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“Perfect Body Workout” ($12.99 at www.amazon .com) will have you working out like an athlete as you simulate the tennis shuffle and backstroke to tone your body all over. There’s also a 10-minute power stretch segment to challenge your flexibility. “Kristy’s Body Toning” ($19.99 at www.amazon.com) features nine workouts, from warm-up to push-ups to glutes and hamstrings to help you sculpt your body by strengthening specific muscle groups.

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If you want to run faster, run faster.

You can take that advice, or you can read “Run Faster: From the 5K to the Marathon” (Broadway Books, $13.95) by Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald.

Their advice: Increase your mileage and do hill sprints and tougher speed workouts, and be sure to take it easy every now and then to avoid injuries.