It's true, Pokémon Go is becoming a fitness craze

It turns out that there's an amazing side effect to joining the ranks of the millions now addicted to Pokémon Go: better health. 

Fitness tracker Jawbone UP claims that users of its fitness band who also mentioned that they used Pokémon Go logged a whopping 62.5 percent more steps this weekend compared to their steps taken during a normal weekend. 

The spike in steps, roughly 8,375 more than normal, occurred on July 9 and 10, just a few days after the launch of the augmented reality game on July 6. 

And although Jawbone can't guarantee that all Jawbone UP users who mentioned Pokémon Go definitely have the game installed, the early data backs up the flurry of mentions on social media linking Pokémon Go to fitness.  Read more...