Fitness
We Tried It: Cecily Tynan’s Favorite Workout (Nope, It’s Not Running!)
The Need-to-Know Beginner friendly: Yes. Time commitment: 50 minutes. Cost:$27. What: Boxing at Joltin’ Jabs, 1510-12 Sansom Street, Center City. When: Wednesday, November 4th at […]
Fitness CEO Behind P90X: It Was Almost a $2 Million Flop
Carl Daikeler, CEO of Beachbody, was in town Monday. Like many other Americans, I did P90X at one point in my life. (Ok I did about […]
The Checkup: This Is the Best, Least-Busy Day to Go Grocery Shopping
• If you consider your weekly grocery-shopping trips to be a special form of torture, here’s a little something to lessen the pain: Research shows […]
The 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Running or Working Out in a Costume
With Halloween coming up this weekend and a slew of spooky workouts to keep you occupied — not to mention, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half […]
The Checkup: This Is What’s Really Scary About Added Sugar
• The sugar war wages on, with researchers and experts homing in on perhaps the biggest sugar culprit of all: added sugar — that is, […]
Fuel Cycle Fitness: New Cycling and Boxing Studio Coming to Ardmore
Yep, there’s ANOTHER awesome fitness studio coming to the Main Line. This one’s called Fuel Cycle Fitness, and it’s set to open at 53 Rittenhouse Place in Ardmore […]
The Checkup: When to Schedule a Workout So That You Actually Stick to It
• New research done by Jawbone found that the magic hour for working out and staying consistent with your workouts (i.e. not skipping out for […]
Your Weekend Workout Playlist: 20 Songs for Everyone Who’s Had a Bad Week
The other day, one of my good friend’s told me she was having the longest, worst week of her life. My response? Go read a […]
RippedPHL: New Fitness Studio Coming to Center City
Attention Center City-ites: There’s a new fitness studio coming your way. It’s called RippedPHL, and it’s goal is to get you, well, ripped.
If Exercise Feels Like Work, You’re Doing It Wrong
“Do I look fat? I went out to dinner last night and ended up having a bite of the chocolate lava cake. Okay, maybe two […]
5 Philly Fitness Pros on the Life-Changing Moment They Decided to Care About Their Health
Here at Be Well Philly, we talk to a lot of people who work in the world of health and wellness: trainers, juicers, running-club founders, and […]
Your Weekend Workout Playlist: 20 Songs You’ll Want to Listen to on Repeat
So often, I look to workout playlists and find that they are filled with songs that would make me change the station if they came […]
This Is City Hall’s Best Kept Secret
The light step of sneakers on tile corridors echoes over people sitting in the sixth floor corridor at City Hall as they wait to report […]
The Checkup: Here’s How Many Calories a CrossFit Workout Really Burns
• Researchers at Kennesaw State University tested a popular CrossFit workout and noticed an “impressive” calorie burn — to the tune of 261 calories in just 20 […]
Be Well Philly Workout of the Week: The 5 Exercise Workout
This workout consists of five exercises — that’s it. Easy, right? Weeeellll, maybe not. You’ll do 30 reps of each exercise, rest for two minutes, and then repeat the […]