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July 8, 2018

The Daily Pennsylvanian: Too lazy to work out? These Penn professors are looking for a way to change that

“It sends out text messages, rewards, and other intervention content meant to prod people to go to the gym. Any adult member of 24-Hour Fitness, BCFG’s partner for the study, may enroll in the program.” Read more at The Daily Pennsylvanian

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