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Stop running and start lifting. That's the message from a UF orthopedic surgeon and researcher who spent 20 years developing a unique weightlifting machine. He says it helps you gain strength more quickly and you only have to work out once a week!

When Tony Mixon learned he suffered from a rare genetic disease that causes tumors to grow throughout his body, he didn't feel sorry for himself. He decided to put himself on the line to run for what he couldn't run from.