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Hey everybody, it's Maryl.

Today we're going to talk about one of the classic forms of exercise.

Running.

And it's a classic for a reason, right?

It gets you from point A to point B.

You don't need equipment to do it.

You don't need a gym membership.

And it's one of these exercises that

this provides you with so many cardiovascular benefits.

But running gets a bad reputation.

People think it's going to be all blisters and burning calf muscles and screaming lungs.

What if instead of all that, or at the very least in addition to all that,

running could feel good, even a little sexy.

So sexy pays is to pay where most of our runs should be at.

This is Martinez Evans, by the way.

He's a runner and author of the book, Slow AF Run Club.

The ultimate guide for anyone who wants to run.

And he says, a lot of people try to run way too fast.

Sexy pace is conversational speed.

Think about Baywatch and music.

Like you run as slow, you got the Baywatch musical.

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