January always seems to be a busy month at the local gymnasium. Fresh off New Year’s resolutions, people hit the gym with unprecedented vigor. Deciding that this is the year they’ll finally meet their fitness goals, they’ll stride up to treadmills, elliptical machines and weight benches full of energy and enthusiasm.
By mid February, however, most gyms have returned to their normal activity. And many of those formerly determined resolvers are left battered and sore, and no closer to achieving their fitness goals.
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