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ME/CFS, or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, is way more than being tired at the end of the day. And, contrary to situations like that, exercise is the last thing you'd want to do.





Thanks to Jaime Seltzer, director of #MEAction, for consulting on this video.





Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him)





Correction:


5:24 We spelled "lightheadedness" wrong!


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