Why Exercise Is So Good For You

This is Scientific American’s Science Talk, posted on April 24^th, 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, LA times, Baltimore Sun and other places, and an author for the Oxford University Press. We spoke by phone.

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Check out Judy Foreman’s web page, judyforeman.com. The Q&A menu item has a lot of good info, and is most of Chapter 15 of her book. Open the Blog menu to find recent writings about exercise during this pandemic.

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