athletes
Oct 17 2008, Bharat

Obesity is a threat, but being obese isn’t a crime. Then what do we have? Get out of the couch, mate, into the joggers and hit the road, before there is a reason. Athletes are fitness freaks, they have their own motivation, but even we could have our.

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