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W hat A re F lexi b i l ity and A gi l ity ? Chapter One

W hen most people think about fitness, they think of strength or endurance . They think of someone who can run ten miles as being fit. Getting in shape, they assume, means lifting weights or jogging. And all that’s true. However, fitness has a different meaning too—flexibility and agility. Flexibility is the ability to move your muscles and joints as far as possible. Of course, everyone has physical limits to their range of

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