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5 Exercises That Work Every Muscle in Your Body

Published Aug,17 2011 | By Mike Sweeney

Knowing how to work more than one muscle at a time can make the difference between making it to the gym a few times a week or not at all. With some basic knowledge however you can learn to train all your muscles in a very short space of time, allowing you to spend minimal time at the gym and get maximum results.

Mike Sweeney has been writing since 2007 and has done work for the "Journal of Sports Sciences." He has experience working with athletes and non-athletes, helping them achieve their goals. He also runs a sports camp for children with disabilities. Sweeney holds a Foundation Degree Sciences and a Bachelor of Science, both in sports and exercise science from Loughborough College.