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Okay, on to today's episode.

So do you have that movie that kind of splits your life into a before and after? I do.

Mine is called Tybo Live, Advanced Volume 3. And you may be thinking that does not sound like a movie.

That sounds like a workout DVD. And you'd be kind of right. But also, I would tell you to go ask my friend Gabby.

See, one night shortly after I'd finished college, Gabby invited me over for movie night.

I showed up, I plopped on her couch, I dove into the popcorn, ready to laugh or cry or be terrified.

So when she hit play and I came suddenly face to face with some very jaunty music and a bunch of hella fit folks in some neon spandex, I was a little speechless.

See, Gabby didn't love fitness, but she loved Billy Blanks.

And this was the night he changed my life.

See, up until that moment, I was a runner. By which, I mean, I did a thing

that I called running, but I was not a runner in my heart. If I'm honest, I hated it. No shade to

running. It just didn't work for me. But I did it because it gave me results. It helped me shed a little extra college weight and dial up my cardio and feel a little more awake.

But also, it gave me brusitis and shin splints and a terrible attitude.

It made me cranky and I dreaded every step.

But on this night, Billy showed me that getting the results I

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