Fitness

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10 Philly Instagrammers You Should Be Following

A picture can say a thousand words. “Put down the Krispy Kreme box,” and “Pick up the yoga mat, you lazy bum”—these are just a […]

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The Checkup: The “CrossFit Disease” Everyone Is Talking About

• Watch out, CrossFitters! You might not be feeling the “good” kind of sore. [POPSUGAR Fitness]

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Haddonfield-Based Tech Firm Could Change the Way You Do CrossFit

Don’t be surprised if you walk into your CrossFit box someday soon and, instead of the whiteboards and clipboards coaches typically use to track athletes’ […]

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PSC Offers Free Workouts to Government Employees Out of Work

If you’re one of the tens of thousands of federal employees who live in the Philadelphia area (I know—that’s way more than I thought, too!), […]

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Fluid Cycling Indoor Cycling Studio Now Open in Wayne

It’s not very often I find myself writing about two cool new fitness options in Wayne twice in one week, but that’s exactly what I’m […]

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The Checkup: The Essential Total-Body Toning Move You’re Not Doing

• Okay, okay, so you’ve got the plank (and its endless variations) down pat. Good job! But here’s another total-body-toning move you should add to […]

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New Kettlebell Class Kicks Off on the Main Line This Week

For me, kettlebells are the kind of gym equipment I look at and know I should be using, but since I haven’t the faintest idea […]

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Local Dragon Boat Team Will Race to Fight Pancreatic Cancer This Weekend

Less than a week after Christine Edmonds and her family received the devastating news that her husband, Kevin, had pancreatic cancer, they were on a beach […]

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To Do: Free Classes at Flywheel Bryn Mawr on Sunday

Main Liners! I hope you’re paying attention: This Sunday, October 6th, Flywheel indoor cycling studio in Bryn Mawr is hosting an open house. Translation? They’re […]

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BeWOW: Easy-to-Follow Interval Speed Workout

We can’t let this gorgeous weather go to waste—I would be outside every second of the day if I could—so I’m taking you outside again […]

City Life

Date Chosen for Totally Insane 50k Rocky Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NubH5BDOaD8#t=86 So this thing is really happening, huh. To all you Rocky wannabes who’ve always wanted to do 50 kilometers in a sweatsuit, you can […]

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Penn Researcher, Camden Doctor Get Famed “Genius Grants”

A pair of locals have received the prestigious “Genius Grants” announced today: — Jeffrey Brenner, 44, Camden, N.J. The physician founded a health care delivery […]

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West Nile Case Confirmed in Philly

Philly.com reports: “A Philadelphia woman has been infected with West Nile virus, the first human case reported in the city this year.” The woman became […]

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Possible Mumps Outbreak in, Where Else, New Jersey

If you’ve eaten at D’Jais Bar and Grill in the last two weeks, you may want to start checking your glands for swelling: it looks […]

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Two West Nile Deaths Reported in Jersey

CBS Philly reports on two Jersey deaths from the West Nile virus: According to state health officials, a 78-year-old Gloucester County woman developed fever, blurred […]