How to be 'Commuter Savvy'.
Learning to be 'commuter savvy' is essential for work-life balance. 6 pm meetings, no time for life admin, getting home after the children are in bed. These clues suggest that we may have failed to achieve a balance. In addition to this, and according to data published in 2023 from Eurostat, the EU's official statistics office, Workers in the UK currently work the longest average full-time hours in western Europe, take the shortest lunch breaks and enjoy the fewest public holidays. Here are Micro's top 5 tips on how to be commuter savvy and earn back precious time in your day.
1. Be clever about when you exercise.
The NHS recommends that for adults to stay healthy, they should do at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise a week (as well as strength exercises on 2 of these days). Surprisingly, that is equivalent to just 21 minutes of exercise a day. Swapping your car for your scooter for those short journeys will mean that you are exercising without even thinking about it. Instead of hitting the gym, it will mean you can keep your evening free for some important downtime.
2. Your home to the station might be closer than you think!
If you're guilty of jumping in the car at every opportunity, it might be worth checking out just how far from home the nearest station is. Journey route planners are clever online tools you can use to search the distance from home to the station using your postcode. Jumping on a scooter cuts walking time in half, so you could be there quicker than you think. You'll also banish the stress of finding a parking space and the rigmarole of no spare change to boot!
3. Ensure that you take a proper lunch break.
Break for lunch and enjoy increased mental alertness and productivity for the afternoon in the office. Even better get out on your scooter and make it to your favourite baguette shop, normally just out of walking distance.
4. Leave work on time.
If you have to work late or get caught chatting on the way out of the office, rest assured that your scooter will cut the time it takes to walk in half; you may just catch that train after all.
5. Catch up with a friend
Sharing an interest with friends can leave you feeling pretty special. For this reason, try to make time to catch up over coffee, go to the cinema, or better still, take a scoot together to the park.
This year, achieving a work-life balance and becoming more 'commuter savvy' could be the ultimate resolution.