The explosion in e-mail use risks creating a generation of unfit, overweight office workers, say experts.Technorati Tags: Email, BBC
Whereas white collar workers were once forced to walk to colleagues' desks to pass on information, now all it takes is the click of a button.
As a result, many people are missing out on the little exercise available to them during the working day...
Dr. Dorian Dugmore, an international heart expert, said: "We are losing millions of hours of exercise through the explosion of e-mail..."
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
"Email Makes Office Workers Lazy"
From BBC News: