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Save the Date: Be Well Philly Boot Camp Is Back on June 7th!

We’re baaaaaack! I’m psyched to announce Be Well Philly Boot Camp 2014 will be on Saturday, June 7th this year, and early-bird ticket sales are […]

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New Megaformer Pilates Studio Opening in Wayne

http://youtu.be/VBEcti4-2mQ If you’re a fan of Pilates, you probably know what the Megaformer machine is. You may even speak of it in hushed, reverent tones, […]

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BeWOW: Get A Spring Break Body With This Tough Snow Day Workout

Get ready, folks: It might be freezing outside, but you are about to sweat up a storm thanks to this week’s workout.

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The Checkup: 25 Killer Core Moves to Get Six-Pack Abs

• Your ticket to a six pack? These 25 new moves that’ll torch your abs fast. [Men’s Health]

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The Safest Exercise of All Time

What would you guess is the safest exercise of all time? Before you answer, consider this. Fitness trends over the past few decades have taught […]

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The Checkup: 3 Super Effective Machines at the Gym You Should Stop Ignoring

• When’s the last time you did a really good workout on a rower? Scratch that: When’s the last time you used a rower at […]

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Tree-Climbing Class for Women Coming to Morris Arboretum

Ladies, when was the last time you climbed a tree? If you’re anything like me, it was probably on a Girl Scout camping trip in […]

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The Checkup: The Inner Thigh Workout You Can Do in Bed

• I don’t buy into that whole thigh-gap obsession thing, but that’s not to say we shouldn’t target our inner thighs every now and again […]

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Fitbit Finally Recalls Fitness Tracker After Skin Irritation Complaints

Remember those super gnarly skin irritations Fitbit Force users were complaining about a few weeks ago? To jog your memory: In January, news began circulating […]

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I Tried It: Beginner’s Belly Dancing at Studio 1831

I’ll let you guys in on a little secret: I regularly convince myself that I am totally capable of doing things that I don’t actually […]

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Free Fitness Classes at Never Give Up Training in Manayunk This Weekend

Manayunk’s Never Give Up personal training studio is celebrating its one-year anniversary this weekend with (what else?) a whole day of free classes. On Saturday, […]

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The Checkup: This Test Proves How Fit You Are (Or Not)

• Remember the Presidential Fitness Test from grade school? This is that, but the grown up version. Test your fitness with four easy exercises and […]

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I Tried It: 3 Fitness Apps for My Apple TV

My crack-like addiction to Walter White and Jesse Pinkman enticed me to buy an Apple TV earlier this year. But once I blew through all […]

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FitFusion: The Netflix of Workout Videos

In the era of Netflix and Seamless, being a complete hermit has pretty much become an accepted way of life. I mean, really, why leave […]

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BeWOW: The Most Challenging One-Mile Run You’ve Ever Done

Ready to get your heart racing? This week, you’ll be tackling a cardio-and-strength circuit, which you’ll repeat four times. By the end of the workout, […]