Study: Exercise app use decreases BMI, increases leisure-time activity levels

Apps can help increase the amount of leisure time that users spend exercising as well as positively impacting their BMI, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The researchers surveyed 726 people via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk on their usage of exercise apps and their exercise habits. It was conducted by […]
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