About this episode
The episode discusses whether walking qualifies as exercise and explores various aspects of walking as a form of physical activity.
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People in this episode
Host: MOPs & MOEs team
Topics covered
- walking as exercise
- exercise efficiency
- walking protocols
- health benefits of walking
- exercise research
Keywords
- walking
- exercise
- efficiency
- protocols
- health
- research
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Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Nemoto et al, 2007, Nose et al, 2009, Morikawa et al, 2011, Karstoft et al, 2013, Jakobsen et al, 2016, Kitajima et al, 2023
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