Controversial Study: Laziness is a sign that you are smart – Business Week

Sedentary = intelligence? It shows the results of a new research study.

Did you stay at home yesterday instead of going out and train? Do not feel guilty, because it may mean that you are smart. In any case, if you believe a new research study published in the Journal of Health Psychology, DI writing about.

There is a researcher at Florida Gulf Coast University who conducted the survey, where participants in a form and answer questions such as “I’m just as much as I do” and “I like situations that require new solutions to problems.”

Then created two groups of 30 participants each, one group with “thinker” and a group of people who thought less. All were equipped with their own accelerometer for measuring participants’ physical activity.

The result? Tänkargruppen moved less than the group of people who preferred less thinking. The difference was noticeable only on weekdays, something that scientists have not been able to explain.

Emma Frans, Doctor of Medicine at the Karolinska Institute, argue that one can not draw far-reaching conclusions from the study.

“Some researchers believe that it is positive for the cognitive ability to move, that is, to be smarter to move, while others claim it is a placebo. But there are indications that show a causal relationship and probably makes exercise a little smarter, “she says to the DI.

she is also critical of the small sample group, which also contains only university students.

” In this tight group can be that people who like to plug too sedentary. But to take it further and say that smart people are inactive, I do not think, but I rather think it is the opposite, “said Emma Frans.

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