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Medicine Ball Home Workout

September 30, 2015 by Amy Darcy 6 Comments

I've long had my med ball sitting in the garage doing nothing so it was time to pull it out, dust it off and get moving with it - because summer's coming!!! I am so looking forward to beach ...

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