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What if Exercise Isn't Medicine?

My conversation with Michael Easter on why inactivity is slowly killing us.

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A few weeks ago, writer and lifestyle guru Michael Easter posted this on Substack:

The idea isn’t too out in left field, and it prompted me to reach out to Michael about writing something together on the topic.

We chatted, and this post is a result of that conversation.

Michael and I go in-depth on why inactivity is so bad, why low-intensity activity sha…

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