Singapore adults unfit, sleep deprived: survey

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Singapore scores just 59 out 100 for healthy living, according to the 2013 Healthy Living Index Survey that was announced on Thursday by insurance company AIA Singapore.

This ranks the bustling city-state at number 10 out of the 15 markets across the Asia-Pacific region which took part in the survey.

Over 75 per cent of Singaporean respondents mentioned that their health isn't as good as it was five years ago; many of them had rated themselves at only 6.6 out 10

The survey findings showed that many of them are sleep deprived, have bad posture and do not spend enough time exercising, about 30 hours lesser compared to others in the region, which is below the average.

However, they are spending more time engaging in online activities and logging on to social networking sites. Three in four Singapore adults have confessed to this and over 75 per cent of them said that they find it hard to break the addictive habit.

Furthermore, less than half of Singapore respondents said that they have gone for a health check-up in the last 12 months, said the survey.