The Checkup: The Very First Thing You Should Do at the Gym

• Your workout planning just got a whole lot easier: Here’s how to figure out what you should do first at the gym. [Prevention]

• Huh. Someone went ahead and assigned each state in the union a signature food. Nope, we didn’t get cheesesteaks. It’s much worse: Pennsylvania got scrapple. [Deadspin]

• Ladies, if going to the gym is your version of Match.com, listen up: These are the six workouts and classes guys are most likely to take at the gym so you can get to know some fit dudes without feeling totally weird about it. [Well + Good NYC]

• Runners! You MUST read this: five easy stretches you should do after every single run. [Runner’s World]

• Holy. Moly. Check out this barbecue chicken chopped salad, then go make one for me. Immediately. [Fitness Magazine]