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Nearly Half of Adults with Disabilities Get No Aerobic Physical Activity - Digital Press Kit

Working age adults with disabilities who get no aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease than their active peers, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half (47 percent) of adults with disabilities who are able to do aerobic physical activity do not get any.

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Working age adults with disabilities who get no aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease than their active peers, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half (47 percent) of adults with disabilities who are able to do aerobic physical activity do not get any.

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