Fairfax County Parktakes Article-- Fall 2023
https://issuu.com/fcpa/docs/parktakes-fa23_1be398ea5eccd2/6 Hi all, My article regrading the benefits of aquatic exercise with references...
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"Motion is lotion, rest is rust"
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COVID-19 exercise recommendations
Exercise at home or outdoors following all COVID-19 precautions: wear a mask when around others, maintain social distance, and wash hands...
Physical Activity and COVID-19--- Exercise is Medicine!
Simply walking 30 minutes a day can provide the following: Improve immune and inflammation responses to viral infections Reduce...
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