Walking Is Good. But Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness
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New research from a team at BU School of Medicine found that bouts of moderate to vigorous exercise—working out with more intensity than, say, walking 10,000 steps over the course of a day—drastically improved a person’s fitness, compared to milder forms of exercise.
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