Fitness
The Checkup: This Goal-Setting Tweak Could Be Your Ticket to Lasting Weight Loss
• I think it’s safe to say that now, at the beginning of March, a good chunk of us have traded our New Year’s resolutions […]
How to Work Out for Free at Roots Athletics This Weekend
A few months ago, I — arguably the least coordinated person on planet earth, next to an infant learning to walk — found myself attempting a […]
The Checkup: 4 Workouts to Skip If Weight Loss Is Your Top Priority
• Workouts all have their benefits, but weight loss isn’t necessarily the leading benefit for all of them. Here, a personal trainer dishes on the four […]
The Checkup: Why Having a Slow Metabolism Can Actually Be a Good Thing
• First off, according to an expert, we should be referring to our metabolisms as either efficient (read: slow) or inefficient (read: fast). And when it […]
The Checkup: 5 Fitness Apps Worth Sacrificing Space in Your Phone For
• Figuring our which fitness apps are and aren’t worthy of the precious — limited! — space in your iPhone can be hard. That’s where this list […]
3 Virtual Philly Workouts That’ll Get You in Wedding Shape at Home
Overscheduled? We know. These Philly-based online workouts will get you wedding-ready without making you leave your wedding-planning bunker. Read more »
The Checkup: 10 Trader Joe’s Foods You’ll Probably Regret Buying
• Trader Joe’s is like a best friend: You love them with all your heart, but every now and then, they do something that makes […]
5 Ways to Get Fit in Philly Without Going to the Gym
You’ll have so much fun doing these six activities around Philly — from rock climbing to axe throwing (yes, axe throwing) — that you’ll forget […]
The Checkup: The Expert-Backed Case for Skipping Your Workout Today (Really!)
• If you’re just re-kick-starting your commitment to your New Year’s resolution of getting fit, do know, you don’t need to hit the gym every […]
6 Simple Ways to Save Money on Group Workouts in Philly
The excuse for not working out often looks the excuse for not eating well: “It’s just so expensive!” But let’s face facts: Yes, group workouts can […]
My Top 5: Philly Fitness Instagrams for Instant Motivation
Instagram, for me at least, is a never-ending scroll of photos featuring everything I love — baby animals, feminism, food, and beauty. It can also be a […]
How to Stick to Early-Morning Workouts (For Real!)
Philly’s November Project tribe is a grassroots workout group — one of dozens of other free November Project workout groups in cities around the world […]
Be Well Workout of the Week: The 50-Rep At-Home Workout Challenge
For this workout, you only need one set of dumbbells and a space the size of a yoga mat to move around in. Now, if […]
Three (Free!) Philly Fitness Challenges to Tackle for a Fit February
February is starting off a bit chilly, but we won’t let that get in the way of reaching our fitness goals, right? Right. Check out […]
The Checkup: How to Order a Subway Sandwich Like a Nutrition Pro
• We all get stuck in airports and have to eat Subway sandwiches sometimes — and the next time that happens to you, my friend, this breakdown of exactly […]