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E-scooters and e-bikes may reduce daily physical activity, researcher warns

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A public health researcher is concerned that the increasing adoption of e-scooters and e-bikes may be reducing essential physical activity in daily life. This trend could have negative implications for public health, potentially contributing to issues like sedentary lifestyles and chronic diseases. AI

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E-scooters and e-bikes may reduce daily physical activity, researcher warns

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Bernadette Boden Albala, Contributor ·

    Are We Engineering Physical Activity Out Of Daily Life?

    A public health researcher raises concerns that the rise of e-scooters and e-bikes might be inadvertently engineering physical activity out of daily life.

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