Wellness

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

Your normal body temperature can range – here's when to be concerned

Normal body temperature

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

Zoom fitness workouts

Jefferson sleep study on flies suggests vibration could be an aid for humans

Sleep Flies Jefferson

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

30 minute workout pushups

Satisfaction with bariatric surgery often decreases over time, new study finds

Satisfaction with bariatric surgery often decreases over time, new study finds

Trying to lose weight? It may be wise to avoid racket sports

Racket sports knees

New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

Is it finally time for a federal Office of Men's Health?

Office of Men's Health

A gray divorce may improve your health, but there are many factors to consider

Gray Divorce Benefits

Four Philly-area counties rank among nation's healthiest, U.S. News says

US News Healthiest Communities

Self-care, social support key to good mental health as pandemic drags along

COVID-19 mental health

Sleep experts: Abolishing daylight saving time will benefit public health

daylight saving time

Wellness event with yoga, meditation supports Pennsylvania SPCA

Franklin & Whitman wellness event

Conversations form the bedrock of relationships – and a healthy lifestyle

Communication Tips

CVS Pharmacy partners with DoorDash to deliver health and wellness essentials

CVS Partners with DoorDash

Younger Americans are having less sex, a result of growing up slower

Sexual Inactivity in Young Americans

Three techniques to help men improve their mental health

Men Mental Health tips

Workplace wellness programs have little impact on overall staff health, study finds

Workplace wellness programs

Is it safe to go to the shore this summer?

COVID-19 Beach Safety

COVID-19 transition offers men an opportunity to lead by example

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Founder of The Wellness Refinery discusses windy path she took to opening her business

wellness refinery old city

Gardening can make people just as happy as a fancy dinner, study finds

Gardening happiness study

Millennial doctors in training aren't more likely to burn out, despite perception

Generational differences in doctors

Loving relationships form a strong foundation for men seeking a healthy lifestyle

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Celebrate Philly's parks while staying home with free activities

Love Your Park Week

Do you crave coffee and chocolate? Science can explain why

Coffee changes taste

Americans' response to the coronavirus provides a model for future behavior change

Coronavirus COVID-19 Zoom

Finding your new normal through healthy behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak

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How to practice good skin care while staying inside all day

Skin care social distancing

The coronavirus provides a wake-up call for men to adopt a healthy lifestyle

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway – but it can boost your problem-solving skills

Caffeine won't turn you into Hemingway -- but it can boost problem-solving

Shop wellness and beauty vendors at Mind, Body and Bubbly

Mind, Body and Bubbly event

Where to volunteer in Philadelphia this month

American obesity rates have grown significantly in the last two decades

Obesity

As men age, it's important to seek out new friendships

Male friendships

Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic

Obesity City Policies

Caregivers need to focus on their own health too, CDC emphasizes

Caregivers need to focus on their own health too, CDC says

Dietary supplements can be dangerously contaminated, UConn pharmacy professor says

Dietary Supplements Contamination

The 'secondhand smoke' you're breathing may have come from another state

Air Pollution Secondhand Smoke

Sex can be a motivator for healthy living, especially after age 50

Sex Life after age 50

'The Goop Lab,' Gwyneth Paltrow's new Netflix series, veers away from science, critics say

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