Fitness

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The Checkup: The Best Gloves, Socks and More to Warm You Up When You’re Freezing

• When you want to find out the best gear for conquering cold weather (or in our case, an office that could double as an […]

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The Checkup: The 31-Day Workout Challenge You Can Do Entirely at Home

• If you’re looking for a way to jumpstart your fitness program, this might just do the trick: a one-month workout challenge with fitness videos […]

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New Nike Video Proves Kevin Hart Is the Definition of Fitness Goals 

Over the summer, we noticed that Philly native Kevin Hart was killing the fitness game on Instagram: He is a big fan of the gym […]

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$35,000 Worth of Counterfeit Fitbits Seized in Philadelphia

Today in international counterfeiting news: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have seized 350 counterfeit Fitbit trackers at the Port of Philadelphia, according to a […]

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5 Habits of Fit People That You Should Copy

If you’ve ever seen the cover of a fitness magazine, I’m sure you’ve seen headlines that are very similar to “(insert fit celebrity) Reveals Her […]

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The Checkup: The 12 Most Popular Foods at Trader Joe’s in 2015

• Trader Joe’s just released their annual Customer Choice Awards winners, i.e. everything you’ll be putting on your grocery list come Sunday. A few of […]

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Philly’s 10 Most Inspiring Health and Fitness Moments of 2015

We can’t help it: We’re suckers for a good story — especially when said story makes us sniffle, cry and go “Awwwww.” This year, we had […]

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Stream It: Top 20 Workout Songs of 2015

After putting together many-a weekly workout playlist for you guys throughout the year (you can follow our weekly workout playlist on Spotify here!), the time […]

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The Checkup: THIS Burns More Calories Than Running?!

• Somebody find me a pair of jazz shoes, stat! A new study found that dancing — specifically, contemporary, swing or street dancing — may […]

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The Philly Fitness Lover’s Winter Bucket List

Winter can be a tough time of year to get excited about fitness. Most people go into full-on hibernation mode, choosing to hole up on the couch in […]

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Inside Details: What Open Streets PHL Might Really Look Like

Remember Open Streets PHL, the campaign that surfaced when we were all still high on the open, car-free streets of the Pope’s September visit? Well, […]

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The Checkup: 10 Fitness Trends Predicted to Take Over the Scene in 2016

• Can you believe it’s almost 2016? Welllll, it is! And according to health and fitness expert Pete McCall, the new year is going to […]

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The Checkup: People Are Truly Terrible at Texting While Walking, Study Finds

• Am I the only one who wants to strangle people on Chestnut Street when they veer all over the sidewalk as they walk and […]

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The Checkup: The Reason You Shouldn’t Make Your Bed in the Morning

• If you’re on the hunt for an excuse to leave your bed all topsy-turvy, how about this? Not making your bed helps to kill […]

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Be Well Workout of the Week: Jump Rope for Joy 

This week, let’s take it back to the playground. Grab a jump rope, a high ceiling and some space and channel your inner third grader. […]