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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

How to keep active as the weather cools and COVID-19 cases rise

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Audobon Minnesota outreach coordinator Katie Burns, left, and executive director Rob Schulz use their binoculars to locate a bird in a tree during an outing to Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park in Coon Rapids, Minn., in December 2019.
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It’s starting to get cold in Minnesota, and soon we'll have to change the ways we stay active. 

A kinesiology professor joined host Angela Davis to talk about why it’s important to get outside, some new hobbies to try and how to keep motivated when temperatures drop. 

They were also joined by Sharon Stiteler, also known as the “Birdchick,” to talk about one popular winter activity Minnesotans can try this year. 

And Catharine Richert, a senior reporter for MPR News based in Rochester, Minn., joined the show to talk about her latest reporting on the coronavirus pandemic and the recent surge in cases. 

Guests:

  • Catharine Richert is a senior reporter for MPR News based in Rochester. She’s been covering the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Beth Lewis is a professor and director of the School of Kinesiology in the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development.

  • Sharon Stiteler, also known as the “Birdchick,”has written several books on birding and is a national park ranger for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.

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