Most British couples say they regularly do not have enough energy at the end of the day to have sex, mostly due to lack of fitness
British people are getting lazier according to a new study from Nuffield Health, a not for profit health organisation. Researchers found that 59% of the 2,000 adults surveyed would not walk up two flights of stairs to reach their office, choosing instead to take the lift, while just over half of dog owners (52%) did not walk their dogs due to lack of energy.
Family life is also suffering through laziness, as 64% of parents admit to always being too tired to play with their children, and 73% of couples said they regularly do not have enough energy at the end of the day to have sex -- with 58% of this group blaming a lack of fitness.
Vanity may be one of the solutions to getting people active though, as 28% of respondents would be prepared to exercise more if they felt it would make them more attractive.
Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health said that a whole generation is in danger of becoming too unfit to perform rudimentary tasks. "Ready meals, remote controls and even internet shopping are all contributing to a dangerously lazy and idle Britain. The nation has fallen into a vicious circle of laziness that we must stop," she said.