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Can you get fit simply by doing the housework?

Dr Chris van Tulleken teamed up with Dr Andy Blannin from the University of Birmingham to find out if household chores could hold the key to fitness.

Release date:

05 November 2014

Duration:

6 minutes

This clip is from

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor—Series 2, Episode 3

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