People are walking a lot less since the Covid-19 pandemic, says US study


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The study found that participants took an average of 575 fewer steps per day in the wake of the pandemic. — AFP

Are sedentary lifestyles the new scourge of the century?

After peaking during the Covid-19 pandemic, physical inactivity levels do not appear to have improved much since.

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