Introduction
On average, many people spend more than half of waking hours at their workplace. Studies reveal that our workplaces expose us to physical conditions that are harmful to our health. The nature of the work we do as well as the organization of our workplace affects both our mental and physical healths. Excellent health is what is required for employment. However, many individuals do not seem to understand that workplace also has a significant effect on their health.
Following a comprehensive research, I have realized that my workplace has some negative health impacts on my body. For instance, my backstabbing core workers and too much workload put much stress on me. Research details that high demand or high job strain also causes stress. Stress has a number negative health impacts that include mental health. Stress makes our heart work too hard and too much hence increasing the risk of hypertension as well as a heart attack (Lagerveld, Blonk, Brenninkmeijer & Schaufeli, 2010).
Another negative health impact from my workplace comes from too much sitting at one point. Studies put forward by Lagerveld, Blonk, Brenninkmeijer & Schaufeli, (2010) suggest that too much sitting is associated a variety of health concerns. Some of the health problems related to too much sitting include metabolic syndrome as well as obesity. Findings from the same study suggest that too much sitting is what contributes to too many obese citizens in America (Lagerveld, Blonk, Brenninkmeijer & Schaufeli, 2010). Too much sitting also causes a cluster of health problems that include high blood sugar, too much body fat, high blood pressure as well as other cardiovascular diseases.
Conclusion
Our workplaces have a number health impacts on us than many of us could ever imagine. Stress and too much sitting in the office, class as well as sitting during commutation also cause some health complications that include obesity, hypertension as well as heart attack. Understanding this greatly affect my future career. I want a workplace where I am stress-free and where I can walk back home. Research reveals that physical activities reduce possibilities of heart attack, hypertension, and obesity.
References
Lagerveld, S. E., Blonk, R. B., Brenninkmeijer, V., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2010). Return to work among employees with mental health problems: Development and validation of a self-efficacy questionnaire. Work & Stress, 24(4), 359-375. doi:10.1080/02678373.2010.532644
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