If you are someone who runs around frantically in the morning before dashing out the door, then you are definitely not alone.

A month long experiment done by Gasoline Alley Services found that people are more stressed getting ready for work than actually on the commute to our destination.

Participants experienced a 10% increase in their heart rate when driving but a 42% increase when they were getting ready to leave, with parents seeing the biggest heart rate increase.

Gasoline Alley Services managing director Tim Ellis told Mike Hosking the results came as a surprise.

"We were expecting stress levels to rise when driving through the traffic, but it turns out it is actually getting ready before the commute which is the most stressful."

LISTEN ABOVE AS TIM ELLIS SPEAKS TO MIKE HOSKING