Smartphone users may be the new “couch potatoes”.
Researchers surveyed more than 300 college students about their cell phone use, leisure and physical activities.
Overall these students spent an average of five hours a day on their smart phones.
The team discovered high frequency users — those who were on their phones up to 14 hours a day, were less fit and had more sedentary lifestyles than those who averaged an hour and a half a day on their devices.
The team recommends parents should monitor the time their kids spend on smart phones and advised adults to take a good look at them to see if their Smartphone use is affecting their physical activity.
Fox 2 has the perfect opportunity for you to put down the phone and put on your walking shoes! Come commit to get fit with Fox 2, July 24th at La Vista Park in McAllen at 7 p.m., be sure to wear green and bring the kids for special back to school vaccination information.
Reporting on health matters, I’m Lyssa Hansen.