Michael De Medeiros

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Michael De Medeiros
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magazine editor

Michael De Medeiros is an American author and editor. He has written or co-written over a dozen books.

De Medeiros has been editor-in-chief of Maximum Fitness magazine and Men's Fitness magazine. [1] He is the President and Chief Content Officer of ContentCavalry.com, a custom content company. [2]

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