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The Checkup: All the Protein Mistakes You’re Making (And How to Fix Them)

• Protein, much like Britney Spears or calculus, is complicated. You know you need it — but it turns out, many of us are consuming […]

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The Philly Running Challenge We Hope Turns Into an Everyday Thing

One year when I was working as a waitress on Valentine’s Day, one of my tables noticed my stank face — I am not perpetually grumpy, […]

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The Checkup: These Are Philly’s Most Popular Running Spots

• Strava and Runner’s World teamed up to figure out where folks log the most miles in 20 big cities in the US. Any ideas for […]

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The Checkup: What You Should Be Topping Every Salad With (But Aren’t) 

• I’ve waxed poetic about the benefits of hemp seeds many a time, but they’re not the only seed worth throwing on your salads: flax […]

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The Checkup: WTF Is ASMR? (And Do You Experience It?) 

• Around a year ago, one of my friends tried to explain the feeling of ASMR — which has spawned tons of ASMR YouTube videos (Google […]

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Registration Now Open for This Sweet Relay Race Along the SRT

Remember the Schuylkill River Relay 50K? To jog your memory, the relay race — in which runners tackle 31 miles of the beautiful Schuylkill River […]

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Meet Breezy, This Week’s Adoptable Running Dog

Breezy, whose name matches his running style, is hanging out at ACCT — soon to undergo renovations, limiting spots for pups — waiting for his […]

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The Ultimate Philly Runner’s Brunch Guide

If I were a in dog in a pound, the description on my kennel would read something along the lines of “feisty and treat-driven.” The […]

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The Checkup: The Most Convincing Reason to Ditch Booze for a Month

• It’s Friday. On Fridays, I tend to tell myself that “I will go out for one drink with friends after work,” only to end […]

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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 […]

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The Checkup: 5 Common Pre-Run Habits to Quit Immediately for Way Better Runs 

• If you’re a fan of a good ol’ fashioned pre-run static stretch, you’re going to want to cut that out — research shows it […]

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10 Coolest Philly Fitness and Foodie Events: February 2017

It’s that time again, friends: Time to fill next month’s calendar chock-full of events that will keep you movin’. Find our top picks for where […]

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This Boutique Treadmill Studio Just Opened — And It Could Totally Change the Way You Train

Sure, winter running hasn’t been all that miserable this year, but that doesn’t mean that the opening of Incline Running, the first Philly-area boutique treadmill fitness studio […]

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Everything You Need to Know About the Broad Street Run Lottery (It Opens Wednesday!)

Yup, it’s that time of year again, runner friends. The Broad Street Run frenzy is about to hit, as the registration lottery, now in its […]

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Run215 Challenges Everyone to Run 1 Mile Every Single Day in February 

We’ve been blessed (or cursed, because, uh, climate change) with a pretty mild winter, which is sure to make this year’s #RunStreakPHL, Run215’s annual challenge […]