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| Heavy mobile phone use tied to poor fitness Posted: KENT State University has found that university students who spent large amounts of time on their phone – as much as a truly obsessed 14 hours per day – were less fit than those who spent around 90 minutes a day. While the concept of mobile devices allows "on the go" communication, the more students used their devices, the more sedentary they were, the report said. Plus those who spent more time on their mobile devices were more likely to engage in other sedentary forms of entertainment, such as playing video games or watching films. Low-frequency users, on the other hand, "were more likely to report being connected to active peer groups through their cell phones and to cite this as a motivation for physical activity". "The possibility that cell phone use may encourage physical activity among some low-frequency users while disrupting physical activity and encouraging sedentary activity among high-frequency users helps explain the significant negative relationship between cell phone use and cardiorespiratory fitness identified in this study," the authors write. The study appeared online in the journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. – AFP RelaxNews |
| Posted: RESEARCHERS from Duke University in the US found both men and women overestimate how much time they ruminate about sex, as well as how often they have it – but men tend to this more, presumably in an attempt to live up to gender stereotypes. The study involved 202 men and women who completed surveys on sexual health topics, such as interest in sex, level of activity, discomfort or dysfunction, and satisfaction. Some of the study participants assessed their sexual thoughts and activity on a daily basis for a consecutive 30 days, using a rating system of one to five. Afterward, they completed a single online questionnaire reviewing their sexual activity for the past 30 days. During the final survey, subjects rated their sexual interest as they recalled it as 0.7 higher than their daily reports, with men inflating this a bit more than women. Researchers chalk up the disparity to the effect of gender stereotypes on memory recall. The findings also showed that both men and women in a good mood tended to over-report how much sex they'd been having, and rated it as better than it actually was. Reversely, those in bad moods tended to downplay their sexual frequency and satisfaction.The new study was published online in Journal of Sexual Medicine. A separate study published in the journal Sex Roles in May also finds that when talking about sex, both men and women bend the truth to meet conventional gender norms. For instance, when hooked up to a lie detector, men reported fewer sexual partners, while women reported more. – AFP Relaxnews |
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