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In the sixth video of our series, Amanda Grimes, Ph.D., MCHES, @UMKC School of Nursing & Health Studies assistant professor, walks us through her research studying the impact of decreased physical activity and how to keep young girls active in the critical years for developing healthy habits. Grimes and her team of student assistants meet with young people to complete a “play basic” evaluation and then they collect data on an ongoing basis using Garmin watches with the goal of learning more abou