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The BeWOW Breakdown: A Great Full-Body Workout (That’s Done Fast!) 

This Week’s Workout: Fast and Furious Full-Body Workout The Breakdown  Total time commitment: 35 minutes Difficulty (out of five): 3 Soreness Factor: Those jump lunges may come […]

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Why You Should Do Exactly 22 Push-Ups Today 

Well, here’s a reason to get some push-ups in today (because if you’re anything like me, you need a bit more incentive than the promise […]

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7 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Workouts, According to Philly Fitness Pros

We’re sure you all have little tips and tricks up your sleeve for staying motivated and powering through your HIIT workouts or hill sprints (the […]

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Philly Fitness and Foodie Moves to Know About Now 

Two much-loved Philly spots in the fitness and healthy-foodie world — one fitness, one foodie — made the jump to new locations last week. Check ‘em out below.

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Be Well Workout of the Week: Fast and Furious Full-Body Workout 

For this week’s workout, you have 35 minutes to do as many rounds of the exercises below as you can. That means it’s up to […]

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The Ultimate Fairmount Park Bucket List

The thought of venturing into the quiet, green, EL-less land that is Fairmount Park can seem a bit intimidating when what you’re used to traipsing around in is […]

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New Under Armour Brand House Opens on Walnut Street Next Week 

Walnut Street is quite the hub for national fitness retailers, with Lululemon, New Balance, Athleta and Modell’s all in the mix. And next week, another […]

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The Checkup: The Magical Avocado Time Machine That Puts an End to Brown Guacamole 

• Today’s genius invention we wish we’d thought of ourselves: The Avocado Time Machine. As you probably know, the flesh of an avocado starts to brown […]

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This Philly Fitness Studio Now Offers Free Mommy-and-Me Fitness Classes

Nearly a year ago now, Be Well Philly’s Emily Leaman, then a new mom just coming back to work, wondered: Where are all the fitness […]

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The Checkup: The Body Part You Should Be Working Out (But Aren’t)

• When was the last time you thought about working out your ankles? Never? Thought so. Time to change that: Spending just a few minutes […]

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What Is Cupping? (And Why Are Olympic Athletes Doing It?)

Finally! Proof my addiction to The Real Housewives franchise isn’t a complete waste of time. Last night, when everyone was wondering WTF those red dots […]

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The Checkup: The One-Ingredient Condiment That Packs a Surprisingly Big Protein Punch

• Watermelons are in season right now, and if you’re going for the seedless guys, you’re missing out. Turns out watermelon seeds are packed with […]

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This New Philly Running Group Combines Three Awesome Activities Every Week

If you’re into running, rock climbing and beer drinking, we’ve got some steady Friday night plans for you to pencil into your calendar: The new […]

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13 Fitness and Foodie Openings You Should Be Excited About 

Brace yourselves, fitness lovers: We’ve got a wave of new fitness and healthy-eating spots — from a Center City SoulCycle (Eeeeee!) to the first Philly […]

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Taylor Swift Perfects Weird (and Hilarious) Walk to Avoid Being Seen After a Gym Session 

As anyone else whose face turns the color of a freshly painted fire engine during even the least strenuous of physical activity knows, there is […]