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What’s The Optimal Speed For Exercise?

July 17, 2015 FiveThirtyEight

Emily Oster, associate professor of economics, writes about research on the impact and benefits of walking versus running, which researchers typically measure using a measurement known as MET, or metabolic equivalent of task.

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