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5 Ways to Avoid Technology Addiction

Research suggests that at least 64 per cent of people now spend up to 4 hours daily of leisure time on a computer. Just as TV watching has been linked to higher rates of obesity and diabetes, this extra sedentary computer time is bad news for the nation’s health. Here a few easy tips to help kick the habit.

From: 5-Minute Health Boosters

1. Choose Outdoor Activities Over Technology

Make it a rule that you can’t surf the net or watch TV when the sun is shining outside. Instead, you have to go for a walk, ride a bike or get some other kind of healthy physical activity for at least an hour before you can turn on the TC or computer. This rule should apply to everyone in your household.

Tags: health | family | healthy living | activity | exercise.

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