Jakarta - Sitting all day without doing any activity could be not good for health. However, a new study shows that smartphone you can be an effective motivator to get you 'move'. It is touted to reduce the level of risk of cancer.
The study, sponsored by the American Cancer Society and conducted by researchers from Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Nebraska indicates that the smartphone can help more people to move. If you are too much sitting still, your phone will notify you to stand up and move.
How is the research done? Citing Huffington Post, Saturday (01/30/2016), the participants of the study using accelerometers - a technology for analyzing the movement that is usually found in fitness trackers in particular smartphones.
The accelerometers will provide notification if the participants are sitting more than two hours on the previous day, or if they claimed to have been sitting when contacted in a random time by researchers. The American Cancer Society says the facts that the silence habits conducted by a person may increase the risk of breast cancer, colorectal, ovarian, and prostate.
Research conducted over the years have also discovered that the lifestyle of someone who rarely move also could aim at risk of obesity.
"Very clearly, the habit of silence should be reduced and replaced with various other activities. Smartphone effectively help the study participants to reduce the activity of silent and add aktvitas their movement," said Director of Nutrition and Physical Activity American Cancer Society, Kerem Shuval.
Even so, Shuval added that the study has limitations of coverage. "This observation is only done on 215 people in seven days, the subject was mostly women who were randomly selected," said Shuval.
This experiment shows that technological devices such as smartphones, smartwatch, or fitness bands can make a person keep moving. For example, notifications to Apple Watch that automatically tells how long users seated or silent.
For users of Android-based devices, can try an application like "Break Reminder" to obtain periodic notifications to keep moving. While iPhone users can try the application "Stand Up!"
The study, sponsored by the American Cancer Society and conducted by researchers from Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Nebraska indicates that the smartphone can help more people to move. If you are too much sitting still, your phone will notify you to stand up and move.
How is the research done? Citing Huffington Post, Saturday (01/30/2016), the participants of the study using accelerometers - a technology for analyzing the movement that is usually found in fitness trackers in particular smartphones.
The accelerometers will provide notification if the participants are sitting more than two hours on the previous day, or if they claimed to have been sitting when contacted in a random time by researchers. The American Cancer Society says the facts that the silence habits conducted by a person may increase the risk of breast cancer, colorectal, ovarian, and prostate.
Research conducted over the years have also discovered that the lifestyle of someone who rarely move also could aim at risk of obesity.
"Very clearly, the habit of silence should be reduced and replaced with various other activities. Smartphone effectively help the study participants to reduce the activity of silent and add aktvitas their movement," said Director of Nutrition and Physical Activity American Cancer Society, Kerem Shuval.
Even so, Shuval added that the study has limitations of coverage. "This observation is only done on 215 people in seven days, the subject was mostly women who were randomly selected," said Shuval.
This experiment shows that technological devices such as smartphones, smartwatch, or fitness bands can make a person keep moving. For example, notifications to Apple Watch that automatically tells how long users seated or silent.
For users of Android-based devices, can try an application like "Break Reminder" to obtain periodic notifications to keep moving. While iPhone users can try the application "Stand Up!"
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