Majority of Corporate Executives in India are Overweight

Around 63 percent of executives are overweight with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 23 in India, which may lead to lifestyle-related health disorders and poor health, reveals a new survey.

The report has been compiled by reviewing the diet and activity levels of close to 60,000 working professionals across 20 plus companies over a period of 12 months.

‘Most of the corporate executives in India are unfit and overweight due to less physical activity. ’

These professionals range from factory workers, sales professionals, IT professionals, bankers, and others in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and remote locations like Jhagadiya, Khandala, and Vapi. The professionals were in the 21 to 60 age group.

When it comes to the number of steps taken in a day, an important indicator of activity levels, consumer goods sector has taken the pole position with a count of 5,988 when it comes to average steps taken in a day.

The least active are executives from the financial sector who have an average count of just 4,969 steps. While executives from other sectors like retail, manufacturing, marketing, and IT take upwards of 5,000 steps.

According to the data, running is the most popular activity for both males and females. Other activities that are popular amongst male executives are bicycling, gym workouts, and swimming. Women prefer more indoor activities that can be done at home, e.g., Yoga and other home workouts.

The data also shows that weekends are the least active days of the week for workouts. The calorie burn rate drops down to an average of 250 on weekends compared to 300 on weekdays.

Source: IANS