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Daily exercise has a positive "one-day lagged effect" on employee wellbeing and job performance, especially when the preceding work demands were high, researchers have found.

In a study led by Professor Yolanda Na Li from Hong Kong's Lingnan University, researchers set out to determine the impact of daily exercise on employee wellbeing and job performance, and the moderating effect of high versus low work demands.

In an article published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, the researchers say that daily physical exercise indirectly increased employees' wellbeing and performance the next day, by enhancing their "morning positive affect" – "a positively activated state characterised by energetic activation and positive feelings" – and their work engagement...