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Finding ways to move your body while social distancing

  • Written by Renee J. Rogers, Associate Professor of Health and Physical Activity - Programming Director, Pitt Healthy Lifestyle Institute, University of Pittsburgh
Short walks can boost the immune system and keep a person fit.AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

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Recent Fitbit activity tracker data show a significant drop in physical activity worldwide that corresponds with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. In...

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