World's First Cafe To Accept Exercise As Payment: Customers Do a 6-Minute Workout For Free Lunch

World's first cafe to accept exercise as payment gets customers to do a six-minute workout for free lunch
In order to claim a complimentary lunch, a minute each of rowing, sit ups, cycling on a spin bike, squats, lunges, and jogging on the treadmill must be completed

The world's first cafe accepting exercise as payment has opened, encouraging workers to step away from their desks and be more active .

Customers at Run for Your Bun will have to do a six-minute workout to pay for their lunch.

The six minutes of high intensity interval training includes short bursts of sit ups, squats, rowing and treadmill running.

In order to claim their complimentary lunch, a minute each of rowing, sit ups, cycling on a spin bike, squats, lunges, and jogging on the treadmill must be completed.




Customers eat and exercise at Run for Your Bun
Diners at the cafe will be allowed 30 seconds rest between each exercise.

But don't expect anything too indulgent in return for your hard work.

Lunch options are healthy and the menu includes a cous cous dish with fruits, nuts, basil and dressing and a pitta pocket choice with mixed salad and a choice of smoked salmon or grilled halloumi filling.

The cafe has been opened in Covent Garden, London, by David Lloyd Clubs.




The cafe has been opened at Covent Garden, London
It comes as concerning new research reveals the average office worker spends 90 per cent of their working day sat behind their desk.

The study by David Lloyd Clubs shows office workers spend seven hours sat down behind a desk in a typical eight-hour working day.

This means over a year we're racking up a worrying 1,576 hours - or 65.8 days - remaining stationary on our work chair.

The new cafe is supported by charity British Heart Foundation.

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The research of 1,000 office workers further revealed nearly a third, 28 per cent, eat lunch at their desks daily.

While 95 per cent agree being active and exercising is important, it seems many take advantage of food delivery apps.

A quarter, 23 per cent, confess they use the apps to ensure their lunch arrives at their desk every week and of these, 30 per cent will use them three to five times a week.

Elaine Denton, health and fitness expert from David Lloyd Clubs, said: "Being active at work and moving around more is really important.

"This week workers can be more active by visiting Run For Your Bun and get a free lunch on us in return.

"But on an everyday basis people can be more active at work just by doing little things, often. This can include taking the stairs each day instead of the lift or leaving the office and walking to get their lunch.

"Our lifestyles are becoming increasingly sedentary and we want people to recognise that a nutritious, balanced diet and a healthy amount of exercise go hand-in-hand when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle."

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