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Lifestyle check

Fourteen questions, about four minutes. At the end you get three practical areas to work on, not a grade.

This check is for general information only. It is not a clinical assessment, it does not diagnose any condition and it does not replace medical advice.

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  1. 1. Which age group are you in?

    Background question — it does not affect your score.

  2. 2. On a typical working day, how long do you spend sitting in total?
  3. 3. How many times a week do you move for at least 20 minutes at a time (walking counts)?
  4. 4. Do you do any strength work (bodyweight, resistance bands, weights)?
  5. 5. On weeknights, how many hours do you sleep on average?
  6. 6. How often do you wake up feeling rested?
  7. 7. How well can you switch off from work in the evening?
  8. 8. How is your energy on a typical afternoon?
  9. 9. How often do you eat vegetables or fruit?
  10. 10. How much unsweetened fluid (water, tea) do you drink a day?

    Water with meals and unsweetened tea both count.

  11. 11. Do you smoke or use nicotine products?
  12. 12. Roughly how many units of alcohol do you drink in a week?

    A medium glass of wine is about 2 units; a pint of lower-strength beer is about 2 units.

  13. 13. Is there someone you can speak to honestly when things are hard?
  14. 14. How ready do you feel to change something over the next 30 days?

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