Although the initial enthusiasm for the Pokemon Go mobile game has cooled slightly, there is encouraging news for all fans. Research has shown that playing Pokemon Go prolongs life. Why and for how much, we will publish below.
Did you know that you playing mobile games Pokemon Go prolongs life? University researchers Stanford and Microsoft Research have determined the impact of the Pokemon Go game on its players and published the findings in a paper entitled The effect of Pokemon Go on physical activity: study and implications.
Pokemon Go encourages physical activity and it is known that the more active you are, the healthier you will be and, consequently, the longer you will live. Scientists said they are in the midst of a three-month observation 32 thousand volunteers (they were wearing a Microsoft wristband The band) found that Pokemon Go resulted in a significant increase in physical activity and that players did an average of 1473 steps or 25 percent more than when they didn't play it. People between the ages of 15 and 49 can, on average, extend their lives by 41.4 days, if they do it daily a thousand steps more as usual.
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So if you're against playing the mobile game Pokemon Go, you might be convinced that catching Pokemon makes your life longer. On the other hand, we also waste it pointlessly by playing. Fortunately, they also exist other forms of recreation, but rarely do they pack it into fun. So if you lack of motivation, Pokemon Go is perfect for those 1,000 steps and 41 days to live more.
More about the study:
arxiv.org
