HealthConnections: Stepping for Good Health

By Chrissy Keuper

Published August 9, 2022 at 5:00 AM EDT

Dr. Carole Myers of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing speaks with Dr. David Bassett, University of Tennessee Professor Emeritus and former Department Head of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, about his studies on physical activity and energy expenditure, especially the impact of walking on body weight, blood pressure, blood lipids, and other cardiovascular risk factors, and about how many steps are enough for good health.

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Chrissy Keuper

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.

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