Keith Adams 32, Phoenixville In June 2009, an admittedly unhappy Adams, a former high-school wrestler and Navy man, stepped on the scale: 313 pounds. “That […]

Solomonov’s Mushroom and Barley Soup SERVES 4 1⁄2 c. thinly sliced Spanish onion 6 garlic cloves, peeled and slivered 1 c. crimini mushrooms, cleaned and […]

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A man in the bathroom spoke softly into a cell phone, his voice a dead ringer for Fat Tony from “The Simpsons.” “If that were […]

Because an instructor can make or break your workout, we rounded up the teachers who run the hardest, most fat-zapping, sweat-filled, soul-satisfying, totally-worth-it classes in […]

The Pennsylvania Ballet’s Katelyn Prominski shares her favorite tummy toner.

It’s not just the unfairness of life that lets a chef known for her ice creams and pastries look like Monica Glass: Between tastings, the […]

THE (NATIONAL) PARK RUNValley Forge. Start at the Visitor’s Center (parking’s free) at the corner of Route 23 and North Gulph Road. You’ll follow the […]

PILATES POWEROn Sunday, February 20, 
a $10 donation to Project H.O.M.E. scores you a free Pilates Bootcamp or Xtend Barre class and tasty, post-sweat-session goodies […]

BABYSITTING / Call a week ahead, and for $10 or less, Fast Tracks Running Club provides a babysitter for up to three kids. So the […]

For the beginner … Rated first in the U.S., Ski Roundtop’s learn-to-ski-or-snowboard program includes all-day access to six slopes and three lifts, plus instruction and […]

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