"Remember working during COVID? While healthcare workers, first responders, and restaurant employees still had to show up in person, many others suddenly found themselves working from home, logging into Zoom meetings in pajama pants. For some, the isolation was tough. Others loved more time with family, the freedom to work from anywhere, and not having long commutes. Some people even traded expensive city apartments for more affordable homes or resort-style locations."
"However, if you work in an office, you're probably more active than you realize. Teachers spend most of their workday on their feet, but even people who sit at a desk often get in more steps than those working from home. When you think about it, those steps from the parking lot to the office count. If your commute is from the bedroom to your home office, you may notice you're not moving around as much overall."
Remote work provided flexibility, time with family, elimination of commutes, and allowed some people to relocate to cheaper or resort-style homes. Many workers later preferred hybrid or fully remote roles, while others returned to offices. Working from home typically reduces incidental physical activity and daily steps compared with commuting to an office, because office routines include walking to parking lots, between meetings, and around the workplace. The shift to remote work produced mixed mental-health effects, including isolation for some and greater work-life balance for others. Choosing permanent remote work requires weighing physical activity reductions against lifestyle and wellbeing gains.
Read at Health Digest
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