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Can exercise counter the health problems caused by poor sleep quality?

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Can exercise counter the health problems caused by poor sleep quality?(Getty Images/Warren Little)

Here are two things you already know are good for you: exercise, and sleep.

But just how much of an effect do they have on your risk of dying? And is one more powerful a protectant than the other?

A group of researchers has been looking into exactly this, focusing on how sleep and physical activity interact with your risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Guest: Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis

Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney

Host:

Tegan Taylor

Producer:

Sarah Sedghi

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Health, Sleep, Exercise and Fitness
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