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Exercise may be the 'most potent medical intervention ever known'


It's been well known for many decades that exercise provides many benefits to our health. But a new scientific consortium is revealing new insights into just how profound exercise can be for the human body. William Brangham discussed more with Euan Ashley, a professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics at Stanford University and the newly named chair of its department of medicine.

You are undertaking this massive multidisciplinary study to understand how exercise changes our body in some fundamental way. If you can get 30 to 45 minutes of moderate intensity exercise, that's like a brisk walk, if you can do that five, six times a week, that's fantastic. By —William Brangham is an award-winning correspondent, producer, and substitute anchor for the PBS News Hour.

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Exercise May Be the Most Potent Medical Intervention Ever Known