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Can Running Every Day Make You Fit?

Published Aug,17 2011 | By Zoe Glass

Whether you are looking to lose weight, boost your cardiovascular health or build muscle, exercise is indispensable. However, for exercise to be truly effective it needs to be an activity you enjoy and one that you can make a permanent part of your lifestyle.

Zoe Glass has been writing journalism, essays and fiction since 2001. Her articles have been featured in publications including literary journals "Beatdom" and "Denali," the music magazine "Mixmag" and the London newspaper "Snipe." Glass holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pennsylvania and is studying for a Master of Letters in writing at the University of Glasgow.