AIMAN INAM

KARACHI: It has been observed that owing to the soaring stress of recent times to endeavor to cope up with this fast pace world, people tend to work more without knowing its severe impacts on their health.

A novel research claims that a demanding and nerve-racking work-life in midlife could have nonconstructive effects on human health later on.

It has been proven that those who work more than 55 hours in a week are highly likely to come out with cardiovascular ailment and mental syndrome such as anxiety and depression.

As per the estimates, provided by the experts, the standard work hour of Americans has been gauged as 47 hours on a weekly basis, which is considered a packed workday above the average of 9 to 5 schedule.

As a matter of fact, approx 4 out of 10 Americans stated that they work at least 50 hours each week.

The findings of the study insinuate that even though the impacts of deprived work-life equilibrium might not be felt right away, the outcomes spanned into elder epoch.

Health and wellness professionals here have stressed pushing down the extensive working hours, take sufficient sleep (at least seven hours ) and exercise so as to keep the mentioned-afore maladies off.