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Why Exercise?

Innovation Hub by WGBH

Sep 17, 202149:51News & Politics

Exercise is a relatively recent phenomenon. After all, it’s difficult to imagine a caveman on a treadmill. And it’s safe to say that paleolithic humans never pumped iron. But something changed as we moved from the plow t...

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Why Exercise? is an episode from Innovation Hub by WGBH. Exercise is a relatively recent phenomenon. After all, it’s difficult to imagine a caveman on a treadmill. And it’s safe to say that paleolithic humans never pumped iron. But somethin...

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