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Fitness Basics
You don't have to "Get started on a Fitness Program" to reap the health benefits and rewards of exercising. Activities you already perform can be the basis of a simple yet effective shift in your health trajectory.

To start, think of how your body naturally moves and take time to perform these 10 functional exercises based on the idea of moving the body in four planes of motion: up and down, front and back, side to side and rotation. Start in a standing position with legs shoulder width apart for each of the following movements.

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July 13, 09 at 03:35:27

How Odd?

Odd-load lifting is coming back. I didn't invent it, so I can't be blamed. I stumbled across it in my never-ending search for truth, justice, and quick ways to build strength.

What exactly is odd load lifting? As the name implies, it means lifting oddly shaped or off-balance objects such as sandbags, logs, buckets of water, and tires (car, not bike).