Researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia studied 2,750 children to evaluate their physical activity and the time they spent on e-mail, text messaging, television, video games, and surfing the Internet. They then measured the children's scores on physical fitness tests.

As "screen time" increased, fitness levels decreased. This effect was stronger for girls.

Dr. Louise Hardy, author of the study, said that two hours a day appears to be the tipping point. Children who spend more than that amount of time staring at a screen are less likely to stay in shape.

Labels: video_games, physical-fitness, screen-time

Posted By: Aspen Education Group