Fitness
Yay! Philly Free Streets Adds More Miles of Car-Free Streets to Route
Sweet! A press release from the Mayor’s office announced today that the route for Philly Free Streets, Philly’s first official event that will close some […]
Psst: This Giant (Free!) Workout Is Taking Over Center City Next Week
As I was filling in my workout calendar for next week, I realized I should remind my fellow friends out there trying to stay on top […]
The One Piece of Advice That Has Completely Changed My Workout Life
“You’ve got to find those half-hours and you have to schedule them in ink and make them non-negotiable.” That’s the exact advice fitness queen Jillian […]
The Checkup: The One Abs-Toning Move to Do Before Every Workout
• We love a good double-duty move around these parts: Working in standing toe touches before you get your sweat on serves as both a […]
The Checkup: The Inflammation-Fighting Ingredient You Can Add to Anything
• If you’ve been to Whole Foods lately, you know: Turmeric, a root known for its inflammation-fighting powers, is EVERYWHERE, from the spice aisle to […]
Runner’s World Ranked the 50 Best Running Cities — Here’s Where Philly Lands
Runner’s World just released a ranking of the 50 best running cities, and yes, my friends, Philly did land on the list (DUH) — but not […]
How to Get a Copy of the Brand New Be Well Philly Print Issue
As we were VERY excited to tell you guys over on Instagram last week: Our 2016 Be Well Philly print issue is here! Folks who […]
Meet a Health Hero: Fabiana Ferrarini
» You can vote for Fabiana here September 13th through 19th. Mark your calendar! Name: Fabiana Ferrarini Role: Fitness trainer and fit-mom champion, founder of a private […]
Meet the 2016 Health Hero Challenge Semifinalists!
Drumroll, please! We are very excited to introduce you to the 16 semifinalists for this year’s Health Hero Challenge, our fifth annual search for Philly’s […]
The Checkup: Why You Crave Carbs First Thing in the Morning
• Carbs get a bad rap, but despite all the no-carb recipes floating around the internet, we really do need them — especially in the […]
The Checkup: This Is the Exact Time When Fitness Studios Are Most Crowded
• Hate filing into an overcrowded fitness class and being forced to rub (very sweaty) shoulders with complete strangers? (Understandable.) Well, ClassPass rounded up tons […]
Calling All Night Owls! This Free Late-Night Art Museum Boot Camp Is for You
Confession: At 9 p.m. on any given Friday evening, there’s a 96.7 percent chance that I am already in my matching thermal PJ set, and […]
Be Well Workout of the Week: The Triple-Attack Workout
For this week’s workout you are going to work in triplets. That is, three exercises working the same muscle group done in a row. For […]
City Fitness’s Center City Location Will Have a … Co-Working Space?
A few weeks ago, we told you guys about City Fitness’s plans to open a 40,000-square-foot fitness club at 18th Street and JFK Boulevard in Center […]
The Prettiest Fitness Challenge Ever: Tackle All of the Wissahickon’s Trails
There isn’t much better incentive to get your heart rate up in the great outdoors come fall than the promise of catching a good glimpse […]