High screen time equals lower fitness, even for active individuals.  A new study from the American College of Sports Medicine suggests that young adults who tune in to two hours or more of TV per day have poor muscular fitness. Obesity was another negative effect of too much tune time.

Of the 870 Finnish young men and women, (all about 19 years old) studied, researchers Niko Paalanne and Tuija Tammelin of Finland found the subjects who watched at least two hours of television per day scored significantly less in muscular fitness tests. The tests measured by trunk rotation, trunk flexion, jumping height, and press strength.

“One of the most startling findings in our research was that about half of the young adults studied were watching TV at least two hours per day,” Paalanne said. “That equates to nearly 15 hours per week – time that could be spent doing healthy, productive activities.”

To combat these poor findings, subjects were recommended to strength train twice per week in addition to aerobic activity performed 30 minutes a day, five days a week.

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