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Intro

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Make you smarter

7:15

Improve your mental health

8:33

Discipline

10:38

Confidence

11:46

Family

12:48

My Journey

14:54

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so good afternoon everyone

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so i want to start today off with a

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question but i show hands who here

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exercises for at least 30 minutes a day

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five times a week

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that's pretty impressive

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awesome so according to the american

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heart association that is actually the

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recommended amount of exercise

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per week

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so nearly 80 percent of adult americans

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don't meet this recommendation which can

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potentially set themselves up for years

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of health problems later down the road

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so as a fitness professional one of the

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most common things i hear

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is

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i don't have time

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so let me tell you guys something about

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time

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every single one of you has 168 hours in

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a week and i'm only asking for two and a

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half hours

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out of your week

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and for what

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to live a better life a healthier life

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or even a longer life

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these are all benefits that come with

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exercise

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fitness is a lifestyle this is not a

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quick fix this is something you have to

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incorporate into your daily regimen just

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like brushing your teeth or taking a

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shower

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my name is vincent lamb and i started

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exercising as a hobby

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i went on to school and majored it in

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college and now i'm doing it as a career

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this is how the power fitness changed my

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life

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so i have five main points i want to

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share with you guys today

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we all know that exercise is an

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important part of a healthy lifestyle

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but what you may not know is just how

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important it is

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so these benefits may include

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reducing serious health problems such as

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chronic diseases

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it may boost your brain functions so in

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a sense it can make you smarter

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it can improve your mental and as well

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as emotional health

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and make you more disciplined as a

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person whether you're in school or even

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at work

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and lastly it will make you more

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confident inside and out

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so most people exercise because either a

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they want to lose weight

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they want to look better

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or they have health issues

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one of the reasons why i started working

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out was because i wanted to impress the

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girls

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but

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i then found out that the only people

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that i really impressed were the other

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dudes in the gym

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so over the years

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that changed now i exercise because i

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love the challenge i love the sense of

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accomplishment it gives me i love

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watching my body transform

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but most importantly i love inspiring

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and helping others

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so my first main point i want to talk to

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you guys today is how exercise can

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actually reduce

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health problems such as these chronic

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diseases listed above

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obesity heart diseases diabetes

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hypertension osteoporosis

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and the list goes on

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so by showing hands who here knows or

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has someone with one of these diseases i

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just mentioned

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it's a lot

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so without proper cam prevention all of

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these diseases can actually be lethal

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over one third of the population are

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actually considered

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obese which can lead to many of these

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diseases that i just mentioned before

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however this can all be prevented

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through proper nutrition and exercise

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so when you make so when you exercise

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and make healthy food choices

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what happens to your body

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you will

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put on muscle making your joints and

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ligaments stronger you will be less

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prone to injuries

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and you'll

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look ten times better

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you will also lose fat in places that

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you don't want like your arms your

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stomach your legs your love handles

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so not only do you lose fat on the

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outside you will lose fat on the inside

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this is the fat that surrounds our

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organs and this is called visceral fat

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visceral fat can cause many of these

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chronic diseases listed above which can

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be lethal

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so i want to share with you guys a

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perfect example

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my father

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was actually

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kind of overweight he

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was very unhealthy he had a very poor

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diet

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which led to diabetes

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high blood pressure high cholesterol and

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the list goes on

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so

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over the years he's made

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better food choices however in these

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last two months he wanted to change his

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life around for the better

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he started incorporating vegetables into

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his every meal he started

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eating

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good sources of healthy fats he got good

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sources of protein in

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one thing he did take out were carbs

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he took out

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bread he took out rice he took out pasta

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he even took out most fruits and the

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results were actually staggering

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he lost over 20 pounds

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he stopped taking a lot of his

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medication and even stopped taking his

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insulin shots so by incorporating

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exercise

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and proper nutrition it can reverse

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something as serious as

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diabetes

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so

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he took out carbs because he was a

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diabetic so i'm not trying to say carbs

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are a bad thing you just have to make

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sure that you're eating it in moderation

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and making smart food choices

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so my second point i want to talk to you

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guys today is how exercise can actually

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make you

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smarter

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so when you exercise your heart is going

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to pump more oxygen into your brain and

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throughout your body

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so

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from experience

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a lot of the clients that i work with

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always forget how to breathe when they

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exercise

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so in order to reap these benefits you

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have to make sure you are breathing in

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through your nose

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and exhaling through your mouth

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so when you do that your brain and body

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release tons of hormones which will

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provide a nourishing environment for the

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growth of new brain cells

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it may also act as a first aid kit on

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damaged brain cells so in a sense

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it's kind of healing your mind

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if you incorporate exercise into your

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daily regimen it will prepare you for

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mental stresses that you encounter for

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the rest of the day

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it will also increase the retention of

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your of new information

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improving your memory and also giving

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better reactions to complex situations

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so not only does exercise

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make you look better make you healthier

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and may also make you more productive

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whether you're at work or at school

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so the third point i want to cover today

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is how exercise can actually improve

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your mental health

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so it's not just about

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how far you can run or how much you can

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lift

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exercise can improve you mentally as

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well

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it is vital for maintaining mental

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fitness

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so studies show that exercise can

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actually treat depression

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anxiety and stress

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just as well as medication

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without the side effects of course

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so here's why exercise is so effective

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when it comes to these types of problems

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changes will start to happen in your

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body

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you will produce

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more endorphins which are hormones that

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make you feel good

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it may also act as a natural painkiller

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it can improve your alertness and

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concentration

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it will also improve your ability to

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sleep so in a sense it will help you

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relieve stress it can decrease overall

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levels of tension whether it's in your

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mind on your body

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it may help elevate your mood making you

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happier and lastly it'll give you plenty

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of energy for you to use throughout the

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day

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so your mind and body works hand in hand

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when one feels better so the other

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so my next point i want to cover today

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is discipline

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with exercise comes all of those

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intrinsic health benefits that i

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mentioned earlier however in order to

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reap all these benefits you have to make

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sure that you are consistent as well as

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discipline

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so most people want to be healthy and

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they want to live a long life right

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so this doesn't happen by accident

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most of the healthiest and happiest

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people in the world all probably have

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one thing in common and that is

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discipline

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living a healthy lifestyle takes

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consistency and discipline

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so first of all you will have to plan

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your day accordingly you got to make

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sure

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you have enough time to incorporate

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exercise into your daily regimen whether

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it's in the morning in the afternoon

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or even at night when you're really

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tired

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and this doesn't always have to be

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boring it could be something that you

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like it could be go out and playing

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sports going for a hike going for a walk

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or even taking a dance class with

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someone you like

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second you have to make sure that you're

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you are making healthy food choices

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you got to make sure you're eating good

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sources of protein so that your muscles

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can build and repair itself you got to

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make sure you're incorporating healthy

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fats into your diet so your hormones are

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functioning properly you got to make

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sure

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you're having good sources of carbs so

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that you have enough energy for you to

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use throughout the day

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and also your micronutrients which are

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your vitamins and minerals

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so all of this takes discipline however

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this doesn't happen overnight it's a

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journey

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learn to love the things that are good

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for you

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discipline is a decision a decision that

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says i will constantly do the things

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that i need to do in order to reach my

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goals sometimes this is easier said than

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done the good news is is that discipline

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is like a muscle the more you strive to

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use it the easier it will be

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discipline becomes habitual

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so this brings me to my last point

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confidence

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so there's nothing better than seeing

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your hard work pay off when you exercise

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and you eat well you will start to see

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physical and mental changes happen

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throughout your body

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being happy with how you look is

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essential for confidence

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when you feel good

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when you look good you will feel good

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you want to be happy with yourself no

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matter where you are on your journey

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your mindset will become healthier as

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well as more positive it's going to be

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easier for you to socialize with new

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people

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make new friends

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and possibly open doors to new

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opportunities new opportunities and new

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connections may lead to new friendships

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new relationships or even new careers

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when you're confident this becomes

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contagious

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people would want to be around you they

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can feel this

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when more people around you this is the

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opportunity for you to inspire and

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motivate others

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so i'm so passionate when it comes to

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fitness that my friends and family see

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the changes that i inspired within

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myself and they want the same for

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themselves

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so speaking of friends and family this

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is a picture of my mom and i taken at

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the gym

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a few weeks ago

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so she's actually the embodiment of all

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of these principles that i covered

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she's my inspiration

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many years ago she decided to make

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fitness a part of her lifestyle

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and ever since i think i followed her

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footsteps

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so she works 40 hours a week but yet she

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still makes time to exercise

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make healthy food choices and also take

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care of her family

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she's actually 50 years old she's

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turning 51 in june

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so

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age is not a number

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age is not a factor it doesn't matter

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how old you are

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you can start wherever whenever

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so i just want to say

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thank you mom for being such a great

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role model inspiration and a loving

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mother

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[Applause]

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so this was my journey

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i started working out as a sophomore in

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high school

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around eight years ago

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so there were three main reasons why i

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started working out

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a

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i had low self-esteem and i lacked

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confidence

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b i wasn't the brightest kid in school and

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i also wasn't the most athletic kid in

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school

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and c

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my best friend was doing it so was my

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mom so they were people who i looked up

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to

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so when i first started

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i didn't really know what i was doing

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i basically did bicep curls every day

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i didn't know nutrition was important

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sometimes i would starve myself just

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those so my abs would show

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however i was there consistently

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i was there five to six times a week

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and i saw progress the more progress i

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saw the more i fell in love with fitness

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so i realized that this was something

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that i wanted to do for the rest of my

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life so

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i went to

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penn state university

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i studied kinesiology for those of you

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who don't know what kinesiology is it is

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the study of body movements

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i realized that this was my passion

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not only was it just exercise

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i love to help others whether it's

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helping people reach their

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goals such as losing weight building

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muscle or even just being happy

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so i'm extremely grateful that i have

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the opportunity to turn my passion into

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cur into a career doing something that i

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love

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i know this is taking fitness

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to an extreme however you don't have to

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follow my footsteps

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this is just one example of how i

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incorporated fitness into my life

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but if there's one thing i want you guys

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to take home today is that as long as

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you incorporate fitness into your life

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your future self will thank you

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fitness is not just about helping

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yourself but about helping others as

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well

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i'm actually terrified of public

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speaking if you guys can tell already

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but here i am speaking in front of all

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of you today about something that i love

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and that i think you can benefit from

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change your habits and you will change

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your lifestyle

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working out isn't a punishment it's a

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blessing nutrition isn't restrictive

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it's healing health isn't a

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one-size-fits-all it may not look the

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same for everyone but it is something

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worth fighting for

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so thank you all for coming and taking

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the time to come listen today again my

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name is vincent lam and i hope you can

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benefit from fitness

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[Applause]

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you

Description:

Why exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Vincent Lam has had a passion for fitness for as long as he can remember. His goal is to help people restore, maintain, and promote quality of life and optimal physical function. He is devoted to helping others achieve their fitness goals. He graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in kinesiology and is also a certified personal trainer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program

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