Name: Reyna Munves Age: 34 Hometown: Allentown, PA Current Location: Center City, Philly Instructor at: Unite Fitness (Philly East location) Classes taught per week: 4; Tuesday 5:45 AM and 7:15 AM; Thursday 5:45 AM and 7:15 AM; plus personal training IG: @reynathetraina Reyna was one of our very first followers and supporters when we launched…
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We’re switching it up on you guys this week with a WTF post on a Thursday! And this Thursday, I’m hype to talk about one of my favorite, anti-inflammatory ingredients ever. As you may know from reading my blog post about doing Whole30 earlier this year, gut health is an obsession of mine. It’s something…
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Last August, when I finally took responsibility for, and got serious about, my wellness, I did a lot of research around diet and exercise best practices. I found many different meal plans, training guides, and other various articles and resources. Many training guides I found mentioned “HIIT” and “LISS”. As a former cardio junkie, unsuccessfully…
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“Macros” is a term that has been used frequently and increasingly in the health and fitness world. Most commonly, people talk about “tracking macros”—or maybe you’ve heard the phrase “IIFYM” (“If It Fits Your Macros”), which I honestly thought was another Drake song at first glance. This past summer, when I became dedicated to bettering…
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We’re just four days away from the annual Blue Cross Broad Street 10-Miler here in Philly (yikes), which got us thinking about a popular pre-race ritual: carbohydrate loading. Both Hope and I have participated in various distance runs from 10-milers to half marathons over the last few years, but admittedly, never really thought about carb…
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There’s no denying that collagen peptides have taken the health + wellness world by storm lately. Bloggers and ‘grammers galore have been posting about this dietary supplement for awhile now, but what exactly is it? Why are people so obsessed with it? How can you incorporate it into your diet? Let’s get down to business.…
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You guys may have noticed this ingredient called ghee (pronounced “gi”) in a few of the recipes we’ve posted—like our Chocolate Spice Macro Bites (yum), and as part of the hollandaise sauce in our Sweet Potato + Avocado Eggs Benedict. Maybe you saw ghee listed in the ingredients sections of those recipes and thought, WTF is…
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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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