Pickleball Stories Presented by AARP: Matt Devore

After reaching 490 pounds, Matt Devore turned to pickleball to anchor his weight loss journey.

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Matt Devore topped the scale at 490 pounds. Needing a plan for his diet and weight loss journey, he used pickleball as the backboard for said plan. In this episode of Pickleball Stories Presented by AARP, we check in on how Devore's plan is working.

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