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Ambler Area Running Club
Spend your morning sweating it out on head-clearing runs, family jogs or race trainings. Check the website for events and run locations. Aarclub.com
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Gunnison Beach
Dare to bare it all. Jersey's only nude beach located in Monmouth County attracts some 5,000 tourists every summer weekend. Join the Friends of Gunnison Beach for year-round events. Gunnisonbeach.org
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The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia
Whether you're practically pro or still on training wheels, social events like parties and BBQs as well as group and weekend rides come with membership. Spandex optional. Phillybikeclub.org.
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McFadden's at Citizens Bank Park
This packed bar is open for all major sporting events, so come thirsty. Bonus: The morning-after walk o' shame is a lot less obvious in a sports jersey than a halter top. 1 Citizens Bank Way, 215-952-0300, mcfaddensballpark.com.
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The Tower Club of Philadelphia
Feeling lonely up there? Women taller than five-foot-10 and men over six-two can mingle at dances, parties, movies, museums, concerts and kid-friendly events. Tall.org/clubs/pa/tcop.
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Punk Rock Flea Market
Held twice a year, in summer and December. Tables are piled with local artwork, memorabilia and knickknacks. Score an old concert tee and a date at the same time. Not a bad deal. Starlight Ballroom, 460 North 9th Street, 267-765-5210,r5productions.com.
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Dog Parks
Let Fido break the ice. The petite park by the Art Museum (26th Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway), Miles Park (Germantown Pike and Joshua Road) in Lafayette Hill and Harford Park (260 Gulph Creek Road) in Wayne are all hot spots for up—and date—patrolling.
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King of Prussia Ski Club
This large club (more than 500 members) plans ski trips in winter as well as other outings for adrenaline junkies (whitewater rafting, motorcycle rides) and chatty Cathys (book clubs, happy hours). Forty-to-45-year-olds are most represented. Kopsc.com.
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Pumping Iron
Catch commuters before they hop on the R5 at the Philadelphia Sports Club (1735 Market Street, 215-564-5353, my-sportsclubs.com) on weekday nights after 6 p.m. Jersey professionals work it at the ever-popular L.A. Fitness in Cherry Hill (2100 Route 38, Cherry Hill, 856-482-8565, lafitness.com).
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Classes at the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
The nation's oldest tuition-free art school is packed with both the naturally gifted and hopefuls. One Friday a month, beer is sold while burlesque dancers model for sketches. 719 Catharine Street, 215-922-3456, fleisher.org.
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Yoga Classes
Yoga studios are packed with men and women. Classes at East Mount Airy's Blue Banyan Yoga (7153 Sprague Street, 267-974-6527, bluebanyanyoga.com) are usually followed by a post-class hangout at High Point Cafè, while Bella Vista's Yoga Child (903 South Street, 215-238-0989, yogachild.net) has plenty of parent-child classes.
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Meet Market Adventures
The Philly chapter of this nationwide site has a great local rep: Entertaining outings (poker nights, martini-making classes, tailgate parties, photography clinics) attract large groups, taking the awkwardness out of first dates. Meetmarketadventures.com. You'll Meet:
Dancing Lessons
Ask a classmate for help with your cha-cha at Ardmore's DanceSport Academy (1 West Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-642-2525, dancesportpa.com), where students are encouraged to keep switching partners. The Church On the Mall (500 Germantown Pike West, Plymouth Meeting, 610-558-4556, peppermintdanceclub.com) also holds classes that are popular with the 50-to-60-year-old crowd.
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