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2024 Best Hot Workout

Studio LIT

You’ll feel it as soon as you walk in — wafts of therapeutic infrared heat from this studio’s packed roster of hot yoga classes. But Studio LIT cranks up the heat on other workouts, too. Think hot Pilates, strength training, meditation, and high-octane trampoline and cardio dance classes. For those new to yoga, all classes are dimly lit and open level, which means you’ll be sweating alongside beginner and advanced yogis. Read More »

22 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA Website

2024 Best Community Workout Group

Philly Girls Jump

Go old-school with this group — more of a community movement, really, started by Tanisha Rinehardt and Della Burns in 2016 — that gathers regularly for free Double Dutch jump-a-thons. Check their socials for schedule updates; the jumpers typically meet in front of the Art Museum and at the tennis courts at Awbury Park in Germantown. And it seems everyone wants in: Back in April, Philly City Council celebrated the group and declared every first Saturday in May to be “Philly Double Dutch Day.” Better start practicing now. Read More »

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2023 Best Lunchtime Workout

Physique 57’s Express Power Sculpt

This 45-minute glute-busting, ab-challenging, thigh-quaking combo of barre and free weights will help relieve the stress of chaotic mornings and spike endorphins, so you can push through groggy afternoon slumps. Cardio lovers, prepare to be humbled. Read More »

1625 Walnut Street, floor 2, Philadelphia, PA Website

2023 Best Cardio Workout for People Who Hate Cardio

Soul2Sole Bounce Fitness

Some forms of cardio can be dreadful — and pretty rough on your body. That’s why we love buckling up the rebounding boots for Soul2Sole’s low-impact, out-of-the-box group workouts on all kinds of surfaces, from pavement to vinyl floors. You’ll be jumping like a kangaroo — while supporting your heart health and muscles, bones and joints — and loving every second of it. Goodbye, aching knees. Read More »

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2022 Best Running and Strength-Training Combo

Barry’s Philadelphia

Long before 50 Shades of Grey, Barry’s created its own red room for addictive HIIT workouts that are said to burn up to 1,000 calories in less than an hour (talk about efficient). At the Rittenhouse spot, the team provides an easy-to-learn, ever-changing lineup of intense treadmill sprints and strength-training exercises that are accessible for self-proclaimed non-runners but tough enough to challenge the most athletic among us. Read More »

1915-17 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Outdoor Workout

Rooftop Barre Bounce by Tuck Barre & Yoga

When spring arrives, Tuck’s Barre Bounce takes center stage. On Saturday mornings, jump your butt off on a mini trampoline while doing ballet-inspired micro movements — all on the roof of a Point Breeze building. High cardio, low impact and killer skyline views? Working up a sweat has never been this much fun. Read More »

1300 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Intro to Barbells

Collective Strength

This grassroots strength-training­ community turned barbell gym was founded on accessibility, inclusiveness and joyful movement, especially for groups not typically represented in power lifting. How’d they do it? Through flexible pricing, sliding-scale “Badass Barbell” workshops, size-inclusive equipment, and a future co-op model, so members have a real stake in the biz. Read More »

3245 Amber Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Early-Morning Workout

X Training

Husband-and-wife duo John and Killian Daley have created a strength and conditioning gym where the latest workout starts at 8 a.m. But the consistent high-energy vibe, rotation through equipment, and challenging sessions will make roosters of even the sleep-till-noon crew. Read More »

1111 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA Website

2021 Best New Outdoor Workout

Strength Haus

This collective of strength trainers is on a mission to “bring lifting to the masses,” according to co-founder Jon Lyons. Expect donation-based outdoor kettlebell sessions every Sunday across the city and fitness content for even the gym-averse on IG. Read More »

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2021 Best New At-Home Workout

The Movement Project

After shuttering Freehouse Fitness last September, owner/ Pilates instructor Dana Auri­emma is back with livestreamed and outdoor sculpting, rebounding, reformer and yoga classes that will leave you feeling strong no matter where you’re working out. Read More »

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