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Exercise Every Day or Every Other Day?

Exercise Every Day or Every Other Day?
Daily exercise has a lot of pluses, but if not done right can increase your risk of injury. Ibrakovic/iStock
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Athletes train by stressing and recovering. You have to damage muscles to gain strength and enlarge muscles. You become fitter by doing a hard workout and then resting for a day or two, than you do by exercising at the same leisurely pace every day.

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Sports medicine doctor, fitness guru and long-time radio host Gabe Mirkin, M.D. brings you news and tips for your healthful lifestyle. A practicing physician for more than 50 years and a radio talk show host for 25 years, Dr. Mirkin is a graduate of Harvard University and Baylor University College of Medicine. He is one of a very few doctors board-certified in four specialties: Sports Medicine, Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics and Pediatric Immunology.