The data was collected over a 10 year period and analysed specific traits such as inspiring commitment, credibility, leading others, leading by example, energy, resilience and calmness. Are we surprised? Let's look at these in a little more depth:

Inspiring commitment – we have all experienced getting fired up each year about our plans to lead a healthier lifestyle. And we know how easily those decisions get sidelined. We're just too busy with work and families etc So if our boss – with all his/her presumed workload and daily demands can keep on keeping on – then so can we.

Credibility – Your boss will gain more respect if he/she gets out there and partakes in activities which although we openly acknowledge they are good for us we often experience a hard time in summoning up the constant motivation to do them on a regular basis.

Leading others/leading by example – this is definitely an admirable case of do as I do. If you, as the boss, bang on incessantly about absenteeism or levels of employee ill health then what better way to encourage your staff than by lacing up those trainers and hitting the gym yourself?

Energy, resilience and calmness – we know that the fitter we are, the more vitality and general hardiness we develop.

If they can find the time then so can we. But how?

1. Look at your weekly exercise time commitment in one block i.e. plan to workout for 2 hours each week. There will be lighter days in your schedule when you can eat up a whole hour by playing a game of tennis for example but then the rest of your week may be so overloaded that you can barely squeeze in a 15 minute session. Fine – just go walking! But do go. Just move whenever you can during your week.

2. Cross train. Try to include as much variety as possible. This also helps if you're very time poor as an intense interval session for example takes up barely 20 minutes of your day. If you opt for walking and want to do this every day without fail – that's great. Just be mindful that in order to be most effective these sessions will require a greater time slot

3. Travel with your trainers. Many hotels have gyms and swimming pools. Always pack your training shoes, a swimsuit and light workout gear. Jogging around a city is such a great way of sightseeing that there are even companies that arrange this sort of thing!

4. Hire a personal trainer, let them design an achievable, realistic amount of weekly exercise for you and then arrange to workout with them until you can manage the programme and its demands by yourself

5. Just begin. Don't think too far ahead and in too big a chunk as it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Just do what you can this week. And when next week comes around carry on with what worked and ditch the stuff you just know you won't stick to.

These are just a few suggestions to start you off - what other ways can you think of to shape up your week?