Pokémon GO players take 2,000 more steps daily, study says

Anyone who plays Pokémon GO knows that one of the main purposes of the game is to change the dynamics of the game and take it out of the comfort of home or make you enjoy that free time at lunch at work - after all, you can hardly catch a Larvitar, a Dratini, a Snorlax, or any other rarer Pokémon if you stand where you are. And, apparently, a study released by the American Heart Association shows that leaving the house to hunt the monsters has been beneficial.

Taking into account data collected after observing 167 players, the study showed that these people walked an average of two thousand steps more daily after starting the game. For those who said they were more sedentary before kicking off their quests for creatures, that amount rises to nearly three thousand additional steps a day.

For those who said they were more sedentary before kicking off their quests for creatures, that amount rises to nearly three thousand additional steps a day.

According to information released, this group of players can practically double the number of steps recommended by the National Health Service (which is 10, 000 per day) in 28% of days, a figure that was no more than 15% before.

And what do they get out of it? In addition to the chance of having their fullest Pokédex, rarer creatures at their disposal, and the possibility of getting a good workout, there is also a possibility of reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke in the case of a group that are more likely to suffer something like that.

Via TecMundo.