UK Adults Scroll 75.6 Miles a Year on Phones, Study Urges 13-Minute Walk Swap
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Updated · Runner's World · May 21
UK Adults Scroll 75.6 Miles a Year on Phones, Study Urges 13-Minute Walk Swap
1 articles · Updated · Runner's World · May 21
0.2 miles a day — about 333 meters — is how far the average UK adult scrolls on a phone, adding up to 75.6 miles a year, according to a Compare and Recycle study.
Using 306 minutes of daily screen time, 8.25 seconds of average attention and a 15cm screen estimate, the study calculated roughly 2,225 swipes a day per person.
13 minutes and 6 seconds of screen time replaced with walking would lift the average Brit from 5,951 daily steps to 7,000, the level cited by Lancet Public Health as enough to cut health risks.
50 minutes and 36 seconds would be needed to reach 10,000 steps, while the study estimates Britons collectively scroll 356.6 million miles a month.
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