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We would love to hear from you. Click here and let us know what you thought of this episode.Physical inactivity is a global public health problem. Numeroushealth organizations across the world recommend engaging inphysical activity (PA) to enhance health and well-being. How-ever, the beneficial effects of increased PA and cardiorespira-tory fitness (CRF) remain underappreciated by many cliniciansand the public at large.Barry Franklin is Director, Preventive Cardiology and CardiacRehabilitation, Corewell Health East, WilliamBeaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak. He serves as director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation at Corewell Health,William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak,Michigan. He holds faculty appointments as professor ofPhysiology at Wayne State University School of Medicineand professor of Internal Medicine, Oakland UniversityWilliam Beaumont School of Medicine. Combining his interests in exercise physiology with cardiology, Franklin and his associates have studied the physiologic and clinicalresponses to numerous occupational and leisure-timeactivities in people with and without heart disease. Thanks for listening. Join us for our other Podcast, Tonia's Kitchen.
