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Friday 24 January 2014
The dangers of texting whilst walking
Texting on your phone while walking alters posture and balance according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Siobhan Schabrun and colleagues from the University of Queensland.Sending text messages has become an increasingly popular form of communication, but little is known about how sending text messages impacts our lives. Scientists studied the effect of mobile phone use on body movement while walking in 26 healthy individuals. Each person walked at a comfortable pace in a straight line over a distance of approximately 8.
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