Daughters' play made health researchers marvel

A health researcher was astonished by the physical activity levels of his own children during a visit to a popular indoor playland. Daniel Berglind, a health researcher at the Karolinska Institute, placed simple motion sensors on his daughters while they played at Leos Lekland.

The results were striking: in just one hour, the children accumulated around 10,000 steps. Berglind described the figure as "absurd," highlighting how difficult it is for children to remain inactive in such an environment. "It is almost impossible to put children in there without them starting to move," he said with a laugh.

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On just one hour they reached around 10,000 steps. That is absurd.

Berglind is accustomed to using advanced accelerometers in his studies to measure children's movement in various settings. However, applying the same principle out of personal curiosity to his own children yielded surprising data, even for him. The findings underscore the high level of physical engagement that indoor play facilities can encourage in children.

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It is almost impossible to put children in there without them starting to move.