Studies show Pokemon GO having a positive impact on mental and physical health

Tokyo University has been conducting some research pertaining to Pokemon GO's health benefits. The results of their studies don't have clear information on long-term impact, but they do show that in the short-term, Pokemon GO can give a nice boost to both physical and mental health. Below are some excerpts from the studies.

From the results of the general linear modeling, improvement in psychological distress was significantly greater among Pokémon GO players than among non-players […]

Pokémon GO may be effective for improving psychological distress among workers. Although its effect size is small, the game could have positive effects on the mental health of the adult working population.

Pokémon GO might not have a visible impact on psychological distress on an individual-basis, but it could have a critical impact on public health, affecting the whole population, because of its tremendous popularity.

As the game requires you to comb the streets to hunt for Pokemon, it’s been found to raise the physical activity level of many players. Particularly keen PokeHunters boosted their step count by 26 percent over the course of a month, which lowers the risk of heart attack or stroke in high-risk people,

Previous studies have indicated that an increase in physical activity was no longer observable after several months. The association in the long term could not be determined.