Philadelphia Magazine

Workout

Be Well Philly

10 Weeks to a 10K: The Official Training Plan for the Philly 10K

Calling all runners! Next Monday, we’ll officially be 10 weeks out from the Philly 10K. Crazy, right? So if you’ve been slacking on your running […]

Be Well Philly

The BeWOW Breakdown: A 5-Star Workout for a Refreshing Change of Pace

This Week’s Workout: 32-Minute Hilly Treadmill Challenge The Breakdown Total time commitment: Ideally, 32 minutes. In reality, 45 minutes. Difficulty (out of five): 4.5. That elevated heart […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: The Most Common Mistakes Sabotaging Your Indoor Cycling Workouts

• Newly anointed SoulCycle devotees, take note: Here, an indoor cycling instructor outlines all the ways your sabotaging your indoor cycling workouts with poor form. […]

Be Well Philly

Be Well Workout of the Week: The 32-Minute Hilly Treadmill Challenge 

This workout will only take you 32 minutes (after you warm up, of course) and is even better to do with a partner. (Yay for […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: This Superfood Might Not Be Quite As Super As You Think

• Everyone is always trying to up their servings of so-called superfoods, but are ALL of them really all that super? Turns out chia seeds, a […]

Be Well Philly

Be Well Workout of the Week: Shred Your Entire Body With Just a Kettlebell

For this workout, you just need one thing: A kettlebell. You may even want a few kettlebells if you plan on varying your kettlebell weights throughout […]

Be Well Philly

The BeWOW Breakdown: “It Wasn’t Pretty, But We Got Through It”

This Week’s Workout: The Do-Anywhere Workout to Bookmark The Breakdown Total time commitment: 40-50 minutes (less if you are some kind of superhuman) Difficulty (out of […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: The 10 Best Sunscreens (And the Ones You Should Throw Away)

• Every year, the Environmental Working Group puts out its much-anticipated ranking of the best sunscreens. Making the list of best sunscreens this year are […]

Be Well Philly

Ladies-Only Race Takes Over the Wissahickon Next Weekend

Who run the world? Girls. Or at least they run Philly in the See Chicks Run 5K/10K coming up Sunday, June 5th. The race is a […]

Be Well Philly

3 Tweaks to Make Your Ab Workouts Way More Effective

Getting strong, sculpted abs is often the number one item on everyone’s fitness wish list. As a longtime Pilates instructor, I’ve fielded hundreds of questions […]

Be Well Philly

Be Well Workout of the Week: The Do-Anywhere Workout to Bookmark

All you have to do this week is complete two exercises, back and forth, five times. No problem, right? Oh, yeah! And there are six pairs […]

Be Well Philly

The BeWOW Breakdown: A Workout You Can Knock Out in Under 30 Minutes

This Week’s Workout: The 29-Minute Challenge The Breakdown Total time commitment: 30-35 minutes Difficulty (out of five): 3 Soreness factor: This workout went by quickly and […]

Be Well Philly

“Wii Fit for Sex”: Pornhub Launches Virtual Sexercise Platform — Really

I mean, I honestly don’t even know where to start with this post, so I guess I’ll just state the facts plain and clear: The […]

Be Well Philly

Be Well Workout of the Week: The 29-Minute Challenge

This workout starts at the bottom of an exercise ladder with a measly two pull-ups. Then, you’ll work your way up the ladder, increasing by […]

Be Well Philly

The BeWOW Breakdown: This Long-and-Lean Workout Sneaks Up On You 

This Week’s Workout: Your Ticket to Long, Lean Muscles The Breakdown Total time commitment: 30-35 minutes Difficulty (out of five): 3 Soreness factor: We strolled out […]