A new study, albeit a British one, has revealed the anxieties that two years of COVID has left us all with. And it’s bad news for sex, fashion and travel.
The study was performed by supplement drinks firm HUX and revealed that 22 per cent of Brits now feel nervous about sex and 38 per cent feel nervous about going out and socialising.
It found that around almost half (43 per cent) of respondents claim they have “lost their edge” and are struggling to get it back.
Some 1500 people were surveyed and found 41 per cent are uncomfortable with their body shape with the average Brit admitting they are at least nine kilos (20 pounds) over their ideal body weight.
And body concerns didn’t stop there. Some 31 per cent agreed that they were struggling to make healthier food choices and 44 per cent confessed they simply don’t know how to start getting back into shape.
The study also found that Brits are worried about meeting up with old friends (24 per cent), chatting to someone up at a bar (23 per cent), while 22 per cent confessed they’d be embarrassed to strip off in the gym’s changing rooms.
Almost 30 per cent say that introducing themselves to someone new is now more challenging than it used to be, while boarding a plane (28 per cent), dancing at a club (28 per cent) and doing a big work presentation (27 per cent) are also situations Brits used to find a breeze but are now struggling with.
Interestingly, 27 per cent of respondents say they’d lost their fashion sense as they no longer dress up to go out or follow fashion trends.
While a whopping 60 per cent admitted they’d got lazier during lockdown and weren’t working to their full potential.
As a positive, as lockdowns ease in the UK, 30 per cent admitted to enjoying going out and socialising again.
HUX Health founder, Damien Byrne, added: “It’s clear from the research we’re not reaching our full potential as a nation, and our confidence and motivation has suffered in the last two years. Our bodies are complex organs, it’s important to give them the nutrients they deserve, and it doesn’t have to be hard work.”
