Fitness

evening exercise health benefit obesity

People with obesity may benefit most when exercise is done in the evening

Running won't help when you're mad, but it offers many psychological benefits

Running Anger Management

Movement Gyms to open new spot for fitness, climbing in Kensington next year

Movement Gyms Kensington rock climbing

Exercise isn't enough to counteract the impact of daily soda consumption

Soda Exercise Heart Disease

Wearing a sports bra that's too tight may impact your workout, study finds

sports bra health study

Women may achieve more health benefits with less exercise compared with men, study finds

women exercise health benefits

Do you wear makeup while exercising? Here's how it may affect your skin

makeup skin exercise

Many Americans' health can benefit from behavior changes, but making them is not easy

Behavior Change Health

Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to health problems for some athletes and gym rats

Athletic Heart Running

The Philadelphia Zoo's 5K and fun run returns April 28

Philadelphia Zoo run 2024

Dancing can provide a psychological boost – as this Philly-trained artist attests

Brice Johnson dance

Thinking of running the Broad Street Run for the first time? Or trying to notch a personal best? Experts offer advice

Broad Street Run

Greenhouse yoga to resume in Fairmount Park

Greenhouse yoga Fairmount Park

Building healthy habits takes motivation, creativity and a dose of reality

Healthy Habits Running

Core stability, the foundation of healthy movement, can be strengthened with simple exercises

Core Stability Exercises

2024 Broad Street Run returns to May race date and finish line location inside Navy Yard

Broad Street Run 2024

Pantless joggers to raise money for medical research during Cupid's Undie Run

Cupid's Undie Run

It's about to become a lot easier to cancel gym memberships in New Jersey

New Jersey gym memberships

Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

Best Workout Order

Men chipped away at cultural norms that keep them from being healthier in 2023, but greater change is needed

Men's Health 2023

Most people aren't exercising enough each week. Here are tips to help reach those goals

Recommended weekly exercise

Bike South Philly's festive streets at the annual Holiday Lights Ride

South Philly Holiday Lights Bike Ride

Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro has a playbook to ensure he's in good health, and it's one other men should adopt

Dave Spadaro Eagles

To increase police academy recruits, Pennsylvania considers making fitness requirements easier

Police Academy Fitness

How strength training can stave off the physical decline that comes with aging

Strength Training

Many men believe they're living healthy, but their lifestyles suggest otherwise

Healthy Living Men

Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management

Daily Steps Weight Loss

Philly Bike Ride returns with 20-mile scenic course through the city

Philly Bike Ride

Hike your way through Wissahickon Valley Park with the All Trails Challenge

Wissahickon Valley Park Trails

Philly Naked Bike Ride to take cyclists from Lemon Hill to Independence Hall in support of body positivity

philly naked bike ride 2023

A Mediterranean lifestyle involves more than eating healthy – but it lowers the risk of early death, research shows

Mediterranean Lifestyle Study

Older adults have a higher risk of depression, but exercise can reduce it

Depression Exercise Seniors

Peloton instructor Robin Arzon to publish new self-help journal

Gritty 5K run returns this October; registration is now open

Gritty 5k run

Roam Fitness opens new location at Philadelphia International Airport

Roam Fitness open

Cardio fitness may lower men's risk of developing colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer Cardio

Regular exercise may lower type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

Exercise Type 2 Diabetes

Cycle syncing has women tailoring their workouts to their menstrual phases; here's how it works

Cycle Syncing Workouts

A healthy lifestyle isn't an endpoint – it's a launch pad to opportunities

Healthy Living Relationships

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