PACK YOUR BAGS AND FEEL PERKS

Swap work...for a workout: Forget the image of lying on a lounger.

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A study by the University of South Australia identified that we do 13% more physical activity each day of a vacation and spend at least half an hour less sitting down.

Other research found that 76% of Brits do some sort of fitness on holiday, spending an average of one hour and 42 minutes daily on activities like walking and swimming.

Research shows our energy levels are higher too and a Harvard Business Review study found that the effect of a holiday even gives us more energy when we return to work.

Heads up: A recent study found that simply booking a holiday makes a quarter of folk feel happier for a month. Four fifths of us say travel improves our satisfaction of life, with 75% reckoning it helps reduce stress. Research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology shows the well-being boost from a holiday lasts, on average, 43 days.