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The Checkup: 11 Rules for Eating Your Way to Six-Pack Abs

• You can do as many crunches as you’d like, but you’ll never actually see your six-pack until you rehab your eating habits. Here, 11 smart […]

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Broad Street Run Training: How to Warm Up the Right Way

If you’ve ever run a race before, odds are you’ve seen some runners jogging, jumping, marching, and even sprinting before the gun goes off. Perhaps you thought […]

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Be Well Workout of the Week: Need-for-Speed Interval Challenge

Who’s ready to do some intervals? This workout is designed to ramp up your regular cardio session, whether you’re pounding the pavement along the Schuylkill […]

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The Ultimate Springtime Workout: 8 Exercises You Can Do on a Park Bench

Warm weather is coming our way any day now. With spring officially here, let’s celebrate the end of a cold, nasty winter by getting out […]

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Watch This: Your Muscles Will Burn After Seeing This Insane Stacked Push-Up

There is no exercise I hate more than push-ups, so whenever I successfully do a set of them without collapsing, I do a little happy dance. […]

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The Checkup: How to Become a Morning-Workout Person (Without Becoming a Miserable Person)

• We’ve all been told time and time again that morning workouts are awesome. But that’s kind of hard to believe when your alarm is […]

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7 Spotify Playlists to Follow for the Best Runs Ever

Fact: A playlist can make or break a run. Another fact: A run ruined by a terrible playlist is 100 percent avoidable, thanks to our handy-dandy […]

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Be Well Workout of the Week: Quick (and Killer) Full-Body Blast

Ready to feel the burn, guys? This week’s workout will work your entire body without taking up too much of your time. Here’s the deal: […]

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Newsflash, Runners: Jogging Isn’t a Bad Word

I discovered running about five years ago, when I reached a certain (read: middle) age and was looking for a physical activity that would easily […]

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Fact: Pull-Ups Are Hard (But I’m Determined to Master Them)

Me and my big mouth. Inspired by Bradley Cooper’s physical transformation for his role in American Sniper, I announced on February 3rd my resolution finally […]

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The Checkup: 10-Minute Workouts You Can Do Right Now (No Excuses)

• Rise and shine — it’s time to sweat! All you need are 10 minutes to get your heart racing and muscles burning. Here are seven […]

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Be Well Workout of the Week: The Timer Challenge

This week’s workout is pretty straight-forward, but don’t let that fool you: Your heart will be pounding — and your body screaming — in no […]

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Be Well Workout of the Week: Major Muscle Meltdown

This week’s workout consists of pairs of exercises working specific muscle groups. The end result: a total-body muscle meltdown that’ll leave you shaking like a […]

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The Checkup: The Best Exercises to Target Your 4 Most Important Ab Muscles

• How about a Friday morning anatomy lesson? Read up on your four most important ab muscles, then learn how to shred ’em to pieces. [Health]

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Be Well Workout of the Week: Get Shredded With This 75-Rep Challenge

Time to work off yesterday’s pancakes and mimosas, people! For this week’s workout, you’ve got five circuits of nine exercises. You’re going to start with […]