Tag: CrossFit

Port Richmond: Neighborhood Native Creates A Community of Fitness

December 6, 2016Eric E. White

The sound of barbells and plates hitting the ground fills a former auto parts warehouse on Salmon Street in Port Richmond. Inside, Bill Shiffler, his fellow coaches and the members of CrossFit Renaissance gym begin

Northeast Philadelphia: Fitness Leader Sean Thomson Shares His Love of CrossFit

October 4, 2016Tucker Brien Bagley and

Health and personal fitness is a growing concern among Philadelphia residents. As citizens begin to understand more and more about their bodies, one fitness model has begun to grow: CrossFit. And one of the

Fitness: UliftU Helps Get Homeless, Unemployed on Their Feet

March 8, 2016Aron Minkoff and

If someone is unemployed or homeless, finding the money to belong to a gym can be a challenge. Since time is often devoted toward searching for employment or a place to live, working out and staying healthy is

Brewerytown: Laid-Off Teacher Gets Back on His Feet by Opening CrossFit Gym

November 24, 2015pnadmin

For most people, being laid off from a position as a high school social studies teacher would be a stroke of bad luck. For Brian Terpak, it was the universe’s way of telling him to

Old City: Fearless Athletics Welcomes Early Birds

November 16, 2015pnadmin

Recently, the gym Fearless Athletics has been going through what could be called a growth spurt. Membership has continuously risen at its South Philadelphia location, and now it has opened a new location in Old City. One of the