Fitness

Healthy Habits 2021

Make lifestyle changes to improve your health in 2021 – the pandemic proves you can

The biggest health trends of 2021 – from microgreens to redefined gym workouts

2021 trends microgreens

Exercise myths or facts? Squats are bad for your knees

Fitness Myths Squats

Fitness trackers get users to walk an extra mile every day, study shows

steps health benefits

Gaining weight during the pandemic? You're not alone

Weight Loss 2021

Cardio workouts don't all look the same – and they don't necessarily involve running

cardio workout mountain climber

Exercise may counteract negative impact of weight loss surgery, study finds

Bariatric surgery exercise

No weights for your at-home workout? Use these household items instead

Dumbbell alternatives

Reddit's 2020 Year in Review shares insight into top posts, trends

Reddit 2020 Year in Review

Get moving during Zoom: Squeeze a core exercise into your conference call

Zoom fitness workouts

Here's some creative ways to stay physically active amid the pandemic

WHO physical activity guidelines

Holiday season in Manayunk includes festive decorations

Holiday season in Manayunk

The 30-minute workout: Rethink how long your training session needs to be

30 minute workout pushups

Exercise provides an antidote to poor health – but few older men get enough

Exercise Benefits Older Men

Philadelphia Fitness Coalition create petition to reopen gyms

Gyms_COVID-19_Philly_.original.jpg

Fun run takes runners from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to Four Seasons hotel

Fraud Street Run

Philly Dance Fitness hosting virtual 'Hamilton' class

Hamilton musical masterclass

Join the Stay Fit Philly Challenge and receive a medal and T-shirt

Stay Fit Philly Challenge

Intermittent fasting, a popular weight loss method, may have a big downside

Intermittent fasting muscle loss

Unite Fitness hosting workouts at 23rd Street Armory

Unite Fitness at 23rd Street Armory

Philly fitness studios team up to host group workouts at community garden

Yoga at the Spring Gardens

Yoga on Emmy Squared's rooftop extension combines exercise with pizza

Emmy Squared rooftop opening

New Jersey residents can return to the gym next week – with face masks

New Jersey gyms reopen

Wellness event with yoga, meditation supports Pennsylvania SPCA

Franklin & Whitman wellness event

SoulCycle is bringing the studio outside in Ardmore

SoulCycle outdoor classes

Explore all of Wissahickon Valley Park with the All Trails Challenge

Wissahickon Valley Park trails

Outdoor yoga offered in Franklin Square

Franklin Square

Why are female runners at greater risk for stress fractures? The answer may be multifold

$Stress fractures female runners$

Saturday morning outdoor workouts offered at The Bourse in Old City

bootcamp at The Bourse

Atilis Gym forced to shut down again after violating New Jersey’s COVID-19 business restrictions

Atilis Gym Bellmawr

Philly to reopen gyms, fitness centers with strict mask requirement

Philly Gyms COVID-19

City Fitness offering hundreds of outdoor fitness classes

City Fitness summer workouts

2020 Blue Cross Broad Street Run is now a virtual event

Broad Street Run virtual race

As youth sports return, doctors urge athletes to take 'quaranteam' pledge

Youth Sports COVID-19

Fairmount Park Conservancy offering virtual greenhouse yoga for free

Virtual greenhouse yoga

Stepping up your fitness game can decrease your risk of developing sleep apnea

Exercise sleep apnea risk

Rundiscover is new, virtual running challenge on Philly's trails

Rundiscover

Rumble's 10-hour, virtual fitness marathon to benefit the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Rumble boxing marathon

A simple blood test may be able to measure your fitness level

Blood test for fitness

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