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You Can Exercise Vigorously And Eat Junk And Get By. But You Can't Eat Perfectly And Not Exercise. Look At Many Athletes Today; They Are Human Garbage Cans. They Eat Anything, But They Exercise So Hard They Burn It Up. But Why Not Exercise And Put The Right Fuel In Too?

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Jack LaLanne

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You Can Exercise Vigorously And Eat Junk And Get By. But You Can't Eat Perfectly And Not Exercise. Look At Many Athletes Today; They Are Human Garbage Cans. They Eat Anything, But They Exercise So Hard They Burn It Up. But Why Not Exercise And Put The Right Fuel In Too?

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