk.
Zoe Griffiths, Head of Programme and Public Health for Weight Watchers UK, said: ''It's worrying to see so many desk-bound workers are doing so little activity, and often feeling too busy to even get up and walk around.
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/...toes-getting/story-22859057-detail/story.html
Researchers found millions of workers settle in at their desks at 9am, and rarely leave their seats until they head home at 5pm.
The study of 2,000 office workers also discovered that more than four in ten claim they are simply 'too busy' to get up and stretch their legs.
Others went as far as to admit they frequently 'scoot' - wheel their chair across the office - to save time.
A handful will even call or email colleagues who sit close by rather than visiting them at their desk.
Zoe Griffiths, Head of Programme and Public Health for Weight Watchers UK, said: ''It's worrying to see so many desk-bound workers are doing so little activity, and often feeling too busy to even get up and walk around.
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/...toes-getting/story-22859057-detail/story.html