Researchers from the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ont. are pairing up with the Gateway Rural Health Research Institute in Seaforth to determine if technology and exercise can help to reduce risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Decked out with Blackberry cellphones and a Bluetooth adapter which will transmit data through the Blackberry from blood pressure, heart and glucose monitors, study participants will be asked to go for a daily walk of 10,000 steps (or eight kilometres) for close to two months.
