Name: Maggie Greene Age: 27 Hometown: Schnecksville, PA Current Location: Francisville, Philly Instructor at: The Rabbit Hole Classes taught per week: 1; Monday 6 PM power flow IG: @mag_blue Probably one of the coolest things about “growing up” is seeing what your friends—who you’ve know since say, third grade—wind up doing with their lives. Maggie…
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As you’ve probably figured out by now, Taylor and I LOVE to cook. Most of the time, we are meal planning and prepping machines, but every so often, life gets in the way and we need to seek food elsewhere. When we’re in a pinch for a convenient meal on the go, we usually look…
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Yes—you read that right. Sweat Fitness‘s new center city location at One South Broad has finally opened, after pushing back the opening date for OVER A YEAR. When I moved to Old City in October 2016—from my apartment that had [a small, sorry excuse for] a gym—I knew it was time to bite the bullet…
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Today we want to let you all in on a little known Philly fitness secret: one of our new favorite fitness studios, BPM Fitness, offers a $10 live DJ (!!!) class the first Friday of every month. What better way to try out a new studio than with a discounted class and live music!? BPM…
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Name: Katie Graham Age: 26 Hometown: Abington, PA Current Location: Huntington Valley, PA Instructor at: RIDE Spin, Barre & TRX Studio Classes taught per week: 7 (14 this week!); Monday: 6 PM Barre, 7 PM RIDE/TRX Fusion; Wednesday: 5:30 AM Rhythm RIDE, 7 PM Barre; Friday: 5:45 AM RIDE/Barre Fusion; Saturday: 7 AM RIDE &…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend!! We’re celebrating all weekend with one of our favorite green ingredients—MATCHA! By now, you’ve probably seen the green lattes floating around your local coffee shops. Even Starbucks has joined the bandwagon. But other than a pretty, ‘grammable color, what is matcha exactly? We’re so glad you asked… What is matcha?…
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Have you seen #intuitiveeating on your social feed recently and wondered WTF it means? You’re not alone. But since we’re personally fascinated by it, we thought you might be, too! The term intuitive eating was coined in the mid-90’s, based on a nutrition philosophy that dates back to the nineteenth century (aka, this is not…
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Name: Shawn Reid Age: 45 Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia Current Location: Chinatown, Philly Instructor at: Sweat Fitness Classes taught per week: 4: Tuesday 7 PM at Queen Village: Super Strong; Wednesday 7:15 PM at Old City: Boot Camp, Friday 1:15 PM at Old City: Raw, Saturday 12 PM at Old City: Weekend Warrior, plus personal training IG: @mediumsizeddeal We were so excited to interview Shawn for our FIRST…
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Taylor and I decided that part of being food- and fitness-obsessed bloggers means sharing our personal food and fitness journeys with our readers. We weren’t always where we are now— our pasts have helped us arrive at where we are today and will affect where we end up tomorrow. That said, my food and fitness…
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By now, you’ve probably at least heard of kombucha (aka “booch”). Maybe you’ve seen your favorite blogger post about it, or maybe you’ve been eyeing it up at the grocery store and been hesitant to give it a try. We’re here help. What is kombucha exactly? Kombucha is tea that has been fermented. So… what…
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