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Philipp Maerzhaeuser

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Happy Wednesday and welcome to a new edition of Smarter Engineers.

Today, we bring you a special guest post from

Philipp Maerzhaeuser

Philipp writes the

Health Creator

newsletter where he helps busy people optimize their health to look, feel, and perform at their best.

With over 25 years of training and 16 as a Personal Trainer, he has much to offer to you.

I’m glad he joined me for this collaboration and contributed to our health learning track.

Without further ado,

Here’s Philipp

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A guest post by

Philipp Maerzhaeuser

Once paralyzed by social anxiety, I transformed my life through exercise, finding confidence and purpose. With 25+ years of training and 16 as a Personal Trainer, I help busy people optimize their health to look, feel, and perform at their best.