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Why You Might Want to Trash All Your Protein Powder STAT

This was a very challenging post for me to write, because I have a confession to make: I, Juliet Burgh, loooooove protein powder! I love […]

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The Checkup: Why Booze and Breaking a Sweat Don’t Mix

• Nooooo! Find out why that post-happy hour gym-sesh is actually a bad idea. [Women’s Health]

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To Do: Free Post-Thanksgiving Cycling/Strength Workout at Inner Drive Fitness This Friday

Here’s a way to have your Thanksgiving turkey and burn it off, too: Inner Drive Fitness’s post-Thanksgiving Turkey Buster workout on Friday morning. The Newtown […]

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BeWOW: The Ultimate Pre-Thanksgiving Workout

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Hanukkah! We are entering the ever-challenging holiday season, people, so it’s time to kick your workouts into high gear to burn […]

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The Checkup: 8 Useless Gym Habits to Ditch Now

• Increase your productivity at the gym by ditching these useless workout habits pronto. [Fitbie]

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Starting Tomorrow, New $5 Boot Camp at RISE Gym in KOP

I’m sure you’re well acquainted with my obsession with cheap workouts by now. So listen to this: Starting tomorrow morning, RISE Gym in King of […]

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Asana Drama: The Yoga Poses Philly Yoga Instructors Absolutely Hate

Yoga can be relaxing, invigorating, exciting, exhausting and so much more. And then there are those times when it’s just dreadful. Because we at Be […]

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Expert Opinion: Why The Biggest Loser Is the Worst

Notorious celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels found herself in hot water last week for giving her team on The Biggest Loser caffeine pills without a doctor’s […]

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The Checkup: Why Sore Muscles After a Workout Aren’t a Good Thing

• I’m not saying you shouldn’t go all out at the gym, but if you’re working out to the point that your muscles are sore […]

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The Checkup: The 16-Minute, No-Equipment Workout You Can Do Anywhere

• In a time crunch? Don’t nix your workout just because you don’t have time to work out. Try this total-body burn you can do […]

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BeWOW: Burn Lots of Calories with This Killer Workout

Ever done a ladder workout? It’s simple: You work your way up a ladder of exercises until you reach the top, then you reverse the […]

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Free Flywheel Class for Philadelphia Marathoner Runners

Philly Marathoners, listen up: Since you’ve probably sworn off running for a few days (or, um, the next two weeks), Flywheel has the perfect recovery gift for you—a […]

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Expert Advice: How to Prevent Yoga Injuries with Strength Training

It’s better to bend than to break—so the proverb goes. But what if the bending causes the breakage? Earlier this month the New York Times […]

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Will Princeton Go “Dallas Buyers Club” on Meningitis Problem?

They’ve tried vaccines. They’ve tried an ad campaign. They’ve even tried special and utterly useless red solo cups. But after an eighth case of meningitis […]

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The Checkup: 3 Energy-Sapping Mistakes You’ve Probably Already Made Today

• Here are some early-morning mistakes that can leave you feeling exhausted all day. Eek! I’m guilty of all of three! [Women’s Health] • I […]