Do you find yourself skipping the gym and exercising less due to long hours?
Uh-oh. You could be shortening your life for the price of a few quid.
Work stress is making millions of workers neglect key parts of their lives which could affect their health, a survey found.
It found 40 per cent of people felt their job has had a negative impact on their health in the last five years.
The survey found that 43 per cent of people said their job had caused them to exercise less.
More than half said their jobs had led them to eat more.
A quarter said their jobs had led them to drink more booze.
One in ten said their jobs led them to smoke more.
Around 60 per cent of employees regularly do unpaid overtime. Two in ten work more than five hours unpaid per week.
The survey, by the British Heart Foundation, found that employees feared that long hours, smoking, drinking, over-eating and lack of exercise led employees to fear for their health.
29% thought the effects of their work could lead to high blood pressure and 21 per cent fearing a heart attack or heart condition.
Lisa Young, from the British Heart Foundation said: ‘This survey is a stark reminder of just what happens when we don’t take our health at work seriously enough.
‘Millions of people say they are smoking more, exercising less and putting on weight because they’re not considering the impact their job is having on their health and wellbeing.
‘Behaviours like these can be extremely damaging, not just to your heart health but also to businesses.
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Source: Metro UK