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Exercising early in life yields rewards in adult years


June 25, 2015

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What impact can exercise done early in life have on the propensity for exercising during the adult years? Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, performed experiments on mice in the lab to find out. They found that early-age exercise in mice has positive effects on adult levels of voluntary exercise in addition to reducing body mass--results that may have relevance for the public policy debates concerning the importance of physical education for children.Full Story

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University of California, Riverside

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