Written on July 2, 2011 by Sebastian Cimitiere On-the-job
physical activity contributes to a person’s overall fitness, and
should be considered when evaluating whether an individual meets
recommended physical activity guidelines, a new U.S. government
report says. Using existing guidelines, which only take into
account leisure-time physical activity, a study by the
Washington State Department of Health (WADOH) found that about
64 percent of U.S. adults met minimum standards. But when their
work-related activity was also included, another 6.5 percent of
adults achieved the recommended activity level, according to the
report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Less-educated individuals and Hispanics were more likely than
others to report significant amounts of on-the-job physical
activity, which primarily consisted of walking or heavy labor,
said the study published in the May 27 issue of the CDC’s
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. For men who had not
completed high school, the rate w