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There's plenty of conventional wisdom on health and fitness--but how much of it is scientifically sound? The truth is: LESS THAN YOU'D THINK.

 

In Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?, physicist and award-winning journalist Alex Hutchinson tackles over a hundred commonly held beliefs and looks at just what research science has--and has not--proven to be true.

 

 

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