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Insta-Energy: 30-Seconds of Exercise Can Replace Your Coffee Fix

For many, the mere thought of giving up their daily 2 p.m. latte is enough to cause a full-blown panic attack. But according to an interesting […]

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New Wellness-Focused Reality Show Is Casting in Philly

King of Prussia-based Banyan Productions, which has produced shows for TLC, HGTV, Discovery and more, is currently casting for a new wellness-focused reality show called […]

City Life

Amazon, Drone Home!

A new poll out last weekend delivered the bad news that Americans don’t trust one another anymore. Only a third of those surveyed by AP-GfK  […]

Shoppist

The Craziest Shopping Stories From Black Friday

It seems that as soon as crazy door-busters are announced, people go crazy. Not just camp-outside-all-night-for-a-TV crazy, but brawl-in-the-towel-aisle. Here, the most insane, question-your-faith-in-humanity stories […]

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HipCityVeg Owner to Open a Vegan Bar

I think this pretty much cement’s Philly’s status as a vegan powerhouse: We’re getting a new vegan bar. Our friends at Foobooz are reporting that […]

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Study: What You Eat When You’re Pregnant Matters Big Time for Baby

If my many pregnant friends and family members have taught me anything, it’s that the whole wild-craving thing during pregnancy is not an urban legend. […]

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The Checkup: 5 Reasons Why Running Isn’t Helping You Lose Weight

• Fact: Running is a terrific workout. But if you’re not seeing the results you want, you might be sabotaging yourself without even knowing it. […]

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The Checkup: The 10-Minute Post-Thanksgiving Workout You Need to Try

• Okay, friends: Rouse yourself from your tryptophan-induced state of semi-consciousness and take just 10 minutes to do this fat-torching H.I.I.T. workout. You’ll thank me later. […]

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Prepare Thyself: How to Civilly Discuss Obamacare at Thanksgiving Dinner

Maybe it’s your stoutly Republican Uncle Joe, who you’re sure is gonna ruin Thanksgiving dinner by railing about how the Affordable Care Act is turning […]

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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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Introducing the Chili Run, Coming in January 2014

I kid you not, I’m sitting here writing this blog post while I cram my face full of heaping spoonfuls of warm, spicy turkey-and-bean chili. […]

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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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Introducing ¡Juice!, Grad Hospital’s New Juice Joint

If you haven’t yet had enough of the fresh-pressed juice trend, you’ll be happy to hear that there’s a new juice spot—enthusiastically called ¡Juice!—now open on […]

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Eating Nuts May Help You Live Longer, Study Says

My husband and I have a little after-work tradition we lovingly refer to as “peanut happy hour.” It’s exactly what it sounds like: a pre-dinner […]

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The Checkup: This Is the Greatest Response Ever to a Rant About Runners

• Have something mean to say about runners? Don’t let Runner’s World hear you. They have the best reaction EVER to a recent Wall Street Journal rant […]