Fitness
To Do: DJ Night at Unite Fitness
If you’re going to challenge yourself with a super hard workout, you might as well turn it into a party, right? Right. That’s the goal […]
NYT: South Philly Clinic Offers Help Immigrants Can’t Get Elsewhere
The New York Times today focuses on how illegal immigrants are left behind by Obamacare—they can’t get subsidies for insurance, and are not subject to […]
HEADS UP: The Happy Healthy Lesbian Online Conference Starts Next Week
Your 2014 resolution to become the best lesbian you can be just became a little more attainable. Next week the Happy Healthy Lesbian Telesummit kicks […]
Fitbit Users Complain of Painful Rashes from Bracelet Body Trackers
Would you like a red, splotchy, burning rash with your new Fitbit Force? Because according to the Huffington Post, that’s what you might get. Users […]
The Checkup: YES! Strength Training Burns More Calories Than You Think
• Think lifting weights won’t give you a good calorie burn? Think again. New research reveals that strength-training activities burn twice as many calories as […]
10 Ways to Score a Date at the Gym (Without Looking Like a Total Creep)
Getting hit on at the gym is perhaps the biggest cliche, like, ever. It’s happened to pretty much everyone I know—women and men alike—at some […]
To Do: Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” Spin Class at Tone Zone
How cool is this? On Friday, Conshy fitness studio Tone Zone is hosting a Pink Floyd-themed Dark Ride of the Moon (get it?) indoor cycling […]
Where to Find Free Workouts Every Day of the Week in Philly
Don’t want to pony up for a gym membership? No problem. There are free workouts happening around Philly every day of the week—you just have […]
BeWOW: Sculpt Your Arms With This Killer Workout
If there’s one thing I can promise you about this week’s Be Well Workout, it’s this: Your arms will feel like Jell-O when you’re finished. […]
The Checkup: 21 Exercises Trainers Swear By
• You could craft a pretty killer workout out of these 21 exercises trainers love. [Shape]
Conquer Gymtimidation with These Six Pro Tricks
If the idea of working out in a gym sends you into a full-blown panic attack, you’re not alone. I mean, it’s a building crammed […]
Philly 7th Best City for…Losing Weight?
Philly, according to Trulia, is the seventh best city in the country for losing weight. Maybe because…we’re already packing the most weight? Perhaps. But really […]
Rocky 50k Date Set for 2014
Forgive the self-promotion–it was a Putiltzer-worthy Philly Mag post that inspired this event–but here is an important public service announcement: The date for next year’s […]
Beat the New Year’s Gym Crowds: Use the Forgotten Machines
If you’ve hit the gym in the past seven days, chances are you’ve noticed more than a few new faces. This, right now, is a […]
Gay Men, Our Bodies and Dating: How Fitness Impacts Our Dating Lives
Quirkily named online dating service Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB) released a post-New Year infographic that shines a light on gay men and how physique (both theirs […]