Is Your Job Making You Fat?

January 18, 2016
Just in time for the postholiday bloat comes this timely diet guide from Ken Lloyd (Performance Appraisals and Phrases for Dummies) and Stacey Laura Lloyd. If you have a white-collar job, you’re likely at risk of encountering an unhealthy “corporate foodscape,” the authors warn. Fortunately, after pointing out the many potential minefields (the candy bowl, the “lovely leftovers”), the authors also offer plenty of healthy alternatives and advice. Creative ideas include standing/treadmill desks and exercises to perform in the car, train, or even in your chair. The Lloyds also offer strategies to help deal with the temptations involved when dining out or traveling for business. The authors adopt a gentle, conversational tone, using alliteration (“coffee conundrum,” “restaurant realities,” “furniture, fitness, and fatness”) to make their simple hints memorable and often humorous. There’s not much new material here, but it’s presented in a well-organized and creative way that may well impel readers to opt for the healthier alternative. Agent: Joelle Delbourgo, Joelle Delbourgo Associates.

February 1, 2016

What at first glance seems to be an unlikely cause-and-effect relationship actually has merit, according to Ken and Stacey Lloyd, management consultant and social media consultant respectively. The sedentary nature of many jobs, plus the higher stress levels and longer hours, tend to work against physical fitness goals. The problem thus stated, the authors present a wealth of strategies for mitigating stress, brown-bagging it for lunch, and working out at one's desk (or even on the commute). VERDICT In addition to being fun to read, this volume provides a veritable menu of suggestions for staying healthy and active despite a busy schedule.

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