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…Your Workout Regimen

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Good news for bench warmers: your body is primed to make a comeback. With strength training in particular, your brain recalls how it communicated with your nervous system and muscles to perform specific movements (aka muscle memory), says physical therapist Kristi Barker. Still, key to a successful return, whether you lift, do cardio or ideally both, is patience, says fitness trainer Simone V. Williams, who specialises in prenatal

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