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The right amount of exercise is healthy for both the healthy and the sick. This has meanwhile been proven beyond any doubt (cf. Pagenstert 2017). The times when people suffering from cancer, heart or lung disease were advised to rest as much as possible should be over, even if this has not yet become a matter of course for every single doctor.

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Christmann, M. (2020). Physical Activity in the Modern Working World. In: Seiferlein, W., Kohlert, C. (eds) The Networked Health-Relevant Factors for Office Buildings. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22022-8_7

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