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Want to make the most of your workout? Do this and see the difference

ByPTI, Washington
Jan 16, 2017 03:40 PM IST

Are you not happy with the results of your workout sessions? You must be doing something wrong somewhere. The good news is, a new research has found exactly what it is — your smartphone.

Are you not happy with the results of your workout sessions? You must be doing something wrong somewhere. The good news is, a new research has found exactly what it is — your smartphone.

Talking or texting on your cell phone while exercising can disrupt your postural stability, say researchers.(Istock)
Talking or texting on your cell phone while exercising can disrupt your postural stability, say researchers.(Istock)

Turn it off, says Michael Rebold, assistant professor at Hiram College in the US, who adds that talking or texting on during exercise lowers the intensity of a workout and affects balance.

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This is the first known study to examine the effects of cell phone use on postural stability.

“If you are talking or texting on your cell phone while you are putting in your daily steps, your attention is divided by the two tasks and that can disrupt your postural stability, and therefore, possibly predispose individuals to other greater inherent risks such as falls and musculoskeletal injuries,” said Rebold.

Though talking on phone is a big no-no, listening to music has no notable impact on postural stability during exercise. (Istock)
Though talking on phone is a big no-no, listening to music has no notable impact on postural stability during exercise. (Istock)

The study, which examined 45 college students, showed that cell phone texting during exercise significantly impacts postural stability — by 45 per cent — when compared to no cell phone use.

The investigation also showed that talking on a cell phone while exercising reduces postural stability by 19 per cent.

Listening to music on a cell phone, on the other hand, has no notable impact on postural stability during exercise, the study showed.

The study appears in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour.

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