3 Simple Ways to Test Your Fitness
Try these tests to evaluate your strength and cardiovascular fitness.
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Try these tests to evaluate your strength and cardiovascular fitness.
By Hilary Achauer and
This series of exercises focuses on important muscles in the legs and torso we use every day. No equipment (and very little space) necessary.
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