Fitness and age experiment | Dr Alice Roberts: Don’t Die Young
Dr Alice Roberts explores the benefits of exercise on the human body and takes part in an exercise challenge to examine the effects of old age on our fitness levels.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 5'19''
- Broadcast year: 2008
Curriculum Connection
- Health & Social Care
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
- Series: 2
- Episode: The Whole Body
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