24/05/2026
An interesting topic these days, with many children (and adults) carrying iPads and phones and not books so that they are not doing the weightbearing exercises that are essential for good health and development. Some weight is good, and safer for general health than being engrossed in screen.
Even though an iPad can store an entire library worth of books, most kids still trudge to and from school each day carrying an oversized and overweight backpack filled with heavy textbooks. While it may not seem like a big deal, recent studies have shown that carrying the weight of a typical backpac