Long Commute Takes Away From Healthy Activities, Study Suggests

Got a long commute to the office? A new study shows what exactly you’re sacrificing to get to work.  Brown University researchers found that spending an hour every day commuting (say, a half-hour commute there and back) means that the average person gets 30.6 percent less time for sleep, 16.1 percent less time for exercise, 5.8 percent less time to eat with the family and 4.1 percent less time to prepare food — all healthy behaviors.

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