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This week on the Daily Beat: We speak NY Times Fitness columnist, Gretchen Reynolds, about the best science research for simplifying and improving daily workout.
Today on the Daily Beat, Monday February 8, 2016: Gretchen Reynolds has been writing about health and fitness for more than a decade, beginning with a stint as a health and fitness reporter for Runner’s World and Bicycling magazines. After several years covering politics and crime for Chicago magazine, she began editing and writing about adventure, eco-politics and fitness for Outside magazine. She shared a National Magazine Award for personal service for a package of stories that appeared in National Geographic Adventure magazine.
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The March edition of Spotlight on the City features bands and musicians from Birmingham, Alabama. | listen
Ben details his experience of contracting the coronavirus back in late February/early March of 2020, before lockdowns shut NYC down. He also shares how the city and local indie rock scene he’s a part of reacted to the pandemic. | watch