{"id":2578,"date":"2014-11-10T20:57:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T20:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/westchesterhospital\/?page_id=2578"},"modified":"2014-11-11T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T16:30:25","slug":"being-active","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.com\/westchesterhospital\/services\/educational-services\/diabetes-education-classes\/managing-your-diabetes\/being-active\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Active"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/senior_exercise_1439078c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2579\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/senior_exercise_1439078c-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"sb10067362g-003.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/senior_exercise_1439078c-300x187.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/11\/senior_exercise_1439078c.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Physical activity has many benefits. 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