A reader differs:
In regards to the notion that iPads and iPhones make you fat, I can only report from personal experience that the exact opposite is true. Fourteen months ago I weighed 333 pounds; today I weigh 243 pounds. It’s hard to put a percentage on what is most responsible for my weight loss, but I would say my iPad was CRITICAL to me losing weight. Using the MyFitnessPal app, I’ve tracked all of my calories and exercise; while on the spin bike or treadmill at the gym I am able to use my iPad to listen to motivating music, maybe read the NY Times. And I regularly access the loseit subreddit for more support and inspiring stories.
I don’t dispute anything that the report cited claims; it seems to make inherent sense. But tablets and smartphones can clearly also have a profoundly positive effect as well.
Another agrees:
My iPad Mini is the reason I am able to go to the gym and work out everyday. I use it while I am on the treadmill – I start off by by making sure I am have a good heart rate going – and then it is just off to listen to Eckhart Tolle tapes. The treadmill looks out a window and so I watch the clouds as I listen. Before I know it, an hour or even 90 minutes has flown by. I love my gadgets and I know that not everyone uses them in this manner, but it is possible that more people will. Gadgets are not a problem. They make life enjoyable, and I notice that with the way I am using them, I am not housebound.
