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The Checkup: 5 Post-Run Mistakes You Should Never, Ever Make
• After a good run, you’re usually too tired to do much else. Duh. But these post-run mistakes could be costing you big. [POPSUGAR Fitness]
Philadelphia Newspaper Journos Reminded: Please Don’t Talk to the Media
The coverage of strife at the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com in the last two days—in the wake of Inky editor Bill Marimow’s latest firing—has […]
Union Head: Inky Journos Don’t Actually Hate Philly.com
An email appeared in my inbox this afternoon: Joel, Let me be real clear, none of the Journalists at the Inquirer or Daily News “Hate” […]
The Checkup: The “CrossFit Disease” Everyone Is Talking About
• Watch out, CrossFitters! You might not be feeling the “good” kind of sore. [POPSUGAR Fitness]
Marimow Firing Lays Bare (Again) the Rift Between Inky, Philly.com
The New York Observer has an “inside Bill Marimow’s last day at the Philadelphia Inquirer” story, and it fleshes out what, ahem, observers have known […]
The Checkup: 78 Percent of You Would Rather Have Coffee Than Sex
• So apparently, everyone loves coffee. A LOT. Would you give up sex if it meant keeping your morning cup of joe? [Jezebel]
Turkey Hill Recalls Ice Cream Due to Metal Shavings
“I’ll take a small cup of the Moose Tracks with rainbow sprinkles and metal shavings, please,” said no one ever. According to NBC Philadelphia, the […]
Bike Coalition to Amtrak: We Want Better Bike Parking at 30th Street Station
If you’ve ever tried to park your bike at 30th Street Station, you know what a cluster it can be: bikes jammed like sardines in […]
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!), […]
Too Much Eye Contact: Maybe This Is Why the Government Shut Down!
So yesterday John Boehner and President Obama sat down for a face-to-face chat, and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED. Throughout the country, journalists lamented: How can this […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Checkup: Why Sex Doesn’t Count as Exercise
• Aw, maaaaan. Despite what the covers of those health magazines tell you, you can’t really count your romp in the sack as daily exercise. […]
Ayers on Old City Firehouse Fire: “This Is Surreal”
At 11:36 this morning, an alarm went off at the Fourth and Arch streets firehouse that’s known commonly as the Ben Franklin Firehouse. As emergency […]