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Walk while you work: are the extra steps on an under desk treadmill worth the cost?

  • Written by Christian Brakenridge, Research Fellow, Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
Walk while you work: are the extra steps on an under desk treadmill worth the cost?Phynart Studio/Getty Images

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