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Connected workouts can help you get fit alongside virtual buddies during the pandemic

  • Written by Deborah Feltz, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Kinesiology, Michigan State University
imageRiding together from afar can help you build the exercise habit.ArtistGNDphotography/E+ via Getty Images

Sales of exercise gear and technology-based fitness tools have exploded in the U.S. as people try to maintain their workout regimens without going to the gym.

Purchases range from simple dumbbells and outdoor bicycles to internet-connected...

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