This is Scientific American’s Science Talk, posted on April 24, 2020. I’m Steve Mirsky. And under our current, often locked-down situation, it’s still really important to try to get some exercise. Judy Foreman is the author of the new book Exercise Is Medicine: How Physical Activity Boosts Health and Slows Aging. She’s a former nationally syndicated health columnist for the Boston Globe, L.A. Times, Baltimore Sun, and other places and an author for the Oxford University Press. We spoke by phone.
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