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Biking

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The Checkup: How to Get the Benefits of a Long Workout in Just 1 Minute — Really! 

• Say goodbye to long workouts: A new study, published in PLOS One, found that men who completed a workout that consisted of just one […]

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Why You Should Absolutely Bring Your Bike Out of Storage This Weekend 

This weekend, two great things are happening: First off, we’re supposed to see temps in the high 60s (hallelujah!), with lots of sun; and two, […]

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The Checkup: Where You Can Expect to See New Protected Bike Lanes

• Cyclists, rejoice! There are plans to install over 10 new protected bike lanes (lanes separated from cars by physical barriers) around the city, and the […]

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This Weekend: Bike the SRT and Drink Free Beer with Team Foster

Imagine this: You’re on a bike, pedaling from Philadelphia all the way to Cape May. (My calves are panicking just thinking about it.) That’s exactly […]

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Best Weekend Ever: Bike to a Farm-to-Table Dinner, Camp, Drink Beer, Eat S’mores, and More 

If I were to dream up the best weekend ever, it would involve biking along the Schuylkill River Trail, refueling with really good food straight from […]

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Your Daily SEPTA Ride Is Good for You (This Is Not a Joke)

Most days, I don’t think my commute on the El is doing much for my life — I mean, aside from upping my gratitude for […]

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The Checkup: This Is Why You Get Eye Boogers

• You know when you wake up with eye boogers? Or worse, you wake up next to someone else with gnarly eye boogers? Well, turns […]

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10 Spring and Summer Charity Bike Rides to Have on Your Radar

With the sun making more of a regular appearance, it seems like warmer days are finally here to stay (please?). And along with the spring […]

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Yay: Lights Are Coming to the Manayunk Bridge Trail. Boo: It’ll Be a While.

We were super excited last fall when the Manayunk Bridge Trail, a train bridge-turned-pedestrian path that connects Manayunk to Montgomery County, officially opened for business. […]

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Daily News Bike Curmudgeon Stu Bykofsky to Lead Massive City Bike Ride

In the category of Things We Would Have Never Seen Coming in 10,000 Years, there’s this: Stu Bykofsky — yes, that Stu Bykofsky, the Philadelphia Daily […]

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How Can Bike-Share Do a Better Job Reaching the Poor?

From June 22nd to 24th, professionals who specialize in bikes, transportation and social justice will gather at the Cira Centre for the first-ever Better Bike Sharing Conference. […]

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Can Seasoned City Cyclists Learn a Thing or Two from Indego Riders? 

Last summer, after witnessing one too many oh-so-baffling moves made by riders of Indego — Philly’s bikeshare program that, at that point, had just recently launched […]

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Philly Ranks High on List of Big Cities Where People Bike or Walk to Work

If you walked or biked to work today, go ahead and give yourself a high five: The Alliance for Biking and Walking just released their Bicycling and […]

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Indego to Embrace Fairmount Park This Year

The Indego bike share network turns one this April, and while the folks who run it are pleased with how well it’s done so far, it still has plenty of […]

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The Checkup: The Genius Way to Get the Last Bit of Peanut Butter Out of the Jar 

• Have you ever sprained your wrist twisting and turning a spoon trying to get the last bit of peanut butter out from the bottom […]