"Pokemon Go does boost physical activity, study finds"

#PokemonGO: So you may already know this from personal experience (I've spent many hours walking around, particularly with my baby in a carrier around his bedtime) but it turns out that Pokemon Go does actually encourage physical activity, and we know have the research to prove it.I work at Duke where one of our research teams just published a study on Pokemon Go and its effects on exercise.Long story short, the study found that Pokemon Go actually does increase physical activity (measured by walking) with modest increases seen across the board and larger boosts for people who don't exercise more or who are overweight and obese. It's exciting for me, both as a chance to write about Pokemon Go and because these groups are the ones who typically have the toughest time getting started with physical activity.I wrote a full story on the study--check it out here if you're interested:http://ift.tt/2qVZOa4 via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2rTKvvN