Sedentary work linked to 37% higher risk of insomnia-like symptoms, new study finds [Video]

A restless night may leave you feeling tired at work, but what if your job is the very thing disrupting your sleep?Related video above: Simple daytime hacks for better sleep and more energyPeople with highly sedentary jobs — accounting for 80% of the current U.S. workforce — face a significantly higher risk of insomnia, according to a new study published January 7 in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.”We already know sleep is as close as a magic bullet that we have for employee productivity and well-being, yet the way job design has changed work endangers sleep health,” said Dr. Claire Smith, lead study author and assistant professor of psychology at the University of South Florida.How job design impacts your sleepThe research, which analyzed data from more than 1,000 workers over 10 years from the National Midlife in the United States study, examined how job design impacts employees’ sleep patterns. …