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You Can Now Get $20 Acupuncture Treatments at This Philly Yoga Studio

Roots Philly Yoga has been a fixture on Spring Garden Street since 2015, but on Friday, the owners closed the door on their two-year-old studio. […]

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5 Philly Gyms With Saunas That You Can Buy Your Way Into for a Day

Are you sick of freezing your butt off? Same! If you’re tired of layering three sweatshirts under a parka, you can always try hitting up […]

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Graduate Hospital Has a Huge New CrossFit Gym — With a Boutique Yoga Studio Attached

Are there two workouts less alike than CrossFit and yoga? One is high intensity — we picture muscled people flipping giant tires. The other is […]

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This Philly Spin, Barre, and TRX Studio Is Moving — And Doubling in Size

We love ourselves some boutique gyms — especially when they offer multiple kinds of workouts, all with the same cushy, amenity-filled experience. That’s why we’re […]

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Old City Has a New Yoga Studio — and a Month of Unlimited Classes is Just $50

It’s been a long time coming, but TORC Yoga is finally, finally here. We first reported that the yoga studio would be coming to Old […]

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We Tried Philly’s New Indoor Cycling and TRX Combo Class and Actually Didn’t Die

We all know that you’re supposed to mix up your cardio with strength training. I’ll be the first to admit, however, that there are plenty of […]

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SoulCycle’s New Locker Room Upgrade May Mean We Never Shower at Home Again

You know who’s a sucker for fancy, nice-smelling shampoos? This girl. This girl loves nothing more than getting a whiff of a delicious, floral-ish scent in […]

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Sweet Deal Alert: Work Out at City Fitness’s Shiny New Gym All Month for $1

City Fitness’s shiny (and giant!) new Logan Square fitness club — the first of its Signature-tiered (read: fancier) fitness clubs —  soft-opensat 1815 JFK Boulevard […]

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How I’m Learning (and Accepting) That It’s Okay to Skip a Gym Day

When I first picked up a regular workout routine, I reaped the physical and mental benefits of getting into shape. I reveled in the endorphins and […]

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Blink Fitness Opens First Two Philly Gyms

Exciting news, friends! Remember Blink Fitness, Equinox’s no-frills — and much more budget-friendly — spinoff gym chain, that announced they’d inked four Philly-area leases back in […]

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Differing Accounts Emerge in Alleged “Body-Slamming” of 14-Year-Old Naji Tribble

Following the publication last week of a Brewerytown family’s account of what they called the “body-slamming” of their 14-year-old son by an off-duty Philadelphia police […]

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City Fitness Opening 26,000-Square-Foot Location at East Market

There’s a new gym coming to 12th and Market Streets, y’all: City Fitness just announced that they’ll be opening a 26,916-square-foot fitness club at East […]

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Life Time’s 2nd Area Fitness Club Opens This Week 

The time has come, my friends: As we told you guys earlier this year, the Minnesota-based Life Time Athletic, known for its larger-than-life fitness clubs […]

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The Checkup: The Magic Numbers for Seeing Gym Results, According to a Pro

• 20 to 60 minutes: That’s how much time you need to invest in fitness each day if you want to see actual gym results, […]

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The Checkup: Ack! Doing This Makes Spring Allergies Feel Even Worse

• If you rely on over-the-counter nasal decongestant spray during spring allergy season like you usually rely on, say, water or air, you’re going to […]