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Kids should get at least an hour of exercise every day, including 30 minutes during school. But most don’t. Researchers at the University of Michigan came up with a surprising idea. They think kids should take two-minute exercise breaks –…
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Can something in your shoe make you a better athlete and prevent injury? Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana think so. They developed an insole shoe sensor. The sensor measures forces on the foot and sends the data to a…
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