Study investigates links between fat people and laziness and hoarding:
http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/health/rogers-article.aspx?ucpg=2&cp-documentid=24583850
Are the fit tidier?
Many pack rats are overweight
The Kobal Collection
Anyone who's watched Hoarders, the reality TV show about compulsive pack rats, may have noticed a pattern: many are overweight. New research reveals a link between a well-kept house and physical activity levels. The tidier a home, the fitter the homeowner.
The study, which is under review, examined the relationship between physical activity levels and the condition of participants' homes and streets. The researchers asked 998 African-Americans aged 49 to 65 of "higher socio-economic status" living in two St. Louis neighbourhoods how often they walked or performed other activities. They examined factors such as traffic and the presence of sidewalks.
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The result: the dominant factor that correlated to the level of exercise was whether or not a person's house was in good shape-not, for example, whether the area was conducive to jogging. "If somebody had a positive rating of the home," explains Keith, "then they were more likely to be physically active." She was "completely surprised" by the findings. Usually the emphasis is on getting people out of the house and to the gym. This data suggests that there may be plenty of exercise to be done inside-like housework. Next, researchers need to find out if it's a personality trait that makes the same people who keep a clean house more likely to be physically active, or if there's another explanation.
No matter, Keith applauds initiatives that turn chores into workouts, such as those featured at Squeezeitin.com , including "dish lifts" (stand on your tiptoes while unloading the dishwasher) and "laundry legs" (lunge from hamper to washing machine). Says Keith: "Every step counts."
http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/health/rogers-article.aspx?ucpg=2&cp-documentid=24583850
Are the fit tidier?
Many pack rats are overweight
The Kobal Collection
Anyone who's watched Hoarders, the reality TV show about compulsive pack rats, may have noticed a pattern: many are overweight. New research reveals a link between a well-kept house and physical activity levels. The tidier a home, the fitter the homeowner.
The study, which is under review, examined the relationship between physical activity levels and the condition of participants' homes and streets. The researchers asked 998 African-Americans aged 49 to 65 of "higher socio-economic status" living in two St. Louis neighbourhoods how often they walked or performed other activities. They examined factors such as traffic and the presence of sidewalks.
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The result: the dominant factor that correlated to the level of exercise was whether or not a person's house was in good shape-not, for example, whether the area was conducive to jogging. "If somebody had a positive rating of the home," explains Keith, "then they were more likely to be physically active." She was "completely surprised" by the findings. Usually the emphasis is on getting people out of the house and to the gym. This data suggests that there may be plenty of exercise to be done inside-like housework. Next, researchers need to find out if it's a personality trait that makes the same people who keep a clean house more likely to be physically active, or if there's another explanation.
No matter, Keith applauds initiatives that turn chores into workouts, such as those featured at Squeezeitin.com , including "dish lifts" (stand on your tiptoes while unloading the dishwasher) and "laundry legs" (lunge from hamper to washing machine). Says Keith: "Every step counts."
Fat people turned down for jobs because employers think they will be lazy
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:04 PM on 13th January 2010
Overlooked: A fat office worker sits at his desk. One in 10 managers has turned down a candidate because of their weight
Overweight people lose out in the workplace because employers assume they will be lazy, a study has revealed.
Very overweight workers earn less than other staff and are more likely to be bullied or overlooked for promotion, a survey of 2,000 people by Slimming World found.
In the poll of 200 bosses, a quarter of men said they would turn down a candidate purely on their weight and one in 10 admitted they had already done so.
The most overweight people were most likely to dread applying for a new job.
Jacquie Lavin, Slimming World's head of nutrition and research, said: 'You need confidence and support to achieve success in anything, whether it's losing weight or climbing the career ladder.
'It's unfortunate that only 16 per cent of people who are obese feel supported by their work colleagues in their efforts to lose weight and disappointing that one in four say they have suffered negative comments about their weight while at work.
'This survey provides one of the greatest indications yet of the scale of obesity discrimination in the workplace.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-jobs-employers-think-lazy.html#ixzz0zyttVxCy
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:04 PM on 13th January 2010
Overweight people lose out in the workplace because employers assume they will be lazy, a study has revealed.
Very overweight workers earn less than other staff and are more likely to be bullied or overlooked for promotion, a survey of 2,000 people by Slimming World found.
In the poll of 200 bosses, a quarter of men said they would turn down a candidate purely on their weight and one in 10 admitted they had already done so.
The most overweight people were most likely to dread applying for a new job.
Jacquie Lavin, Slimming World's head of nutrition and research, said: 'You need confidence and support to achieve success in anything, whether it's losing weight or climbing the career ladder.
'It's unfortunate that only 16 per cent of people who are obese feel supported by their work colleagues in their efforts to lose weight and disappointing that one in four say they have suffered negative comments about their weight while at work.
'This survey provides one of the greatest indications yet of the scale of obesity discrimination in the workplace.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-jobs-employers-think-lazy.html#ixzz0zyttVxCy
Exactly my thoughts, I work with an obese lady and she always complaining about her health problems and going to the doctor, but every damn day at lunch shes sitting there with her Burger King bag. This lady is like 350+....and heres the kicker....she wears sketchers shape ups.....I just dont get some people!
