Nominations are NOW OPEN for this year’s Health Hero challenge! We’re looking for non-profit leaders, entrepreneurs, mentors, teachers – anyone who is making a positive impact in our community! The winner will receive a feature in our magazine and a $15,000💰 donation to a charity of choice.
Nominate today with the link in bio or phillymag.com/healthhero.
Ahead of its 275th anniversary and Philly’s biggest summer ever, Pennsylvania Hospital, recognized as the nation’s oldest, opened a public museum – and it is the coolest place to visit in Philly right now.
Inside the Pine Building — the site of the original hospital that Benjamin Franklin and physician Thomas Bond co-founded in 1751 — you can check out eight galleries showcasing the extraordinary evolution of maternity care, behavioral health, outbreaks and epidemics, and medicine as we know it today.
You can even step inside — and feel like you’ve stepped back in time — both the medical library, which is home to more than 13,000 original books, and the surgical amphitheater, where surgeries were performed before an audience, without anesthesia.
At the link in bio, find our favorite items that you simply can’t miss at the newly opened museum.
🎥/🖊️: @el.brisk
We’re putting the SUN in Sunday ☀️ There’s no other way we’d rather spend a beautiful day than exhaling under blue skies on the @buildingbok rooftop at Be Well Philly Fest Presented by @premierortho_phsc
Winter blues be gone! It’s time to enjoy warm weather, wellness workshops, workouts and more.
There’s still time to get your tickets! Join us at the link in bio and swipe for more info —>
In 2011, John Matthews’ mother, Kathleen, was diagnosed with lung cancer. She only lived nine months, but Matthews made a promise that he would keep fighting the disease that killed her.
That promise led him to bike across the country and launch the nonprofit Ride Hard, Breathe Easy @ride4lungs to raise awareness for the challenges lung cancer patients and their families face.
Matthews was one of the finalists in the 2025 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge, presented by Independence Blue Cross. Each year, the public nominates the Health Heroes who inspire them the most and vote to select a winner who receives a $15,000 donation to the charity of their choice.
Want to be our 2026 Health Hero, or nominate one? Head to the link in our bio, or phillymag.com/healthhero
✨MOTHER’S DAY GIVEAWAY✨
Is there a special mom in your life who deserves some time to relax, recharge and focus on herself? Tag her here for a chance to win 2 tickets to enjoy a day of workout classes, wellness experiences, nutritious refreshments, marketplace shopping and more!
**One tag per entry, unlimited entries allowed. Must follow @bewellphilly & @phillymagevents to qualify. Giveaway closes 11:59pm Sunday, 5/10. Winners will be announced Monday, 5/11!
Be Well Philly Fest Presented by @premierortho_phsc
May 17 // BOK // 10:30am-2:30pm
Our favorite feel-good event of the year is almost here! (May 17th!!!)
Our annual Be Well Philly Fest, this year presented by Premier Orthopaedics and Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, operates as a choose-your-own wellness adventure, with multiple sessions running concurrently throughout the day. There’s so much to choose from, so to help you plan, we’re sharing the schedule with you now.
At the link in bio, find class times and descriptions so you can map out your day — and buy a ticket if you haven't already. We can't wait to see you on May 17th!
📷: @zaraneifield.photography
Tickets are on sale now for Philly’s favorite fitness and wellness event! Join us for fitness classes, wellness workshops, healthy breakfast & lunch, and a marketplace filled with health and wellness experts. Get your tickets now at the link in bio!
Farmers' market season is here — that means a chance to shop locally grown produce, meats, and a host of other goods from area farmers and vendors. At the link in bio, find our updated guide to farmers' markets across the region to hit this spring and summer. 📷: Meghan Filoromo of @thefoodtrust
⭐️ STUDIO SPOTLIGHT ⭐️
@birdies_philly
📍2456 Frankford Avenue, Fishtown
Barre is BACK, baby!!! We are falling in love again with the low-impact workout with its signature controlled movements (that’ll make your muscles shake!) at Birdies, which opened in January. There’s time at the barre and on the mat, making for a fun, challenging, and well-rounded sweat sesh.
The Fishtown studio also offers yoga sculpt, strength class, a HIIT x barre fusion, and Mommy & Me workouts — and supplies mats and props so you don’t have to bring anything but yourself (& your own water bottle).
Bonus: Founder Kat Jedziniak will be leading an express barre class at Be Well Philly Fest on May 17th!
Cost: $25 for a drop-in class. There’s also $5 community classes on the schedule.
🎥: @el.brisk
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Call for nominations: How could $15,000 help your favorite non-profit? We want to know! We’re celebrating everyday heroes who are making a real difference in our communities💚 . Submit your nomination today at phillymag.com/healthhero or with the link in bio. Yes, you can even nominate yourself too! 💫
