Study: 'Pokémon Go' boosts physical activity, but not for long

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It was obvious when the need to catch 'em all
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all over the world, more people were getting out of the house more
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. According to a recent study
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(formerly the British Medical Journal),
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increased physical activity for players ages 18 to 35 in the US, but the change didn't last long. Researchers found what within six weeks of first installing the game, users had gone back to their pre-Pokémon activity levels based on the iPhone's step tracking totals.

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