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So you want to get fit? What is the first thing you should concentrate on? Should it be how fast or far you can run or should you work on your flexibility? It can be alarming how much work there is to do when you first embark on a fitness program, so where should you start?
ATLANTA -- Walk up to an NFL fan on the street, ask him who Tom Shaw is and be prepared for a shrug of the shoulders. Ask Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Reggie Bush about Shaw and the answer will be much different.
On my first day of Core Fusion and after 20 squats at the barre (but who's counting?) my legs were shaking, and I was gasping for breath. The others around me seemed to move with strength and ease - obviously they were die-hards who had jumped on this craze long ago.
Stability balls have been used for decades in physical rehabilitation clinics around the world. But these days, stability balls have gone mainstream as personal trainers, group fitness classes and home exercise videos have all embraced this versatile and economical piece of training equipment.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- I've been promised some alone time with DeSean Jackson, but I feel like I'm being filmed for a movie. There's a cameraman standing right behind us while we chat on the field and another man looming in the background listening in on the conversation before taking controls of the camera from another angle.
So you want to get fit? What is the first thing you should concentrate on? Should it be how fast or far you can run or should you work on your flexibility? It can be alarming how much work there is to do when you first embark on a fitness program, so where should you start?
ATLANTA -- Walk up to an NFL fan on the street, ask him who Tom Shaw is and be prepared for a shrug of the shoulders. Ask Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Reggie Bush about Shaw and the answer will be much different.
On my first day of Core Fusion and after 20 squats at the barre (but who's counting?) my legs were shaking, and I was gasping for breath. The others around me seemed to move with strength and ease - obviously they were die-hards who had jumped on this craze long ago.
Stability balls have been used for decades in physical rehabilitation clinics around the world. But these days, stability balls have gone mainstream as personal trainers, group fitness classes and home exercise videos have all embraced this versatile and economical piece of training equipment.
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