Man’s best friend ‘boosts fitness’ for adults and kids
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They provide unconditional love and help ease loneliness, and now UK and Australian research suggests pooches are basically furry, four-legged fitness trainers.
Based on self-reports of physical activity in 385 UK households, dog owners are four times more likely to meet the current guideline of 150 minutes of exercise per week than non-dog owners, the researchers write in Scientific Reports.