Fitness
The Checkup: The Reason You Can’t Touch Your Toes
• Nope, it’s not how you’re built. The reason you can’t touch your toes is because you’ve been using your body all wrong. [Men’s Journal]
Meet a Health Hero: Dr. Naomi Johnson-Booker
» You can vote for Dr. Johnson-Booker here September 15th through 21st. Mark your calendar! Name: Dr. Naomi Johnson-Booker Role: CEO at the Global Leadership Academy Charter […]
Meet a Health Hero: Candace Gantt
» You can vote for Candace here September 15th through 21st. Mark your calendar! Name: Candace Gantt Role: Chair of Mind Your Brain conference, a conference for […]
The Checkup: 24 Tips to Make a Morning-Workout Habit Stick — Once and For All
• Ah, the ever elusive morning workout. If every evening you go to sleep with the best of intentions, only to wake up for an early-morning workout […]
Meet the 2015 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 fourth annual search for Philly’s […]
The Checkup: How to Tell If Your Sneakers Fit All Wrong
• Fact: I wore running shoes that were a half-size too small for years. Looking back, it’s no wonder I had so many dang blisters! Here, seven […]
Be Well Workout of the Week: The 10-Move, Two-Person Challenge
For this week’s workout, grab a friend — heck, grab a BIG group of friends — and get ready to sweat. Everything in this workout will […]
The Checkup: Trader Joe’s Finds Every Busy Person Should Have in Their Fridge
• If you, like me, blame your totally unsustainable sushi-delivery addiction on a busy schedule, take note: These 15 Trader Joe’s items — from pre-cooked […]
10 Coolest Fitness and Foodie Events in Philly This Month: September 2015
Get your calendars ready, people. September is shaping up to be a jam-packed month, as far fitness fun goes. From trail runs to glow-in-the-dark yoga to […]
Bryn Mawr College Ranked Among 50 Fittest Colleges in America
Healthy living website the Active Times just released its third annual Fittest Colleges ranking, with one local school — Bryn Mawr College — earning accolades.
The Checkup: The Argument for Skipping Salads
• If your go-to salad is a bowl packed with nutrient-loaded greens like kale along with tofu, legumes and the like, this probably doesn’t apply to […]
What I Learned After a Year of CrossFit
I joined CrossFit in August 2014 following a visit to my 11-year-old daughter during her first summer at sleep-away camp. I realized, the hard way, […]
The Checkup: Why Science Says You Should Watch Cat Videos at Work
• Who needs endless Starbucks soy lattes when you have cat videos? As a new video from the American Chemical Society points out, science shows […]
Be Well Workout of the Week: The Countdown to Killer Muscles
Ready to sweat, people? For this week’s workout, you are going to do 20 reps of each exercise, then 18 of each, 16 of each, […]
The Checkup: How a Piece of Scotch Tape Can Perfect Your Squat Form
• How smart is this? A Philly-based trainer explains how to use a piece of Scotch tape to keep yourself in perfect squat form. [Men’s […]