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To overcome morning grogginess, try eating oatmeal and fruit for breakfast

Morning sleepiness oatmeal

Memory loss comes with aging, but there are ways to keep your mind sharp

Healthy brain diet

The ideal workout routine combines cardio exercises and weightlifting, research shows

Weightlifting Exercise Benefits

Need some motivation to start a healthy lifestyle? Here are 25 benefits

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Only 1 in 4 people get enough exercise; here's how to squeeze more physical activity into the day

Federal fitness guidelines

What are muscle knots and how can they be treated?

Muscle knot

Post-traumatic growth proves people often adopt healthy lifestyles despite adversity

Post Traumatic Growth

Need motivation to exercise? Listening to music can be a difference maker

Music Workout Performance

Most Americans have poor cardiometabolic health – here's what they can do to change that

Cardiometabolic health

Summer makes a great time to revisit your resolutions to live healthier

Summer Beach Exercise

Short, intense workouts may be a better exercise option for teens

Teen Exercise Recommendations

Child care programs often don't provide enough physical activity, scientists say

Physical activity day care

A boom in fitness trackers isn't leading to a surge in physical activity

Planet Fitness offers free gym memberships to high school students this summer

Even half the recommended amount of exercise can help beat depression

Exercise Depression Risk

Exercise particularly boosts heart health of people with anxiety or depression, study finds

Exercise Heart Health

World champion kickboxer from Norristown opens gym in Center City

10 Hands Gym

Tom Brady’s health and wellness company TB12 Sports opens location in South Philly

Compulsive exercise can be a sign of an eating disorder, experts say

Compulsive Exercise

Setting goals with a fitness tracker can help keep people motivated to exercise, experts say

Fitness trackers

Don't focus on weight alone when trying to stick to your New Year's fitness resolutions, experts say

Health benefits of exercise

In a time of uncertainty, a healthy lifestyle is a dependable benefit

Healthy Lifestyle Exercise

Runner stabbed Christmas morning on MLK Drive describes being attacked

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Adding HITT to your workout routine can improve your heart and brain health

HIIT health benefits

The 'runner's high' may result from molecules called cannabinoids – the body’s own version of THC and CBD

Runner's High

Blood pressure has spiked during the pandemic, but these tips can help you lower yours

High Blood Pressure Pandemic

The prevalence of low testosterone should motivate men to adopt healthier lifestyles

Weight Lifting

To make exercise a habit, start with a plan and find ways to make it fun

Exercise Habits Sit-up

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is good for your eyes and teeth, too

Exercise Benefits Vision Teeth

Hot weather can make outdoor exercise a challenge — but it can be overcome

Summer Exercise Hot Weather

Stay safe in the summer heat with these hydration tips

Proper hydration

Menopause symptoms differ for every woman — and so does treatment

Menopause

Acute COVID-19 cases can lead to diabetes, studies show

Diabetes COVID-19

Combine cardio and strength-training during your next workout

Running Philadelphia

Poorly managed gestational diabetes can lead to complications for mom and baby

Controlling gestational diabetes

Planks make for a simple, yet perfect, core workout

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MLK Drive to reopen to vehicles in August

MLK Drive Philly cars

The pandemic is making you age faster: Here's what you can do to slow it down

Aging Pandemic

Need a challenging, but interesting, workout? Try a pyramid

Pyramid Workout

Better together: Partners up the odds of living healthy

Louis Bezich Relationships

Pushups and pull-ups are the only upper body exercises you really need

Pushup form

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