Unless you’re lucky enough to work from home like the ViralNova gang or live within walking distance from your place of employment, chances are you’re more than used to the daily commute.
Whether you travel 15 minutes or nearly an hour to get to your job, anyone who’s commuted knows that getting there is the real battle. It doesn’t get any better when you have entire cities of people all trying to get to their respective jobs all at once (NYC, we’re looking at you).
Battling the congested traffic and busy highways isn’t all bad. I mean, after all, commuting does allow you to earn a living wage that allows you to pay your bills and allow for spending money when your home is somewhere with a lower cost of living. But what you might not know is that your daily commute could be putting a damper on your health.
In the U.S. the average commute to work one way has been on the rise the last few decades and has recently reached just over 30 minutes. Consider yourself lucky because for people in the U.K., average commute time is nearly double that.
And if you’ve read any of the multiple studies on the impact commuting has on our health, you’re well aware that research has linked long commutes to higher rates of obesity, stress, anxiety, depression, higher blood pressure, neck and back pain.
But while many of us are faced with no other option but commuting, how you choose to get to work can make all the difference for your health.
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